LIVE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS
I have had the pleasure to work on the following shows, among others:
Image description: royal purple background, at left gold and white text reads : quote "Exactly what you wish for!" - NBC-TV endquote. Disney "Aladdin" The Hit Broadway Musical. At right, The Genie (Anthony Murphy) sings with left arm raised.
aladdin
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Directed by Casey Nicholaw
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2017
Image description: Illustration; at left a silhouette of Eiffel Tower in dark blue, at right man and woman with arms around each others waist strolling away. Above text in white reads "An Amrican in Paris" A New Musical. Background of dark blue ground with gradient blue sky studded with stars.
an american in paris
Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Craig Lucas
Directed by Christoper Wheeldon
Broadway in Chicago - First National Tour
2017
Image description: Text at left and center reads: "Beautiful" The Carole King Musical. At far right Carole King (Chilina Kennedy) sits facing outward at a black grand piano with a glowing yellow light shining from behind it.
beautiful: the carole king musical
Book by Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Directed by Marc Bruni
Broadway in Chicago - National Tour
2017-2018
Image description: Rachel Marron (Deborah Cox) smiles and belts into a microphone in her raised right hand. Seen from the waist up, she wears a strapless dress of shimmering beaded navy blue against a bright blue background. At the bottom, gold text reads: "The Bodyguard" The Musical.
The bodyguard
Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan
Book by Alexander Dinelaris
Directed by Thea Sharrock
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2017
Image Description: bright white infinity background, at left is black and white photo cutout of a man dressed in white shirt with a name tag, black tie, black slacks, jumping in air with a grin and tucked under right arm is The Book of Mormon. Across center and right, silver and black text reads “The Book of Mormon”, where second ‘O’ on Mormon is replaced with a silver doorknob and plate.
THE book of mormon
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
Directed by Casey Nicolaw and Trey Parker
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2018
Image Description: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory production graphic. Bright purple light burst, over center sparkling gold text reads “Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The New Musical”. Placed above lower text is a factory silhouette and encompassing upper text is a smoke stack plume.
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Pittman and Marc Shaiman
Songs from the motion picture by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly
Book by David Greig
Directed by Jack O’Brien
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2018
Image description: Show logo graphic, white and orange text with slanting curves reads "the cher show", underneath pink text reads "a new musical"; black background.
the cher show
Music Supervision, Orchestrations, & Arrangements by Daryl Waters
Book by Rick Elice
Directed by Jason Moore
Broadway in Chicago - pre-Broadway World Premiere
2018
Image Description: The Color Purple production logo, graphic: Background of purple hardwood planks placed horizontal, inset in boards is white wash text "The Color Purple: The Musical”.
the color purple
Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray
Book by Marsha Norman
Director and Musical Staging by John Doyle
Image Description: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time production illustration: White background, pen drawing of sky filled with black constellations outlined, below stands boy with arms bent upward wearing red jacket and gray pants. At bottom is black earth, white text reads “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, top left black text reads “Steppenwolf for Young Adults”.
the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
By Simon Stephens
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon
Directed by Jonathan Berry
Steppenwolf for Young Adults
2018
Image description: At left text in light yellow reads: "Destiny of Desire" by Karen Zacarias, Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela. At right, an arial view of two young women looking up at the camera and smiling with martinis. Victoria Maria del Rio (Ella Saldana North) in a bubblegum pink ballgown and Pilar Esperanza Castillo (Esperanza America) in a satin French maids costume.
destiny of desire
By Karen Zacarias
Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela
Goodman Theatre - Chicago Premiere
2017
Image description: Graphic with white background, an acoustic guitar lays on its side. An image of palm trees along a shoreline super imposed on it. In center red orange text reads: "Escape to Margaritaville" and below turquoise text reads: "More than a musical. It's a way of life."
escape to margaritaville
Music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffet
Book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Broadway in Chicago - pre-Broadway Engagement
2017
fiddler on the roof
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Joseph Stein
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2018
Image description: "Hamilton" logo in black on a gold background, silhouette of a 5 pointed star with the top point replaced by silhouette of a man with one arm raised. Text in white across star reads "Hamilton" An American Musical.
hamilton: an american musical
Book, music and lyrics by Lin Manuel-Miranda
Directed by Thomas Kail
Broadway in Chicago - Chicago Production
2017-2019
Image description: Plum purple background. Center text in lower case and light grey reads "hang". Text underneath "by debbie ticket green". At right, a close up of an open white envelope, a handwritten letter visible beneath the flap. At left top corner, theatre company logo of white oval thought bubble, text reads "REMY BUMPPO think theatre".
hello, dolly!
Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Michael Stewart
Directed by Jerry Zaks
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2018
Image description: at top, white background with black text reads - "The Humans" a new play by Stephen Karam directed by Joe Mantello. Spanning the bottom is photo of Chinatown buildings lining a street. The central building is collapsing and a pile of debris rises and pigeons fly up from the roof.
