This page contains information on other and older musicals that Em has either written and left behind in their original states, or has placed on the back burner for now.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
Em is currently developing another musical - instead of this adaptation of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - with their composer and friend, Sean Havrilla. However, this musical began as a second-year project in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop and had its first closed reading on March 11th, 2018.
On October 27th & 28th, 2018 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow had it’s first public reading presentation at the Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, NY. Over 150 audience members attended to watch the show and give feedback, and the the response was overwhelmingly positive!
Below are two videos of songs from the show: "Alive" and "Prankster King". Both were performed as part of "The Songs of Michael Radi" at Feinstein's/54 Below on October 16th, 2017.
PICk Love
During my senior year at SUNY Geneseo - before receiving any real education in musical theatre writing - I put together an Honors Project for which I would write, compose, direct, musical direct, and produce an original musical. The result of this project was PICk Love, a musical about the complexities of the relationships in romantic couples. After debuting in Mt. Morris, NY and on Geneseo's campus in May of 2010, PICk Love was given a workshop in Granbury, TX through Texas Family Musicals. After many edits, in 2012 the show was shortened to a 90-minute 1 Act for the first annual Rochester Fringe Festival in Rochester, NY. Below are a few audio clips from the Rochester performance!
A Streetcar Named Desire
In the summer of 2008 I decided that I wanted to try my hand at writing for musical theatre, but I was not quite sure how to begin. When I read about Oscar Hammerstein II's advice to Stephen Sondheim to start by "adapting a play you admire," I figured I could follow that advice as well. A Streetcar Named Desire remains one of my favorite plays, and will always hold a special place for me as the beginnings of my dabbling in the art of musical theatre writing. Below are cuts from a few songs from that very first show. Enjoy!
