Eric
Gutman

Actor, Singer & Musician

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From Broadway to Obscurity

A musical exploration about one-man’s struggle to get to the top of his game, and then the struggle to find his place when the game has ended.

At the peak of his career playing several roles in the Tony and Grammy award winning smash hit Jersey Boys on Broadway, Eric made the decision to return to his hometown of Detroit so that he could raise his two young daughters closer to his family.

Weaving together beloved songs from musical theatre and popular music, dead-on celebrity impressions, and sneak peeks at what goes on backstage at one of the biggest hits in Broadway history, Gutman, who made the transition from Broadway star to suburban Michigan Dad, will share his extraordinary gifts with audiences in this thrilling concert experience.

Hello Again: Eric Gutman Sings Neil Diamond

In an electrifying concert full of humor and soul, Broadway performer Eric Gutman (Jersey Boys) authentically rocks the anthemic hits of Neil Diamond. A nationally-touring musician, actor, and multi-instrumentalist, the dynamic Gutman captures the charasmatic energy and raw simplicity that made Diamond one of pop music's most enduring singer-songwriters. Featuring a dynamite band, feel-good favorites include "Cherry Cherry," "Song Sung Blue," "Cracklin' Rosie," "I'm a Believer," "America," and "Sweet Caroline." Presented by Artists Lounge Live.

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This is me.

Eric Gutman, a Detroit-born actor and musician, earned national recognition through theatre and television. His passion began at age nine when his grandparents bought him his first guitar, sparking a lifelong journey in music and performance.

Nationally, Eric is best known for his nearly three-year run in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit Jersey Boys, where he performed over 1,200 shows in six different roles—including three of the Four Seasons—and was among the few cast members to play live instruments on stage. He also spent over a decade with the Off-Broadway and touring companies of Forbidden Broadway and Forbidden Hollywood, performing in over 100 theatres across the U.S. and with symphonies in Minneapolis and Edmonton.

In 2014, Eric launched his acclaimed one-man biopic musical From Broadway to Obscurity, which has toured coast to coast and earned honors including "Best One-Person Show" (2016 Detroit Wilde Awards) and "Best Solo Show (Musical)" (2016 Orlando Fringe Festival). It was filmed for PBS in August 2020 and broadcast to markets across the country.

Eric holds a BFA in Music Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University and has been a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association since 1999 and the American Federation of Musicians. Eric is a proud resident of Huntington Woods, Michigan, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

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Back in March, I debuted a new show with my dear friends at @artistsloungelive aptly titled “Hello Again: Eric Gutman sings Neil Diamond”.

It was so much more than a simple tribute show, in that we weaved Neil’s life and experience and found the parallels within my own:

Singer/songwriter ✅
Guitar player ✅
Gravelly/soulful voice ✅
Jewish ✅
Can wear the hell out of some tight leather pants ☑️ (TBD)

It was a joyful experience performing to close to 1,100 people over those two shows in Chicago, and we are hard at work getting more bookings for the fall of 2025 and beyond.

In the meantime, enjoy this cut of “Play Me”, that was shot in the theatre after that Tuesday matinee.

#neildiamond #helloagain #cherrycherry #neildiamondtribute #sweetcaroline #playme #youdontbringmeflowers #iamisaid

Sorry, one more JB post.

How could I not, when the actual Bob Gaudio is in attendance at our closing show today. I had met Bob a few times years earlier when I was in the national tour and Broadway companies, and he was still just as kind as I remember him.

He said some things to us, and to me, that I will hold close for a very, very long time.

An incredible closing show with a true legend in attendance. How lucky were we all.

As quick as it started, it also ends.

After just 20 performances, we say goodbye today to the @studiotenn production of Jersey Boys.

Approximately 6,600 patrons got to see our sold out show throughout the run, and jumped to their feet every performance on that last strong chord of “Who Loves You”. They were great audiences; receptive, kind, attentive and they held onto every line of dialogue and song we sang.

The hardest part about saying goodbye to these shows are the people you step away from. You are complete strangers on day 1 of rehearsal, and form tight bonds so quickly. I will miss this fantastic cast and crew and everything they contributed onstage and off. I only hope, since I was finally cast as one of the Four Seasons, that I helped lead the show with the same type of grace and focus they all gave in return. Tommy is the “captain” in the group - the force that drives the show. I really tried night after night to set that tone for all of us. How lucky am I to have had this cast of 12 behind me lifting me up.