How to Defend Yourself
By Liliana Padilla
Directed by Marti Lyons
Victory Gardens Theater - co-World Premiere with Actors Theatre of Louisville
2020
The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys
By Isaac Gomez
Directed by Laura Alcala Baker
Steep Theatre - World Premiere
2020
Image description: Graphic logo. White background with black and white etching of young girl with wide eyes and tattered clothes, viewed from the waist up. French flag is super imposed behind her. Below girl, navy blue text reads: "Les Miserables".
les miserables
Music by Claude-Michel Schorgberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2017, 2019
Image description: In center, white sparkling half face mask against a background of red rose petals. Below the mask, gold filigree text reads: "Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies". At top, gold and white text reads: The Spellbinding Sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera". At bottom, white text reads: The Phantom Returns.
love never dies
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Ben Elton with Glenn Slater & Frederick Forsyth
Directed by Simon Phillips
Broadway in Chicago - First North American Tour
2018
Image description: The Magician (Brett Schneider) holds his hands up as playing cards fly around him. Text reads: "The Magic Play" by Andrew Hinderacker, Directed by Halena Kays.
Mean Girls
Music by Jeff Richmond
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Book by Tina Fey
Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw
Broadway in Chicago - First US Tour
2020
miss saigon
Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Alain Boublil
Additional Lyrics by Michael Mahler
Directed by Laurence Connor
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2018
Image description: detail photograph of a gold record with the center label partially shown. Center label text reads "Motown" in ombre letters of red, yellow, and green, and underneath in yellow text "The Musical". Background is light blue map of Michigan with roads marked in dark blue and a red star over Detroit.
Motown: the musical
Music and Lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog
Book by Berry Gordy
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2017
Once on this Island: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Michael Arden
Broadway in Chicago - US Revival Tour
2020
Image description: Background of dark purple, at right a pink light glows behind a woman in profile, her face upturned and singing into a hand held microphone while she raises her other hand in the air. Text at left on a shallow diagonal and berry pink color reads "On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan".
on your feet!
Featuring Music Produced and Recorded by Emilio & Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Book by Alexander Dinelaris
Directed by Jerry Mitchell
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2018
Image description: Photograph of Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, dressed in black robe and reading aloud from sheet of paper. Text in white reads "The Originalist".
the play that goes wrong
By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Original Broadway Direction by Mark Bell
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2018
Image description: show logo: White background with text in bold red all caps "Pretty Woman", black vertical text in between words reads "the musical"
pretty woman
Music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
Book by Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton
Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Broadway in Chicago - pre-Broadway World Premiere
2018
Image description: bottom half covered in snowcapped mountain range with foreground of grassy hill with evergreen trees. top half blue sky with scattered clouds. Text over sky in blue script reads "Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" Book by Lindsay & Crouse".
the sound of music
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Original Direction by Jack O'Brien
Directed by Matt Lenz
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2018
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff
Songs by Donna Summer Giorgio Morodor, Paul Jabara, and other
Directed by Des McAnuff
Broadway in Chicago - US Tour
2020
Image description: Production logo, white background with blue and red text reads "A Taste of Things to Come" underneath text in blue "A Saucy New Musical from Betty Crocker to Betty Friedan".
A Taste of things to come
Book, Music and Lyrics by DEBRA BARSHA and HOLLY LEVIN
Directed and Choreographed by LORIN LATARRO
Broadway in Chicago
2018
tootsie
Music and lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Robert Horn
Directed by Scott Ellis
Broadway in Chicago - pre-Broadway World Premiere
2018
Image description: Sky blue background. At left, pink text over a dusting of white flour reads "Waitress". At right, a close up photo of a waitress smiling and holding up a cherry pie in her hands.
waitress
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Book by Jessie Nelson
Directed by Diane Paulus
Broadway in Chicago - National Tour
2018
Image description: "Wicked" logo. Black background with large white text "Wicked", letter I is shortened and above it is a bright green silhouette of a witch with pointed hat flying on a broomstick. Above text "A New Musical", below text in bright green "The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz".
wicked
Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Winnie Holzman
Directed by Joe Mantello
Broadway in Chicago - North American Tour
2017-2018
LIVE EXTEMPORANEOUS DESCRIPTIONS
I have had the pleasure to work on the following events, among others:
CMT Music Awards 2024
Live Televised Broadcast, CBS/Paramount+
2024
Democratic National convention
In-person description for the delegates and guests on-site at the DNC at the United Center in Chicago, IL.
2024
Virtual event, four days of live coverage. Day 3 is unavailable for streaming through the DNC website.
2020
Microsoft build conference
Virtual event
2024
Microsoft Ignite Conference
Virtual event
2023
american association of people with disabilities
Virtual events
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW
Virtual events
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Virtual events
2021, 2022
SOURCE AMERICA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
In person event
2022
Presidential Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris
Virtual event, two days of live coverage.
Winner of 2021 Vernon Henley Media Award
2021
Cripping the Red Carpet
Virtual event, pre Oscar party celebrating the nomination of “Crip Camp”
The Paul K. Longmore Institute and the Crip Camp Impact campaign
2021
Chicago Humanities Festival
In-person events
2019
Women’s March Chicago
Outdoor in-person event
2018
Recorded Media
I have had the pleasure to work with the following clients, among others:
Described and Captioned Media Program
Loyola Marymount University, School of Film and Television
Disability Lead (formerly ADA25 Advancing Leadership)
Illinois Cultural Accessibility Network
Indiana Blind Children’s Foundation
Examples of my work can be found under EXAMPLES & DEMOS.
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