Year: 2016

It Was A Thing!
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Tune in Time came and went, and Jimmy won!

The Full rundown

It’s SHOWTIME!

The format of the show teams up 3 composers with 3 lyricists and nobody knows who’s on what team until being introduced onto the stage. Jimmy was matched with Derek P. Hassler on Team C. Throughout the show, each participant gets to showcase a number from a project they are working on… 1) for the exposure and 2) to make sure that if whatever they write in 20 minutes is awful, they can at least prove they’re not terrible in real life! Guest celebrity judges (this show featured Lee Wilkof, Darryl Winslow and Leah Hocking) rated against the following criteria:

  • Did the song make sense with the selected words? (more on this later)
  • Was the song in the right genre based on what the team landed on? (more on this later, too)
  • Was it ‘a thing‘? You know…like…was it a thing?
I Want to chef

Jimmy performed a number from Lasagna Mañana called …view the rest

It’s Tune in Time! Again!

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If you missed it in May, fear not! Tune in Time’s back and Halloween-ier than ever.

We are pleased to announce that our very own composer, Jimmy, will be appearing (once again) in The York Theatre Company’s musical theater game show, Tune in Time, on Monday, October 31 at 7:00pm in New York City! What a perfect way to celebrate Halloween.

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1789653097926072/. We should be receiving a special promo code for tickets closer to the date, so don’t get your tickets just yet.
UPDATE 10-24-16: We have a 2-for-1 promo code for all of our loyal fans and followers. Go to https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10120734 and type in TUNEINTIME10 for the deal. You can also mention this code at the box office.

Last time, Jimmy was paired with Marc Acito of Broadway’s Allegiance. Their horror musical number from the non-existent The Dancing Flamingo was a creepy song titled The Flamingo Flamenco. They were this close to the win, but were defeated in a battle of wits. It’s time for redemption! …view the rest

We’re Recording the Music!

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Well… Jimmy is recording the music. But Harrison’s listening to the music once it’s been recorded!

Here’s the deal:

We’re in the process of putting together a recording of all the songs from the show.  Jimmy has already finished recording all the piano parts (check out some videos on our Instagram), so now we’re in the process of getting singers on board to record the vocals. Once we’ve gotten all the tracks together, …view the rest

It’s Tune in Time!

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Brace yourself, because we’ve got big news.

We are pleased to announce that our very own composer, Jimmy, will be appearing in The York Theatre Company’s musical theater game show, Tune in Time, on Monday, May 9 at 7:30pm in New York City!

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/569455073228242/. We should be receiving a special promo code for tickets closer to the date, so don’t get your tickets just yet.  UPDATE 4-20-16: Promo code TUNEINTIME10 will give you access to 50% off tickets for the performance. Direct ticket link here.

To steal from the York’s website:

In this “Musical Theater Olympics,” 3 teams of composers and lyricists who’ve never worked together are forced to collaborate – and to beat the clock. Their task? They must write a song from a new Broadway musical, the title of which is picked from a hatful of audience suggestions – in the style determined by a spin of the dreaded Genre Wheel. Can they write a TUNE IN TIME?

But wait! there’s more!

In addition to the fact that this will be an exciting chance to see Jimmy put his skills to the test, he will be performing a song from Lasagna Mañana with …view the rest

We Went to Savannah

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This past weekend was an amazing experience. On Friday night, we saw a group of amazing actors perform a staged reading of the show in it’s entirety. We’re still in awe from the experience. Having said that, the weekend actually started off a bit rough.

GETTING TO SAVANNAH

Harrison was supposed to fly out of Chicago on Wednesday night and spend the night on Jimmy’s couch in New York before sharing a flight to Savannah the next morning. However, nearly every flight into LaGuardia was cancelled due to the weather.  Luckily, Harrison secured a spot on the last flight for the night.  Unluckily, after two hours of sitting on the tarmac, the flight was cancelled (at least he got his money’s worth in terms of time on an airplane). Needless to say, Harrison was a changed man.

Meanwhile, Jimmy played ground support by …view the rest

SCAD is Performing Our Show!

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THIS IS BIG. THIS IS VERY BIG.

With the help of the fantastic Kevin Wallace, we will be getting to see Lasagna Mañana on its feet at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) in Savannah, GA one week from today!  That’s right folks, we’re going to Georgia.

Kevin and Jimmy met at SCAD while Jimmy was attending as a student. Kevin has been the music director at the college for almost 10 years with decades of theater experience behind him. Since it’s inception in 2012 …view the rest

We Made a Website
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If there’s one thing that we’ve learned, it’s that you don’t exist unless you’re online. So here we are – online and in existence with a fully-functioning website complete with free restaurant-themed stock photos.

Since this is the first update that we’re posting, we thought it might make sense to take a minute to catch you up on what’s happened prior to our web-birth.

Major milestones:

2012 – Jimmy asks Harrison if he’d like to write a musical as a way to keep in touch. Admittedly, Harrison initially rolls his eyes at the idea. However, the more they joke about the world of Lasagna Mañana …view the rest