Steven Silverstein

Category: Update

  • 12-20-11 Silverstein plays with Bob Halligan Jr at the Thau’s Christmas Party

    I had the pleasure of playing with Bob Halligan Jr for Jonathan Thau’s annual office Christmas party at Villa Berulia.  Rebecca, Jonathan’s daughter sang Silver Bells, Reflection from Mulan, Mi Shebeirach (the Prayer for Healing), Somewhere from West Side Story and with Bob sang the Beatle’s Let it Be followed by an encore of Hey Jude.  It was a rocking evening!

  • 12-19-11 “Are You Working on Something New, TOO?”

    Steven’s song, “A Christmas Confession,” with lyrics by Andrew Zachary Cohen, will be performed as part of the concert “Are You Working On Something, new, TOO, on December 19th, at Don’t Tell Mama.

  • 12-17-11 Holiday Sharing at the Neighborhood Playhouse

    Steven’s students performed various songs as part of his 11th year Holiday Sharing at the Neighborhood Playhouse. To put everyone in the holiday spirit, the songs included: God Bless the USA tagged with Silent Night; Zip A Dee Doo Dah coupled with We Wish You A Merry Christmas; and a mash-up of Adele’s Someone Like You with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.  In addition, the Teen Conservatory performed  Skid Row, from Little Shop of Horrors.

  • 12-13-11 “Burly Q”

    Steven has written two new songs for this reading with lyrics by Peter Charles Morris, directed by Phil George, and produced by AMAS Theater (Donna Trinkoff, producer) With Fred Barton, Andrew Briedis, Jay Rogers, Will Taylor, Jake Warnecke, Michael West and Hernando Umana.  Three Shows Only! Tuesday Dec 13 at 6 pm and Wednesday Dec 14 at 3 pm and 7 pm. At the Players Theater 115 MacDouglas Street (between 3rd Street and Bleecker.) for Reservatons call (212) 563-2565.

  • 12-11-11 “Rudolph Unplugged” – returns!! to Westchester County

    John Treacy Egan is back!

    A new “family” version of his show Rudolph Unplugged in Westchester County on December 11 at 8 pm. (My birthday!). Hope you can make it.

     

    And an out of town tryout was performed on December 3rd at the Miramar Cultural Center (2400 Civic Center Place) in Miramar, Florida.  We opened for Santa Claus!

  • 12-11-11 “A Secret Santa’s Confession” AKA The Gift I Want To Get You

    Steven’s new song,  “A Secret Santa’s Confession” formerly “The Gift I Want To Get You,” written with lyricist Danielle Trzcinski, will be performed on December 11 at 2:30 pm as part of Christmas Holiday Songbook at The Bruno Walter Auditorium at The New York Public Library.  Admission is free! Danielle will be performing the song.  For more information, Click here & check  out the playbill article.

     

  • 12-9-11 “The Adventures of The Christmas Elf”

    “The Adventures of The Christmas Elf,” will be presented on December 9, 10, 11  produced by the Actors Conservatory Theatre. It is the fourth year that ELF is being produced. Music by Steven Silverstein, Lyrics by Barbara Campbell, Book by Bob Fitzsimmons

  • 12-5 and 12-6-11 “Gypsy of The Year”

    Steven was proud to serve as one of the rehearsal pianists who helped teach the fantastic arrangement of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down with Electricity by Richard Rockage  for the cast of “Billy Elliot.” Kudos to director Eric Gunhus!

  • 11-18-11 Annie Jr. at The West Side YMCA

    It was a pleasure to fill in for colleague John Prestianni at the West Side YMCA for The Kids Company’s production of Annie Jr. Luminaries in the audience have included Judd Hirsch.  The young actors from Kids Company are multi-talented and a joy to work with!

  • 11-5-11 50th party for Donna!

    It was a pleasure to play piano for Donna Seife’s 50th birthday party. Donna’s son Matthew was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse Jr School. I played requested songs as well as a few songs by heart and some rock songs – CROCODILE ROCK! Yeah!!!