Joey Contreras & Brian Russell Carey: The SHO Must Go On...line!

Описание: Joey Contreras and Brian Russell Carey join Shoshana Wednesday on The SHO Must Go On...line!
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Joey Contreras is a musical theatre and pop songwriter originally from California. He is internationally known for his albums Love Me, Love Me Not, Young Kind of Love, & Joyride which feature an all-star lineup of Broadway and Pop talent and have spawned performances of his music worldwide.

His song-cycle, In Pieces, was originally presented at Lincoln Center and has since been made available for worldwide licensing. In 2021 the London production company, Future Spotlight Productions, developed the musical into a feature film, starring established West End performers as well as emerging talent. His musicals with bookwriter/lyricist, Kate Thomas, include All The Kids Are Doing It (Provincetown Playhouse, Tisch, IWU, O’Neill NMTC Finalist), Forget Me Not (Open Jar Institute, NYU, The Dare Tactic, dir. Catie Davis) and Elements. He is also currently developing Heartbreakers in Hell, with bookwriter/lyricist Benjamin Halstead. Additionally he has written music for the Walt Disney Company, and various short films.

Joey is a 2018 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist as well as an alumnus of the NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program (ASCAP Max Dreyfus Scholarship) and the Johnny Mercer Project. As a strong supporter of arts education, Joey has served as Artist-in-Residence with Broadway Dreams Foundation, and regularly teaches master classes with The Growing Studio and at universities worldwide.

@JoeyContreras // https://www.joeycontreras.com/
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Born in Kansas and raised in Florida and Utah, Brian received his BFA in Music Dance Theatre from Brigham Young University.

He recently starred in Red Roses, Green Gold, the Grateful Dead musical Off-Broadway. Other Off-Broadway: A Christmas Carol (MOD). NYC: Johnny & The Devil’s Box, Club Gelbe Stern, Beau. Regional: Back Home Again, Ring of Fire, All Shook Up, She Loves Me.

In addition to performing on stage, Brian is also an accomplished musician and songwriter/composer. He has worked professionally as a performing pianist and accompanist, and has extensive training and experience in viola/violin performance. He plays 12 instruments and is always learning new ones.

Brian also works as a music director at regional theaters across the country including Royal Caribbean International. He loves to teach and works all over the city teaching master classes and as a private vocal and audition coach. He is the resident music director at the Open Jar Institute & he is faculty at AMDA, Molloy College CAP 21 & has taught at NYU, UVU & BYU.

Brian also enjoys hiking, Netflix, and considers himself a connoisseur of every and all types of cheesecake.

@brianrcarey // brianrussellcarey.com
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