This show is instilled in me in such a way it’s hard to explain. It is such a major part of my life, my story, for almost two decades. I am so honored and thrilled that I had the chance to once again tell the story of these flawed, troubled and incredible icons. Thank you to @jakespecktacular and @patrickcassidyofficial for trusting me in this role and thank YOU all for reading these posts and sending love and encouragement.

Until the next time - which will be sooner than later - bye, bye, baby.

19 years ago, this guy and I started in rehearsals for the first national tour of @jerseyboystour. My Joe to his Charlie. My Hank to his Norm. I got the pleasure of standing to his right side behind the fence as Frankie sang “Can’t Take” close to 500 times.

Now years later, we reunite at the @studiotenn production of Jersey Boys. This time I get to listen to him slay on his guitar night after night in our band onstage. His talent and how humble he is never ceases to amaze me.

How lucky am I to still have @miles_aubrey as a friend after all the years. And to share some donuts with him this afternoon at his beautiful home with his beautiful wife.

Family is everything.

God damn this is what you get on a Monday night in Nashville with country legends….

After just 13 full rehearsals, a wanderprobe, tech runs and two dress rehearsals, we officially opened Jersey Boys at @studiotenn on May 1.

Truthfully, I’m so happy we’re open so we can just have the performances now to focus on daily. I am beyond tired. Including the actual performances we have this week, as well as the full runs in tech and with the band earlier this week, it equates to doing the show full out 10 times since this past Tuesday. That’s insane.

With this opening, and with sharing the stage with Russell, Jonathan and Miles again, it has been a constant wash of memories from the original tour and my time on Broadway and in Chicago with this amazing show.

But mostly, I continue to go back to the line time and time again that Frankie says in Act One: “Family is Everything”.

Many of us in the show joke about that line - because of what he says that precedes it. But at its core, it is what we who have done the show for so long stand by; THIS family. This Jersey Boys world which has brought so many of us together is ‘everything’. I have been doing this show of and off now for 19 years...two decades of telling this story. And reaching out to my given family on days where it’s hard - when you have to get through the choreography of the Big 3 on a matinee day when your knees hurt. When you have to give Nick the glare and spite that he needs in the sit-down to help elevate his performance. When you have to climb into the cannon at the top of the show as Tommy, and it explodes and you realize you don’t stop flying for over an hour, and you can rely on this incredible family to lift you up and support you. Whether it’s backing your vocals, or handing you jackets to make the reveal into Walk 2 look spectacular, or hold your guitars for a brief moment while you catch your breath before the next scene. Or give you a look onstage that they’re there with you, and it gives you the boost you need.

That’s the family we speak about offstage. And how lucky am I to have added this lovely cast and incredible crew into that fold.

📸: @sammyhearn

Today is Monday. It’s our day off. It’s our much needed and deserved day off. Tomorrow we go back to the theatre for a 9-hour day where we will add the band to the show and do our Wandelprobe; It literally translates from German as “walk” or “stroll” and “rehearsal,” indicating a rehearsal where the actors move around the stage.

Tonight I am also going down a dark hole that, I imagine, many actors who might be reading this travel down: Uncertainty. Second-guessing. Self-critiquing. It’s not a great place to visit, but here we are.

I have been very lucky in my time with Jersey Boys that I have got to witness some pretty extraordinary people playing Tommy DeVito. The three that come to mind most are Deven May, Christian Hoff and Michael Cunio.

And so here we are, 18 years after first getting cast in the show, I am finally contracted as Tommy DeVito - this perfectly flawed, misunderstood and sculpted character. And I worry that I won’t have the presence that these other incredible actors had. Knowing that from the first downbeat of the show, I have to be focused and engaged. And it doesn’t stop until he gets sent to Vegas in the middle of Act Two. The relationship he has with Frankie or Nick or Bob is so difficult and layered and the way he manipulates and spins webs and ultimately, falls apart is so precisely and beautifully written by Rick and Marshall, that it makes me sick thinking that I won’t do it justice. Kicking myself for a missed line during rehearsal or a misstep in the choreography.

