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June 23, 2009
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Archive
Only 5 weeks left to see Big before we must close on July 26th!
BIG is a hit! Terrific reviews, packed houses. We've been extended through the end of July! Click here to for more info and to order tickets or call 323-460-4443. Pleased to report that I am now represented for Television, Film and Theater by Schiowitz, Connor, Ankrum, Wolf, Inc. Visit the contact page for booking information.
Happy Holidays! Thanks for visiting my site. Pushing Daisies aired last night on ABC, can still be streamed at ABC.com. Singing a snippet of "Candle on the Water" in a lighthouse with Kristin Chenoweth and three other great barbershop singers..... not a bad day at work.
In rehearsals for Gulls, a World Premiere at The Theatre at Boston Court. Nice to be focused on rehearsals for single project again, as the spring was a bit manic with developmental readings and workshops, 7 altogether, including making progress on my two original shows: Tarmac, which had its first developmental reading in May, and It's About Time, for which we recorded a 6-song studio demo. Sang in a beautiful new review of Antonio Carlos Jobim music (Girl From Ipanema) at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City. LA Times reviewer Don Heckan noted "Collyer's lighter, briskly rhythmic style was at its best in duets with the other two singers - especially a vigorously contrapuntal take on "One Note Samba" and a sensitive rendering of "Once I Loved." "Once I Loved" was a solo, but who's counting. Spent a very fun day as a studio singer for an upcoming Wayan's bros. musical comedy. Borderless had its premiere in May and will no doubt be making its presence known on the festival circuit very soon. Bounty Killer had its premiere last week. I play one of the voices in this animated short and in addition wrote two songs for the soundtrack. Keep an eye out for a music branch of this website. As I've been doing more and more composing and songwriting, I'm feeling its time to start sharing this part of my life. More to come. In the meantime, you can get a taste of a few original songs on Myspace.
Previews begin this Sunday, January 13
Town Without Pity is returning for two encore performances in December, Mondays the 10th and 17th, 8pm at the Macha Theatre. Hailed by Backstage West as "captivating" and "heartwarming", a "scintillating musical treat that will have you humming 1960s standards all the way home," I'm excited to getting back on stage with this one. Beginning rehearsals Tuesday for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Tickets on sale now. You can order them here. In an attempt to keep this home page clean and easy to navigate, all the old news archives have been moved here. Lastly, anyone who wants to share links, let's get the message out! To start: last weekend my mom and I rebuilt the Trinity Mountain Meadow Resort website. It's a BEAUTIFUL family vacation spot in Northern California where I was lucky enough to spend my summers growing up.
It seems to be the season of singing! Town Without Pity is now on hiatus, having closed its trial run last Monday to a boisterous, standing-room-only house.
Next Monday night, November 19, I'll be performing in a benefit concert for the theater company, Lucid by Proxy. Click here for all the info (or click on the banner above). Also, I've been cast in the upcoming world premiere musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, opening in January at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Very excited about this show! Stay tuned for more info as it gets closer. (In related news, I am now proudly in the possession of my very own Equity card. Town Without Pity got a great review from Backstage West. Two more weeks to catch this run.
Come check out Town Without Pity: The Love Songs of Gene Pitney. Having a blast singing tight four-part harmonies on a lot of great 60s pop. Running four weeks at The Lyric Theatre.
Lots of news: 1) I am excited to have moved the acting operation over to the the glick agency. Looking forward to a fruitful relationship. 2) Just returned from an amazing week in Chicago, taking part in the Johnny Mercer Power of the American Popular Song workshop at Northwestern U. An entire week of master classes focused on songwriting ending in two concerts, one on Friday, one on Saturday, featuring our original material. Amazing teachers and participants. Incredibly challenging and, wow, so inspiring. 3) Speaking of songwriting, a little over three years ago, I began work on a little musical with my friend Pam Eberhardt, which, a little over three weeks from now, will have an off-Broadway workshop at the Bleecker Street Theater. Two weeks, September 7-16, 14 performances, open to the public. It's About Time. An original musical about figuring it all out, about love, about being goofy with your friends. The script is hysterical and I'm very proud of the music. Many have contributed to bring this workshop to fruition. Check out the myspace and more importantly, come check out the show! Contact me or check back here soon for more info.
Playing the lead role in the first public reading of Hindsight, by Ross Brown. Tonight and tomorrow at the Pasadena Playhouse, this is my first time working at this landmark theater, and I'm privileged to be sharing the stage with a top-tier cast: Jane Kaczmarek, Ivar Brogger, Lisa Robinson, Paul Butcher, Maxwell Glick and Brian Lohmann. Directed by Kappy Kilburn.
Shot additional footage this weekend for Brook Hanson's USC Thesis Film, Borderless. Principal photography was in December, and we got to see the rough cut this weekend, which looks outstanding! Just returned from New York where I got to meet the cast and fellow creative crew of ...And I'll Save Ya!, book and lyrics by Pamela Eberhardt, music by myself and Ryan Scott Oliver. Footage of last month's initial public reading was incredibly exciting and great motivation to take the show into its next incarnation this summer. Pilot season has gotten off to a running start. Screen tested today for a half-hour comedy. Up against one other actor. Very exciting week of callbacks, work-sessions, contracts, and the final go today. So grateful for the opportunity, regardless of what happens next.
Eric Larue opens this Saturday, October 21 at the Elephant Space Theater in Hollywood. A West Coast premiere by the VS. Theatre Company, with direction by Howard Fine. How does a community come to terms with the emotional aftermath of a school shooting? I'm taking on yet another light-hearted, jovial role (kidding), in the title character, Eric. Shooting Numb3rs this week. Episode #306, scheduled to air Friday, October 27th, 10pm, CBS. 
Unfinished American Highwayscape #9 & 32 opens tonight! I'm currently knee-deep in rehearsals for the Theatre@Boston Court 's World Premiere production of Unfinished American Highwayscape #9 & 32. Very excited about working with Jessica Kubzansky (irrefutably one of the best directors around) on this challenging new work. Just returned from ten days in New York playing the lead in a staged reading of the new musical Lady on a Carousel. Chills from the cold weather but more chills from working with such first class Broadway talent. RECENT TELEVISION APPEARANCES: Las Vegas
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