Tony nominee and star of the musical Bright Star, Carmen Cusack, will team up with her co-star Jeff Blumenkrantz for a cabaret show at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal, New Jersey. Michael J Moritz Jr will music direct the night including Broadway songs and other compositions.
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In early 2017, a group of bright stars in the Broadway community - including Charlie Rosen, Van Dean, Jonathan Estabrooks, and Michael J Moritz Jr - gathered the who's who of Broadway to record a benefit single for the recently under-fire National Endowment of the Arts.
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Michael J Moritz Jr will be the Musical Director for tonight's show at Feinstein's/54 Below featuring Coco Dolenz, sister to "The Monkees" Mickey Dolenz.
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Micky Dolenz will return to the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below to perform his popular "A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock n' Roll" show. Michael J Moritz Jr will return to serve as Musical Director for the show, which is now available for purchase from Broadway Records.
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Michael J Moritz Jr served as liaison between The No Bully Organization and the Broadway community as they brought together the first ever Broadway Against Bullying concert at 54 Below. In addition, Michael was the music director and pianist.
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The Shapiro Sisters return with their follow up album on Broadway Records. Time Reveals is an EP that sees Abigail and Milly Shapiro singing more mature songs from such shows as Spring Awakening, Side Show, and No Doubt. The album has been produced and mixed by Michael J Moritz Jr.
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Today marks the release of the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of A Dog Story. Michael J Moritz Jr is a producer of this new recording which will has been released on the Broadway Records label.
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Over 60 Broadway kids came together to lend their voices to "I Have A Voice" written by Frank Wildhorn and Robin Lerner. All of the proceeds go to the No Bully Foundation, and hopes to inspire kids to celebrate their differences and decrease intolerance and bullying. Michael J Moritz Jr helped produce the track, as well as arranged, played piano, and conducted the youth choir.
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Michael J Moritz Jr was involved with NBC's The Wiz Live! as an executive producer of the album. This production was the third live musical airing on NBC when it premiered on December 3, 2015. The album was made available on December 18, 2015.
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The latest installment of the "Live at Feinstein's/54 Below" series features MAC award winner, Tony nominee, and "drag legend" Charles Busch. Michael J Moritz Jr produced and mixed this live set from Busch, who The New York Times praised by saying, “He has the gift of comic gab like few other entertainers. Innately funny, endearing and acutely intelligent, he also has claws. For an audience, the possibility of being scratched, although remote, lends his humor a bracing edge..."
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Broadway Records has released Tony Award nominee Carmen Cusack's debut album, If You Knew My Story: Live at Feinstein's/54 Below. The West End and Broadway actress' new album has been produced and mixed by Michael J Moritz Jr and features songs from the show Bright Star, in which Cusack played Alice Murphy on Broadway, as well as others.
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Michael J Moritz Jr mixed and produced the brand new 2016 Off-Broadway Cast Recording of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. The cast consists of all Broadway kids, including Joshua Colley, Milly Shapiro, Gregory Diaz, Aidan Gemme, Mavis Simpson-Ernst, Jeremy T. Villas and Graydon Peter Yosowitz.
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Michael J Moritz Jr served as the liaison between the Broadway community and The No Bully Organization, as well as music director and pianist. No Bully is a non-profit organization that trains schools how to activate student compassion to stop bullying and cyber-bullying.
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Michael J Moritz Jr will music direct Noah Stewart's upcoming 2016 UK tour, In Love Again. Stewart, an operatic tenor originally from Harlem, released a 2012 album entitled Noah, which peaked at number one on the UK Classical Album Charts.
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Today marks the release of Norbert Leo Butz's new album, Girls Girls Girls: Live at Feinstein's's/54 Below. Michael J Moritz Jr serves as Musical Director, Pianist, Vocalist, and Arranger on this next installment in the "Live at 54 Below" series on Broadway Records.
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Michael J Moritz Jr was involved in the second ever Elsie Fest as the music director and pianist to both Tituss Burgess and Julie James. Elsie Fest is a show tunes-centric outdoor music festival. This Labor Day, tons of attendees experienced performances from their favorite stage and screen stars at the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk. Performers included Darren Criss, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Jason Robert Brown, Corey Cott, Todrick Hall, Pasek and Paul, Julie James, Lena Hall, Rebel and a Basketcase, and special guest Cynthia Erivo!
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Michael J Moritz Jr serves as Music Supervisor for the newest production of A Night With Janis Joplin that will run from August 18th through September 10th at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. The role of Janis Joplin will be played by the powerful Kelly McIntyre.
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Michael will act as Music Supervisor for the upcoming production of A Night With Janis Joplin running at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. The show will run from August 19th through September 18th and stars Kacee Clanton as Janis Joplin.
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Produced by Michael J Moritz Jr and Michael Croiter, Broadway’s brightest stars united to support those in Orlando who were affected by the massacre in response to the recent tragic events in Orlando. All of the proceeds of the single, a recording of Burt Bacharach’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” will benefit the LGBT Center of Central Florida.
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Tyce Green will be returning to Feinstein's/54 Below for a reprise of his January solo concert. Michael J Moritz Jr will serve as Musical Director for Tyce's performances, which will take place on July 15th and 22nd.
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