UPCOMING EVENTS

Jul. 23-24 (LA) | ASCAP pres. NMT Concert | The Gardenia | 9:00pm | FREE | Info
Jul. 8-Aug. 13 (NYC) | TWUSA pres. We the People: America Rocks!
Lucille Lortel Off'-Bway | Schedule | FREE | Info

NEW MEDIA
WATCH Matt Doyle and Emma Hunton perform "Twisted Teeth" from 35mm
WATCH RSO at the Kennedy Center: The Complete Concert
WATCH Megan HIlty sing "Out of My Mind" in Los Angeles

NEWS STORIES
7.18.10
Hilty, Margherita and more sing RSO tunes for ASCAP Event in L.A.

RSO Sheet Music Catalogue Now Available

5.7.10
TheatreworksUSA's We the People prem. Off-Broadway

Scottsboro Boys' Bradford goes solo at Joe's Pub 5/24, with RSO music

Headphone Infatuation Interview

MusicalWorld Interview

4.2.10
NewMusicalTheatre.com launches feat. work by RSO and new concert

Matt Doyle sings some RSO

3.2.10
Welcome to Crazytown

Interview at Adaumbelle's Quest

2.2.10
RSO at the Kennedy Center: The Complete Concert

This was Rated RSO

1.7.10
Jane Krakowski is "Out of My Mind" at Feinstein's, Jan. 11

Cavenaugh, Powers, Doyle and more are Rated RSO Jan. 25 at Joe's Pub

Introducing 35mm

11.7.09
Megan Hilty, Lesli Margherita are Rated RSO at Boston Court in Los Angeles

Ryan in Winter: Jane Krakowski, the Kennedy Center, Feinstein's and more

Tom Burke Voice Studio presents Meet the Composer

09.9.09
Tickets now on sale for Rated RSO at NYMF; Casting announced

Groff, Karr, and more meet "Halfway"

Second Annual Broadway in South Africa, feat. RSO original

07.17.09
Complete Casting and Info Announced for Mrs. Sharp

RATED RSO will join New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF)

This Preview is Rated RSO at Summer Play Festival (SPF)

06.13.09
Jane Krakowski is Mrs. Sharp; Greif directs

"Dreams Don't Die" Feat. at the Tommy Awards

Slightly Dramatic plays Vitello's

05.10.09
Mrs. Sharp sets her sights on Playwrights Horizons

RSO's "The Mess" is a MAC Nominee

Rated RSO sells out, rocks Joe's Pub

04.01.09
Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight releases complete season 1 soundtrack

RATED RSO comes to JOE'S PUB, May 4

02.12.09
RSO wins Jonathan Larson Award

Rated RSO in Pasadena, California

02.02.09
Darling Workshop Presented by Pace New Musicals

Videos, Audios and Photos Oh My

11.08.08
Monday Nights New Voices features RSO music

Darling wins premiere reading by Pace New Musicals Program

Casting announced for Philly Music Theater Works RSO Show

10.2.08
Hilton, Morrison Gallagher and others reprise "This Is Your Life"

B'way stars record Dear Edwina, feat. addtl. arrangements by RSO

September in review

8.15.08
RSO to co-write TheatreworksUSA show

RSO Shows August-September

A New Leading Man feat. “What I Wouldn’t Do for You”