So tomorrow, I will wandelprobe. And I will find those moments I cherished from the other actors who played this before me, but I will embrace it as my own. I will never be Deven or Christian or Cunio or any of the others who have played Tommy. But then again, none of them are me. I need to remember that that’s worth something as well. And maybe, to someone, I am an actor that they remember and wish they could emulate in some way.

I am so thankful for this cast, crew and creative staff lifting me up as much as they are. It means a great deal, especially on nights like tonight.

Come see our show May 1-18.

We are on day two of tech rehearsals.

“Hold, please. Let’s back up to the beginning of that scene.”

We are on day two of tech rehearsals. 10-hour days with a 2-hour dinner break from 2-4pm. Full costumes, hair, microphones. Going scene-by-scene, moment-by-moment. Lots of waiting. Lots of adjusting. Our amazing wardrobe, sound and light departments working harder than all of us combined making us look and sound perfect.

It’s a lesson in patience. For everyone.

You perform a scene. Well, really just a portion of the scene. Then stage management announces “hold, please.” And you stand there so they can focus and adjust the lights on you. Then you back up a few lines and continue on.

“Hold, please”

And they re-program and adjust the sound board to make sure that everyone on stage who is singing is heard. Then you back up a few lines and continue on.

“Hold, please”

And wardrobe runs onstage to fix, alter or deal with any costume issues that might have arisen. Then you back you back up a few lines and continue on.

On and on, for two 4-hour block. For two days in a row. Then a day off. Then again on Tuesday - but we add the full band. Then on Wednesday afternoon to prepare for our full invited-audience dress rehearsal later that evening.

So yeah, after being on my feet pretty much nonstop for eight hours per day, in dress shoes, carrying a solid body Gibson reverse Firebird guitar, my back is a wreck. My left shoulder is a wreck. I have never wanted or needed a full day off in quite some time. The excitement of opening night next Thursday seems more like a distant dream than a sure thing.

Even now, on our meal break, as I sit here in the house typing this, our lighting designer is working on his cues, our female, swing, Abigail, is walking the stage script in hand going over the three tracks she covers and one of our amazing ASM’s (assistant stage managers), Peyton, is reading a book while still wearing her backstage headset.

Everyone is working towards a common goal. And the city of Franklin, TN isn’t going to know what hit them come next Thursday.

Fantastic closing today for a fantastic family. Always a pleasure teaming with @kutschierealtor and @elevatedleverage.

So thrilled to have the Kreiners in Huntington Woods!

(Some extra love to @sarahscookiejar for the homecoming gift) ❤️

Y’all….this loan almost broke me. Credit issues. Income issues. Employment issues. Down payment issues. I’ve never worked harder on a loan in the 5 years I’ve been doing this.

But at the end of the day, I got this kid across the finish line and into his first house!

Long story short: I work hard for my clients. I lose sleep over them. I hustle and scrape and fight and claw my way to the closing table, if need be.

Call or message me if you or someone you know is looking to buy or refinance. I’m the guy you want in your corner.

It has been an amazing three days in Chicago rehearsing with @artistsloungelive as we gear up for our sold out shows next week of “Hello Again: Eric Gutman Sings Neil Diamond”.

Today I finally got to hear the full band as we blasted through all 21 songs in the show and THEY. ARE. AMAZING. Seriously folks, don’t come to see me. Come and watch these pros kill it on stage!

This is just a little taste of one of the quieter songs in the show.

#NeilDiamond #helloagain #tributeconcert #neildiamondtribute #artistsloungelive

In Chicago for the weekend to rehearse “Hello Again” with @artistsloungelive and got to see this idiot looking at me in the theatre lobby.

Performances are in 9 days. I’d say get tickets, but we’re sold out. Two shows. 550 seats per show.

I really need to learn my lines. And lyrics. And guitar chords. Other than that, it’s going great.

A nice little success story for a client of mine. Consolidated over $163k worth of debt into a new first mortgage and he’s paying less per month than what he was previously.

Rates might not be optimal yet, but every circumstance is different. If you own your home, take advantage of options that will help you get out of debt!

#refinance #cashoutrefimance #cashoutrefi #consilidatedebt #michiganloanofficer

One of the nicest reviews I’ve received to date. I think my favorite line is when he says “he was a tireless advocate for me”.

It’s true. I fight for my clients. I fight for the best rates. The best pricing. The best circumstances. And I’m always there to explain every detail so there aren’t any questions as we move forward.

