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DRAMA CLUB CAMP IN PLAYBILL
March 12th, 2025 - Sami and Amanda are among 60 writers who will be heading to Maine this summer for Drama Club Camp. Learn more about this invite-only writing residency and the other 30 musicals that will be developed this summer via Playbill.com!
We’re going to camp!
February 13th, 2025 - Sami and Amanda will be Artists in Residence at Drama Club Productions’ DRAMA CLUB CAMP in the summer of 2025 to continue work on their new musical, Bandit Queen. This invite-only musical theater writing residency in Mount Vernon, Maine, helps writers build their material and their communities.
SINGLE RIDER WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
December 2nd, 2024 - The Altamont School production of Single Rider won top prize at the Alabama State Trumbauer competition and was selected as the state's inaugural entry in the Studio category at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in March 2025! Awards included: Best in Show for Single Rider; All Star Casting for Lottie Kanter as Abigail, Kaavya Karthikeyan as Angela, and Ali LeJeune as Moira; and 1st Place in the State (Lighting Design) for Andrew Herrin.
SINGLE RIDER AT THE ALTAMONT SCHOOL
November 17th, 2024 - Single Rider had its High School world premiere this weekend at The Altamont School in Birmingham, Alabama. The production was directed by Reid Watson and featured a cast of over 30 student actors and a band of student musicians. Production photos by Sean Flynt.
PLAYBILL SONGWRITER SERIES
February 12th, 2024 - Four of Sami and Amanda’s songs have been showcased by Playbill.com as part of their Songwriter Series. This exciting concert series, which celebrates emerging composers and lyricists, features a new writing team every month, straight from the Playbill offices in Times Square. Click below to watch the episode, which features “Glow” and “Start a Fire” from The Radium Girls, their collaboration with Lisa Mongillo (performed by Cara Rose DiPietro, Katie Emerson, Francesca Ferrari, and Keirsten Hodgens), as well as “Weightless” and “Life in Color” from Single Rider (performed by Daniel J. Maldonado and Amanda D’Archangelis, respectively). Jonathan Bauerfeld is featured on the piano, with Jared Decker on cajon.
The RAdium girls aT 4x latiné
November 10th, 2023 - The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical was featured as one of four fifteen-minute excerpts of new musicals in development at the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s 4xLatiné event on Monday, November 13th at Pearl Studios NYC. All four musicals showcased were penned by Latiné lyricists, librettists, and composers. The cast of The Radium Girls included: Alexis Semevolos-Velazquez, Elena Ramos Pascullo, Liz Neitge, Jonathan Moussett, Amanda Robles and Alia Cuadros-Contreras. This reading series was directed by Adrian Alea and Claudia Mulet, with musical direction by Natasha Gonzalez, and staged managed by Kai-Keirsten Stanton. The other featured shows were: Quantum Hall Pass; Spanglish Sh!t; and Mom, I Met a Chica.
behind the scenes of the radium girls reading
October 30th, 2023 - Two invite-only industry readings were held for The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical on October 30th, 2023 at New 42 Studios. Bruce Glikas of BroadwayWorld was there to capture it!
the radium girls INDUSTRY READING ANNOUNCED
October 24th, 2023 - Two invite-only industry readings will be held for The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical on October 30th, 2023 at 11:30am and 3:30pm. The Radium Girls features music by Amanda D’Archangelis, lyrics by Sami Horneff and Lisa Mongillo, and a book by all three. The readings are directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur and will be held at New 42 Studios. The cast includes Olivier Award winner and three-time Tony nominee Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky); Tony and Grammy nominee Orfeh (Pretty Woman, Legally Blonde); Ashley Argota Torres (“All American,” “The Fosters”); Nick Martinez (Moulin Rouge); Barry Anderson (Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde); Rob Bartlett (Little Shop of Horrors); Rachel Webb (& Juliet); Francesca Ferrari (A Night with Janis Joplin); Monica Tulia Ramirez (Suffs); Desi Dennis-Dylan (“Perfect Harmony”); Cara Rose DiPietro (Catch Me If You Can at Arena Stage); Katie Emerson (How the Grinch Stole Christmas); Katie Horner (The Sound of Music at Papermill Playhouse); Lana McKissack (“Snake Oil”); Cole Ragsdale (Fat Kid Rules the World); Alexis Reda; Alexis Semevolos-Velazquez (On Your Feet); and Molly Stilliens (Beauty and the Beast at The MUNY).
Latiné musical theatre Lab benefit concert
October 2nd, 2023 - The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab will feature a song from The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical as part of their 2nd Annual Benefit Concert on October 2nd, 2023 at The Cutting Room. The concert is produced by Ryan Morales Green and co-directed by Nyseli Vega and Adrian Alea. Andreas Guilherme will music direct. The concert will be hosted by Robin de Jesus.
COMING ATTRACTION at western connecticut state university
March 17th, 2023 - Coming Attraction will be workshopped through Western Connecticut State University in May 2023. Tim Howard will direct a cast of Juniors and Seniors from West Conn’s Musical Theatre BFA program to bring the piece to life for the first time since a preliminary reading at the Wilbury Theatre in Providence, RI in early 2019. Set in 1920s Hollywood, Coming Attraction (with book by Gray Horan, lyrics by Sami Horneff, and music by Amanda D’Archangelis) follows a young Greta Garbo on her rise to stardom alongside her first portrait photographer, 22-year-old Ruth Harriet Louise.
