A Little New Music
August 21, 2017
Catalina Jazz Club
Los Angeles, CA
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Co-hosted by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (HAIRSPRAY) and LA favorite Ryan O'Connor ("BIG LITTLE LIES," "LADYWATCH" podcast)
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"She Doesn't Know Me"
Adam J. Rineer — Music & Lyrics
Amber Hurst-Martin (National Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar)— Vocals
Gregory Nabours (three-time Ovation Award winner) — Piano/Music Director
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United We Stand
June 28-29, 2017
The Green Room 42
New York, NY
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Presented by New York Musical Festival Student Leadership Program
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Directed by Lindsey Ruggles
Music Supervision by Makulumy Alexander-Hill
Produced by Alexa Spiegel
Stage Managed by Jane Silverstein
Casting Direction by Andrew Brown
Marketing Direction by Chris Barron
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"She Doesn't Know Me"
Adam J. Rineer — Music & Lyrics
Alicia Hurtado — Vocals
Nick Wilders — Piano
Jacob Fjeldheim — Cello
Janna Graham — Drums
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Head and Heart
August 3, 2019
Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
New York, NY
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Presented by New York Musical Festival Student Leadership Program
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Directed by Miranda Cornell
Music Direction by Chloe Geller
Stage Management by Laurel Ledesma
Produced by MacKenzie Engeldrum
Casting by Chelsea Thiessen
Marketing by Joyce Lee
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"You'd Have Loved It Here"
Adam J. Rineer — Music & Lyrics
Bryan Freedman — Vocals
Chloe Geller — Piano
Kyle Brenn — Drums
Merce: a comedy series
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Charles Sanches — Producer/Writer/Actor (Merce)
Tyne Firmin — Producer/Director/Actor (Mama)
Johnny Coughlin — Director of Photography/Lead Editor
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Merce is a hilarious, award-winning musical comedy series about a middle-aged, HIV-positive man living in New York City. He is unashamedly and flamboyantly gay, a Pollyanna who sees some events in his life through an MGM lens. Merce is bawdy, outrageous and fun, proving that...
Life can be positive when you're positive!
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Awards:
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Official Selection, Official Latino, 2020
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Official Selection, NYC Web Fest, 2020
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Official Selection, World Webfest Mania, 2020
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Prize for Inclusivity, The Wayward Festival, 2020
"Click Delete"
Season 2, Episode 3 "When It Was Hip to be Hep I was Hep"​
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Charles Sanchez — Merce
Alex Lawrence — Yellow Fairy
Alexander Tomas — Red Fairy
Sean Griffin — Blue Fairy
"Your Cure"
Season 2, Episode 4 "Time Heals Everything"​
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Randall Taylor — Remington
Charles Sanchez — Merce
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"'Your Cure' sounds like a number from Falsettos. What a lovely thing to say! I think Adam really hit this one out of the park." - Get Out Magazine
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“'Your Cure', written by Adam J. Rineer, is all about love in the face of HIV. It’s a powerful anthem that lays bare the shared experience of sero-diverse couples, particularly the perspective of the negative partner." - Shawn and Gwenn
"Without You (I Can't Do It)"
Season 2, Episode 8 "Ding Dong the Bells are Gonna Chime"​
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Colleen Hawks — Holly-Lynn-Jo-Rae Culpepper Boudreaux
Bess Eckstein — Corvette
Sam Given — Todd
Amanda Bruton — Lisa Minelli
Alex Lawrence — Yellow Fairy
Alexander Tomas — Red Fairy
Sean Griffin — Blue Fairy
Jeff Pierce — Bradley Boudreaux
Charles Sanchez — Merce
Randall Taylor — Remington
Anna Itty — Dr. Dixit
Brooke Alexandra — Jo
"Your Cure (Company)"
Season 2, Episode 8 "Ding Dong the Bells are Gonna Chime"​
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Bess Eckstein — Corvette
Sam Given — Todd
Amanda Bruton — Lisa Minelli
Alex Lawrence — Yellow Fairy
Alexander Tomas — Red Fairy
Sean Griffin — Blue Fairy
Colleen Hawks — Holly-Lynn-Jo-Rae Culpepper Boudreaux
Jeff Pierce — Bradley Boudreaux
Charles Sanchez — Merce
Randall Taylor — Remington
Anna Itty — Dr. Dixit
Brooke Alexandra — Jo
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