I’m not the biggest or flashiest mortgage broker in the Detroit area, but I’m the one that will take great care in you and your family as you navigate this incredibly difficult financial decision.

Another huge shout out to @kristajelsky for being a great realtor and helping get our client to the finish line quickly!

Our last two shows today of Once at @theatre.zone

It has been such a privilege performing this show with these incredibly talented and kind humans. I will miss this music so much. I will miss being in awe of the people around me as they breathe such beauty into every note and song.

But I am missing my girls back home something awful and can’t wait to squeeze them all tight tomorrow.

Thank you to @markdanni_ for taking a chance on an unknown actor out of Detroit and flying him to Naples for three weeks. I truly hope to be back again someday.

And for any theatres producing this show down the road…apparently I play mandolin now and also have a pretty decent Czech accent. So feel free to hire me.

How I feel about starting performances back up for Once at @theatre.zone for our final week of shows!

We open Once tonight in Naples at @theatre.zone and I’m so excited to have an audience experience this show with us.

This was an incredibly fast rehearsal process. We staged the entire thing in three days and I needed to be off book with all lines and music shortly after that. I’ve never played mandolin before, but can now proudly put on my resume that I do!

Such a thrill to finally be in this show after falling in love with it 14 years ago when I saw it on Broadway. Very thankful to be a part of it now.

So very excited to share my obligatory “first day of school” post as I start rehearsals for Once the musical at @theatre.zone in Naples, FL.

I have been dying to perform in this show for 14 years. Truly. Bucket list show. Four. Teen. Years.

Insanely excited to be playing the role of Svec, as well as playing guitar, drums and (a new instrument) mandolin. This will stretch me as a performer and musician as we stage this show in just 9 rehearsals.

If you’re near Naples and want to come see the show, please let me know. Only two weeks of performances Jan.9-19.

Michigan friends - this is our last week of shows. 4 left. Friday @ 8pm, Saturday @ 2pm and 8pm and closing Sunday @ 2pm.

This little show of ours has brought me so much joy. We have had packed houses laughing and screaming and crying and it has been truly beautiful. This cast is so f*ing talented.

Please consider making the drive to Detroit Public Theatre this weekend and share in the dysfunctional holidays with us. I promise that you will have a great 80 minutes and leave with a heart three times the size it was when you came in.

Tickets are still available online. Or show up 2 hours before the performance to get $25 rush tickets. I think Sunday matinee is close to sold out, but we still have room for you all tonight or Saturday.

I wasn’t going to announce anything, but I decided to take the win happily and with humility.

Detroit has this awards program for the theatre called the Wilde Awards. Over the years, it has evolved and changed, and for the last few years there’s no real “winner” - more of a list of what they feel are the strongest shows/designers/actors in a given season.

But it’s very nice to be recognized amongst my peers for the hard work that we put into the show. Nice to be recognized for my work in a straight drama after a 20+ year hiatus of doing mostly musicals. And so nice to see so many friends and artists and collaborators on these lists as well.

So for now, happy to say I was on the list for Best Supporting Actor (Play) for my role as Erich Blum in @jcmla stunning play, “Eight Nights” at @detpubtheatre last season. Happy that our show was awarded five awards including Best Play (drama), Best Director (@marya.mazor), Best Lead Actress (Play) for @rivkaaa and Best Costumes (Christopher Vergara).

Congrats to so many other deserving and incredible people who I look up to and marvel at their work every year. Very proud of the arts community here in Michigan and always thrilled to be working at home with my DPT family.

Nothing like getting a clear to close and then signing the paperwork a full 10 days before your actual closing date!

Huge thanks to @mayadenorealty for being so persistent with the client and making sure she understood the importance of home ownership.

I am a trusted loan officer. I am a human calculator. I am the guy you want in your corner getting you to the finish line. Message me if I can help you and your family.

Absolutely stellar review from a great client. This one was fun because she was shopping me against two other lenders. I proved not only I could give her a better deal, but I assured her I was in her corner every step of the way (which I was). And we got her cleared to close in less than 10 days!!!!

I wear a lot of hats, but one of those is loan officer. Let me help you the next time you are purchasing or refinancing your home.

Today’s office.

This Friday-Sunday, performing with @underthestreetlamp and the entire @detroitsymphony musicians under the baton of maestro @enricolopezyanez.