5.10.08
Hot Mess in Manhattan featuring theme song by RSO

New RSO song, “Natural” premieres on The Battery’s Down

“Make Me a Picture of the Sun” published

3.25.08
THE ROCK SHOW, feat. "Mrs. Sharp"

OCU-Stripped, an evening of songs by RSO

UNTITLED 2 at the Triad

2.22.08
Alive at Ten wins 2008 Richard Rodgers award

1.30.08
The Battery’s Down premieres Feb. 1 feat. Oliver-Guenther song

Alive at Ten in the Dramatists Guild Magazine


12.19.07
Alive at Ten wins Margo Lion Adaptation Award

Cast set for Steinhardt Alive At Ten

11.2.07
Festival of New American Musicals Kicks-Off with new RSO song

Clearspace Productions presents Out Of My Head

Save Our Song! featuring guest composer RSO

10.12.07
Cast set for CMU/PCLO workshop of Alive at Ten

RSO receives first-ever ASCAP award

8.28.07
ALIVE AT TEN presented as part of Stephen Schwartz-Pittsburgh CLO-ASCAP-CMU Collaboration



8.28.07
Oliver and Guenther Selected as Dramatist Guild Fellows

7.17.07
NYU Presents ALIVE AT TEN August 3 and 4

6.24.07
RSO to work on world premiere Sondheim revue

5.27.07
Cast set for New York Premiere of OUT OF MY HEAD

5.8.07
The Songs of RSO at the Daryl Roth D-Lounge

4.13.07
ALIVE AT TEN song performed at the Duplex

4.11.07
ALIVE AT TEN selected as part of NYC Disney/ASCAP MT Workshop!

4.10.07
The New York premiere of OUT OF MY HEAD

Workshop of ...AND I'LL SAVE YA! Goes Up Featuring RSO Songs

3.17.07
Complete cast set for first reading of ALIVE AT TEN

3.5.07
From Waimea to New York
Aloha...! Some yet-to-be-determined RSO music is slated to be presented this July in the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival in Waimea, Hawaii. The proposed program will be taught by composer Ricky Ian Gordon (My Life With Albertine, Dream True) and classical mezzo-soprano Juliana Gondek, and intends to feature music by Gordon, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World), Adam Guettel (Light in the Piazza), Frankel/Korie (Grey Gardens), John Bucchino (Lavender Girl) and oft-RSO collaborator B.T. Ryback. More info to come!
www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org

Upcoming: the new teen musical, Error: Connection Lost, for which RSO was commissioned to provide music and lyrics, will make its premiere at the Museo del Barrio in Manhattan on May 15th, 2007 and will run for four performances, followed by a city-wide tour. The piece, which centers around important issues affecting today's teenagers, is produced by the national organization CITY AT PEACE NEW YORK, and will be directed by Jeff Flowers.
www.cpnational.org/ny

2.3.07
Goodspeed Musicals presents new song from upcoming Guenther/Oliver musical
On Friday, February 2, nationally acclaimed Goodspeed Musicals presented the song “Getaway” from the musical Alive at Ten (book by Kirsten Guenther, music and lyrics by RSO) in a showcase of work by emerging writers from NYU-Tisch.  The song was performed by Zachary Halley (Flyer the Musical).
 
Alive at Ten is currently in progress and will be presented as a reading on April 3, 2007 at the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program (where the musical is also being developed).  Directors and cast will be announced in the upcoming months.  

12.15.06
EVER AFTER receives first reading
Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler present a closed reading of their new musical Ever After, for which RSO provided musical assistance (aka, copywork).  Even in its earliest stage, the show already looks to be fantastic!  The reading featured Aaron Lazaar, Jen Gambatese, Mary Beth Peil, Erin Davie, and musical direction by Kim Grigsby.

12.4.06
RSO appears at year round-up of Monday Nights New Voices
Alongside composer Andrew Lippa, Eden Espinoza, and host Jen Cody, RSO presented the opening of Out of My Head, “Making Beautiful” with Dani Marcus, Tally Sessions, Alena Watters, Ellyn Marsh, and Mick Bonde. Click here to read the article.

8.18.06
Bill Finn to present RSO song at Barrington Stages
On September 1 and 2, 2006, Bill Finn will present a cabaret entitled “Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know but Should” at Barrington Stages (home of the original 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee).  Bill has selected the song “The Plane is Going Down” (Music by Eric Day) for the event…  Performers to be announced.  RSO says, “T-H-A-N-K-S Bill!”

8.13.06
Clear Space Productions selects RSO songs for new works series
On November 17 and 18, 2006, Clear Space Productions will present “A Hypochondriac’s Song” and “Perfect” (both songs Music and Lyrics by RSO) as part of their New Works Series.  Performers to be announced. 

8.06.06
RSO to assist Zina Goldrich on Broadway hopeful Ever After
To finish out 2006 RSO will be doing music assistant work for Zina Goldrich (of Goldrich and Heisler, the team who brought you “The Alto’s Lament” and “Taylor the Latte Boy”) on Ever After, produced by Adam Epstein (prod., Hairspray). 

8.04.06
A “Musical” Success
On August 3 and 4, A Long Time Ago in a Musical Far, Far Away (written and directed by RSO)was presented by the GATE Summer Musical Theatre Program.  The show was a humongous success, bringing in almost $10,000 in donations, receiving diligent coverage by numerous SoCal newspapers, and frequent telecasts on Pasadena’s public access KLRN.  Find out more about the show and the program here.