NBC recently posted this shot of bull dancing

Here’s what Harris Stepp means when he talks about “bull dancing” in my new play, Dangerous To Dance With. Looks like a blast, eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rQe0cWac4 (You have to see this to believe it!)

The show opens this Friday (July 18) at 6 pm at Off-Center Theatre 3rd floor @ Crown Center as part of the 2014 Kansas City Fringe Festival. There are six opportunities to catch a performance.

See Martin Tanner’s Facebook Event Page for more details and a link for purchasing tickets.

https://www.facebook.com/events/405649196240505/

Daniel Doss and I had a great time at the reading of our new musical, “Wild and Willful Women,” as part of the TRU Voices Musical Reading Series in New York City! We had a fantastic cast and a very appreciative audience.

Here’s the  link to Broadway World’s release about the  evening.

Martin Tanner Productions is presenting my play, Caldwell’s Bomb, as part of the Dramatists Guild of America’s Friday Night Footlights Reading Series.

Herman Johansen is flying in from LA to direct the reading, and he assures me that we’ll have an excellent cast in place. So, if you’re in New York on March 1, please join us. Whether you can be there or not, please tell your friends in New York City about the reading. It’s FREE, and it’s right in the heart of the action on Times Square.

Flier for Caldwell’s Bomb in NYC

My Profile on the Dramatist Guild

martintanner.com    

Daniel Doss and I are pleased to announce that we’ve completed the cast for the first concert performance of our new musical, Wild and Willful Women, and we’ve had an exciting  first rehearsal. It’s great to hear our words and music finally come to life!  We couldn’t be happier about the quality of the cast we’ll be able to put on stage at the H&R Block City Stage at Union Station starting at 7:30 PM on Monday, October 29. Here’s our cast list:

Abigail- Daria LeGrand

Peter- Phillip Russell Newman

Rev. Sheppard- Paul Tranisi

Rebecca Bright- Judy Simmons

Alice- Linnaia McKenzie

Nathaniel Fox- Noah Whitmore

Will Sparrow- Paul Thomas

The ensemble includes:

Lena Andrews, Devon Barnes, Gail Bronfman Bunch, Elisa James, and Anita Meehan,

Bob Allen, Trevor Belt, Ross David Bunch, Spencer Carney, Brandon Golden, and John Stewart.

Janet Rogers of Tara Lane Productions is our producer, and our design staff includes: Sean Glass (lights designer); Michael Ong (projectionist/visual designer); and Marshall Simmons (Sound).

Daniel Doss, who composed all the music, will play keyboard and conduct from the stage.

I wrote the book and lyrics, and I’ll be in the audience.

Again, we hope you’ll be able to join us for this exciting, and free, first voyage.

Bill

Although tickets are free, we suggest you reserve seats through Union Station’s online box-office.