It’s not lost on me how lucky I sometimes am. Grateful.

First day of school. Back at the beautiful @detpubtheatre for year #2 of our Holiday Cabaret!

If you saw the show last year, come back to hear some favorites and a TON of new songs! Thrilled to be returning at performer, music director and vocal arranger.

I wrote this song the Saturday after the last election of 2020. When we were all sitting on pins and needles as they were still tabulating votes.

Although I mention Biden in the song, the theme still tracks today: hope.

Please go vote. Vote for decency. Vote for education and rights and healthcare and our international alliances and thought-out policies and democracy. Vote for our children.

Appreciation post for these incredible musicians.

Last night we played for 250 people at the @thebermancpa for a new show called “Storied: The Grunge Era”. It was an amazing 2+ hours of stories and music from some of my favorite bands, played by the 5 of us.

We started rehearsals at the end of September, few of us never having met before, and locked in as one incredible 5-piece band last night. We learned over two dozen songs and trusted each other’s strengths as performers. It was f*ing epic.

Many thanks to Eric Maher and @benjirosenzweig for allowing me to collaborate in such a big way as we curated this new show.

Thanks to those who bought tickets and cheered and sang along with us all night. Here’s hoping we get to perform it again down the road.

Nice way to start the new month with a closing for one of the nicest clients I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with @cbarberio. Congrats to him and his beautiful family on their new home!

Always a pleasure to partner alongside my friend @kutschie as we get her clients to the finish line on time and with no issues. She’s who you want in your corner if you’re looking to buy or sell.

This month is CRAZY for me as a performer and musician with both @underthestreetlamp and @detpubtheatre, but I’m ALWAYS happy to help those of you that might need some help with a home loan or just want to figure out your next steps with a mortgage.

Quick little surprise trip to Chicago with @sarahscookiejar to see @rejectedjokes tonight! No clue how I pulled off booking flights and a hotel without her knowing…but here we are!

Another 5-star review from a past client. It means so much that the work I did made it easier for them to buy their dream home.

Currently working through a few applications to make the buying process easier for other clients and just a friendly reminder that I can help YOU as well!

Please reach out if you have any mortgage questions. I’m your guy!

#loanofficer #michiganloanofficer #yourmortgageguy #1stsecuritiesmortgage

CLEAR TO CLOSE are my favorite three words to hear for my clients. And getting this in just 7 days was record time! Thankful for a great and responsive client and an awesome team at @1st_securities_mortgage that does so much work behind the scenes.

I. Can. Help. You. Too.

I care about my clients and their success. I’ll walk you through numbers. I’ll hold your hand as we get through difficult tasks. I’ll be at your closing with coffee in hand. Message me if I can assist with any of your mortgage needs.

THE BERMAN is excited to present ✨STORIED: The Grunge Era✨

Backed by a 5-piece rock band led by Detroit musician and actor Eric Gutman, the session will musically illustrate each artist and band with well-known songs from the Grunge catalog. In a setting similar to MTV Unplugged meets VH1 StoryTellers.

Join host @benjirosenzweig as he guides the audience through this alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged in the U.S. during the mid-1980s and thrived through the mid 90’s. Benji will discuss how Grunge fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal while incorporating influences from indie rock bands.

He will delve into the angst-filled and introspective lyrics, often addressing themes of societal hardship, from bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and Soundgarden, as well as artists of the era like Alanis Morissette, Hole and Lenny Kravitz, who helped define Grunge against societal norms of race and gender.

TICKETS are available NOW at theberman.org

Brag post about this pretty lady.

Tonight she gave the closing speech at the 2024 Cookie Con in Austin, TX. She went far beyond her comfort zone and spoke in front of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people about her personal journey with this crazy cookie life she has created for herself over the past 12 years.

Her dear friend @lc_sweets was kind enough to FaceTime me and propped her phone up so I could watch her SHINE!!! Even hundreds of miles away, I beamed with immense pride every time the crowd broke into multiple applause breaks.

She’s really good at making cookies. But she’s even better at speaking from her heart about what this community means to her.

Job beautifully done, @sarahscookiejar. Now come home! 🍪❤️

Another lovely review from a client (and friend) - thanks for the love @wassify

Rates are starting to drop, inventory is starting to increase and you need a loan officer on your side that’s looking out for you. And is easy to talk to. And knows the programs best for you.

