Composer | Writer | Music Director | Artistic Leader
A Little New Music
August 21, 2017
Catalina Jazz Club
Los Angeles, CA
Co-hosted by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (HAIRSPRAY) and LA favorite Ryan O'Connor ("BIG LITTLE LIES," "LADYWATCH" podcast)
"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
United We Stand
June 28-29, 2017
The Green Room 42
New York, NY
Presented by New York Musical Festival Student Leadership Program
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
"She Doesn't Know Me"
Adam J. Rineer — Music & Lyrics
Alicia Hurtado — Vocals
Nick Wilders — Piano
Jacob Fjeldheim — Cello
Janna Graham — Drums
Head and Heart
August 3, 2019
Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
New York, NY
Presented by New York Musical Festival Student Leadership Program
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
"You'd Have Loved It Here"
Adam J. Rineer — Music & Lyrics
Bryan Freedman — Vocals
Chloe Geller — Piano
Kyle Brenn — Drums
Merce: a comedy series
Charles Sanches — Producer/Writer/Actor (Merce)
Tyne Firmin — Producer/Director/Actor (Mama)
Johnny Coughlin — Director of Photography/Lead Editor
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!
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"
Charles Sanchez — Merce
Alex Lawrence — Yellow Fairy
Alexander Tomas — Red Fairy
Sean Griffin — Blue Fairy
"Your Cure"
Season 2, Episode 4 "Time Heals Everything"
Randall Taylor — Remington
Charles Sanchez — Merce
"'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
“'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"
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"
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