- When did you first discover theater/what was your first experience?
My mom taking me to a local production of My Fair Lady as a little kid and hastily covering my ears when Eliza Doolittle yells the word “arse” onstage.
- When/how did you become a writer? Is there a writer, show, or text that particularly inspired you?
I stumbled into composing a summer stock’s TYA season and kept writing because I liked it and nobody threw tomatoes at me during the shows. Ben Scheuer has been a big influence; his lyrics astound me.
- How do you describe your style/work?
My writing is very specific, which paradoxically I think helps more people relate to it. I view all my work as a collaboration between myself and the artists who work on my pieces.
- What is most rewarding to you about writing music?
Like all artists pursuing their craft, I am clearly in it for the money.