That’s me. Let me know how I can help you.

Such a great home in Royal Oak, and it can be yours!

Open house this Saturday from 12-2pm with the incredible @kutschie

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. I’ll be there as well answering any loan questions you might have.

Friends…we are starting to see rates dropping and expect significant changes in the coming weeks with the Fed.

If you are still renting, THIS IS THE TIME to consider purchasing your forever home and putting that monthly rent and equity back in your pocket.

I have so many amazing programs for first time home buyers and I’d love to help YOU with any questions you might have. Message me if you’re thinking about making that first big step!

Happy to be your trusted loan officer, your human computer and your singing mortgage guy…whatever you need!

Happy to post my first official google review that I received from an awesome first time home buyer.

I’ve been writing loans for 4 years now and I still get excited everytime I get to help someone afford their dream home. Please reach out to me if I can help you!

And if I’ve helped you in the past, please dm as well. Would love to send my google review link for you to add to portfolio!

Second closing in 8 days, this time with the excellent #RobertKhory at @anthonydjonluxuryrealestate. So delighted to be helping people find the best mortgages for their homes and thankful for excellent partners in putting their trust in me.

I write loans. I love helping great people. I fight for my clients. Reach out to me if I can help you as well!

#michiganloanofficer #1stsecurities #anthonydjon #anthonydjonluxuryrealestate #mortgagespecialist

Not the best angle, but an inside look at our first run through (sitzprobe) with our orchestra for Big Fish.

This has been an incredibly difficult, exhausting, magnificent and soul filling rehearsal process. As we get into our tech week (starting yesterday) with an opening this Friday night, I just wanted to document 30 seconds of pure joy getting to sing this incredible score.

This theater has seen a lot of changes in the past year and is in a really difficult rebuilding time. I hope that anyone and everyone who can make the drive to Holland, MI will do so over the next month to see our show and support the arts.

If you are an actor or an artist, or simply want to help support their cause, please also follow @hopereptheatre as they rebuild their social media presence.

#bigfish #bigfishandrewlippa #bigfishmusical @lippaandrew #hoperep #daffodils #fightthedragons #michigantheater

t’s rare that I use the term “dream role”. There are only a handful I can think of off the top of my head. I have rarely, if ever, been able to cross them off my list.

One of those is the lead role of “Edward Bloom” in Big Fish.

So excited to finally announce that I will be performing in this beautiful musical this summer at Hope Repertory Theatre. Performances are June 28 through August 3 and you can get those tickets now!

Truly hope many of you will make the drive to beautiful Holland, MI this summer to see the show.

#bigfish #bigfishbroadway #bigfishmusical #andrewlippa #hoperep #hopereptheatre #norbertleobutz #katebaldwin #daffodils #fightthedragons

Fourth installment of reimagining music theatre as folk songs.

It was @realsondheim birthday last week and I decided to just listen to some of his music on shuffle. And each one was better than the last. And then this one came on and is there a more perfect song in his catalog???

So happy birthday, Stephen. We miss you.

#alittlenightmusic #sendintheclowns @judycollinsofficial @officialbernadettepeters @catherinezetajones #sondheim #sondheimcover #musictheatre #musictheatrecovers

Third installment in my new series of reimagining music theatre as folk songs.

I decided it was time to attend the tale as an homage to @aarontveit and @suttonlenore starting their incredible run with this show. Sad to hear it has officially announced its closing this May.

This one has a real @mumfordandsons vibe to it. Open E tuning and some different rhythm patterns. It was a trip creating this and listening to the newest cast album and trying not to copy the feel of this incredible song.

Anyone want to duet this on banjo or mandolin??? Please repost with your take on it!

#sweeneytodd #attendthetale #attendthetaleofsweeneytodd #musictheatrecovers #acousticcover @sweeneytoddbway @joshgroban @annaleighashford @ruthieannmiles @gatenm123 #joshgroban #aarontveit

Song #2 of music theatre reimagined as folk songs. This one was fun to play with. I need some requests from you lovely people.

Is there a song that is slightly imperfect? Or overplayed and needs a facelift. Send those ideas my way!

#musictheatre #chicagothemusical #joelgrey #mrcellophane #bobfosse #acousticmusicaltheatre #acousticcover #taylorguitars #musicaltheatre #chicagomusical

First official reel. Why did it take so long?

