I’m very excited as I write this post because in less than a week’s time, I begin rehearsals for A Little Night Music, a production of Musical Theater Repertory at USC. If you don’t know, A Little Night Music is a Stephen Sondheim musical, and the more I study the show and work with the music, the more I become convinced that this show is actually an opera, not a musical.

And that’s awesome. While I loved working on shows such as Starmites and Urinetown, I am looking forward to working on a show in which I will be able to use more of my classical training. Stephen Sondheim’s a genius, you know. Every single note matters, and no note is out of place. I can only hope that my playing and my musical direction will do his creation justice.

Of course, this isn’t the only thing going on in my musical life. I am playing a run of Chicago at USC this weekend, and tonight is opening night. And of course, rehearsals for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles are continuing along wonderfully. Our guest conductor for this concert cycle is Timothy Seeling, a choral icon best known for his work with the Texas-based Turtle Creek Chorale. He’s fabulous and I love working with him. Our holiday concert is about a month away, so if you want to come, make sure to grab tickets here! Oh yeah, and for some added incentive, our guest performer for the Sunday show is LeAnn Rimes.

One last thing: If you haven’t seen the GMCLA’s “It Gets Better” video, check it out. We gathered in a gymnasium on an ordinary Sunday afternoon to make this video, and I could never have guessed that our little video would have become a small-time internet phenomenon. But with over 300,000 views at the time of this post, I’d say it has.