New series perhaps? Imperfect musical theatre songs redone as folk rock? Send your requests.

#Grease #dannyzuko #youretheonethatiwant #acousticcover #musictheatrecover #greasemusical #olivianewtonjohn #johntravolta

Today I had to say goodbye to the characters of Erich and Joram in “Eight Nights” with @detpubtheatre. An incredibly difficult and beautiful and challenging script and show.

It made me work harder than I have in years and had me connect not only with the text and the beautiful actors I got to share the stage with, but it helped me connect more to my identity as a Jew.

I had not done a straight drama in 23 years, and I can not think of a better show to struggle with in every beautiful way.

For those that saw it, I hope you were moved and it made you think. For those that did not, I hope you will have a chance at some point when another theatre gets the unbelievable opportunity to produce it.

Until then, the grey has been washed out of my hair and the beard has been shaved off.

This is my show, From Broadway to Obscurity.

This January, it will be 10 years that I have performed it at fringe festivals, theatres and PAC’s across the country. It was even filmed for @detroitpublictv in 2020 during the pandemic, when creating art was crucial.

It’s received ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ with @cbc and countless other raves over the years. And it played a nearly 5-week sold out run with @detpubtheatre in their inaugural season.

It is a show that means a good deal to me, but also has touched so many others as they realize my story parallels their own: As performers. As parents. as people who have made hard choices in life.

I would like to perform this show more. I would like the chance to tell my story before obscurity rears its ugly head yet again.

If you are a presenter or artistic/executive director at a theatre and need a solid 75 minutes for your patrons for a weekend, or a short run, or even a fundraiser…this show is for you. It’s not a cabaret. It’s not a musical theatre greatest hits. It’s not a fluff piece. It’s a book musical with a story that has a lot…a LOT of heart.

Hope to see more of you in 2024 with this love letter to Broadway, @jerseyboysbroadway, but especially, family.

📸 - @brettmtn
🖼️ - @themikedelamont
🎭- @therealbriansage

We are officially open and I am in love with these 17 humans. Such talent. Such laughter. It has filled my soul getting back on a stage in this show after a 13 year absence.

So grateful and happy (and a little tired). May we all get to play make believe for a living at some point in our lives 🎭

Been keeping this under wraps for a bit, but everything is official, so now I can post.

Very excited to be making my @saugatuck_arts debut with a show that's near and dear to my heart.

Come see me in JERSEY BOYS, running August 11-Sept.3. Playing Nick DeVito and others, as well as u/s Tommy. Super thrilled to revisit this show after being away from it for 13 years! Heading up in 10 days to start rehearsal and let's see if my knees and back can take the choreography.

Sometimes you realize you haven't had professional headshots taken in close to twenty years. Sometimes you get older, lose over 25 pounds and quit your corporate job to get back into acting.

Thanks to @karribrantleyphotography for the pics, @vincekelley for the styling help and @stevendurance for getting me fit.

Ready for the next chapter - let's make some art!!!!!

So I've been working on something for the past seven months.....me.

When RIley had her bat mitzvah back in January, and I couldn't fit in the suit I had bought, I started to spiral into a really bad place. I was at the heaviest I had ever been, my eating was constant, exercise was rare and I was disgusted with myself.

I turned to my good friend, @stevendurance who was taking on new clients (yes, even remotely) and asked him to help.

And he did.

Seven months later, I am down 30 lbs of fat, have shed 10" off my body and put on about 4.5 lbs of lean muscle mass. I turn 45 years old in less than two weeks and I am in the best shape of my life.

It has been difficult. And challenging. And exhausting at times. But I am so grateful that he has pushed me far beyond my own expectations. He has been an excellent trainer, motivator, and friend.

I know I am going to get some grief for this post - some ball busting - and that's fine. But I have put in the work and am proud of what I have accomplished, especially since I never thought that this body could be mine.

Guess who’s back…?

Thrilled to announce From Broadway to Obscurity will be performing in this year’s @rochesterfringe at the beautiful @rcsdsota

Four performances Sept.22-24. Tickets can be purchased at rochesterfringe.com or by phone at 585-957-9837.

If you know anyone in the Rochester, NY area, please let them know. Fringe festivals like this are not to be missed!

#rocfringe22 #rochesterfringe #rochesterfringefestival

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