A FALL of concerts for sami and amanda
February 5th, 2023 - Sami and Amanda had songs in a variety of concerts this fall and winter, including Give Me the Option at The Jane Hotel, Work in Progress at Feinstein’s/54 Below, McGuire and Simon’s Holiday Salon at The Dramatists Guild Foundation, and Tony Nominee John-Andrew Morrison’s solo show at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
Ten Years of New Writers! at 54 Below
July 3rd, 2022 - Sami and Amanda showcased some of their work at Feinstein’s/54 Below to celebrate Ten Years of New Writers! Other artists on the program included Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver, Drew Gasparini, Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk, Joey Contreras, Murphy Taylor Smith and Emerson Mae Smith, and Georgia Stitt. Performers included Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Wren Rivera (Jagged Little Pill), Analise Scarpaci (Mrs. Doubtfire), and Tommy Kaiser (Rent National Tour). The concert was produced by Vaibu Mohan and Molly Heller, and directed by Greg Paladino.
BERKLEE NYC 2022 CAREER EXPO
June 6th, 2022 - Sami and Amanda were invited to BerkleeNYC to speak on a panel about “Hitting the Ground Running” as a musical theatre writer in New York City. Other panelists included Jessie Field and Molly Reisman. The panel was moderated by Julianne Wick Davis. Photos by Ryan Nava.
MuseMatch XIII: Time to revive
March 1st, 2022 - Sami and Amanda will participate in Musematch XIII: Time To Revive at The Green Room 42 on March 4th, 2022. Their ‘muse’ is A Strange Loop’s John-Andrew Morrison. About Musematch: One of the most original ideas currently in operation in the live entertainment industry of New York City, MuseMatch places songwriters and actors together in a collaboration that yields new works of art based on what the duo discovers through discussion. After twelve workshops and concerts, the series has produced over two hundred new songs. On March 4th at 9:30 pm. MuseMatch will have a thirteenth concert at The Green Room 42, a concert featuring some Broadway caliber talent, both behind the piano and at the microphone.
THE RADIUM GIRLS AT WCSU WINS FOUR BROADWAYWORLD REGIONAL AWARDS
January 10th, 2022 - Western Connecticut State University’s virtual production of The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical has won four BroadwayWorld 2021 Regional Awards. The honors included Best Streaming Musical (Non-Professional), Best Direction of a Stream (Non-Professional) for Tim Howard, Best Editing of a Stream (Non-Professional) for RJ Romeo, and Best Performer in a Streaming Musical (Non-Professional) for Alexis Reda. Read the whole article and see the other winners below!
WOMEN OF THE WINGS: Volume III
October 17th, 2021 - Two songs from Single Rider were featured in the third volume of Women of the Wings at Feinstein’s/54 Below. After two sold out editions, this third edition of Women of the Wings returns to Feinstein’s/54 Below to celebrate female musical theatre writers!
It’s an evening of new work and classic favorites. You’ll hear songs that make you laugh, songs that make you cry, and songs that make you think differently about the world around you… all created by women who have made their mark on musical theatre.
Featured writers and performers include Shaunice Alexander, Masi Asare, Tracee Beazer, Jordan Eagle, Sami Horneff, Amanda D’Archangelis, Amy Jo Jackson, Amanda Jarufe, Rohan Kymal, Hannah Kloepfer, Jane Lee, Moira Lo Bianco, Mia Moravis, Avery Norris, Lauren Pritchard, Jace Reinhard, Christine Rosenblatt, Zoe Sarnak, Rory Michelle Sullivan, Lauren Taslitz, Stephanie Turci, and Simone Zamore – with additional writers and performers to be announced!
Megan Minutillo directs and produces, with music direction by Camille Johnson.
SAmi and amanda featured in “what’s next: a celebration of New musical theatre”
October 17th, 2021 - We’re thrilled to announce “What's Next: A Celebration of New Musical Theatre”, featuring live performances by some of our favorite writers (and us!). Thanks to a generous grant from the #CityArtistCorps program, this concert is free and open to all. Hope to see you there! Sunday, October 17th @ 2:30PM at The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York/
Featuring songs by: Ryan Bauer-Walsh, Amanda D'Archangelis & Sami Horneff, Jessica Fleitman & Rick Bassett, Emily Gardner Xu Hall, Oliver Houser, Nico Juber, Janine McGuire & Arri Lawton Simon, Abby Payne, Jesse J. Sanchez
Performers announced for show at GREENROOM 42
September 1st, 2021 - Performers have been announced for D’Archangelis & Horneff (and Friends!) at The Green Room 42. Special guest performers will include Jordan Donica (CW's Charmed, My Fair Lady), Samantha Pauly (Six), Daniel Quadrino (Wicked, Newsies), Charissa Hogeland (Frozen), Alexis Floyd (Shondaland/Netflix's Inventing Anna), Paige McNamara (A Night With Janis Joplin, Mamma Mia), Ryan Andrews (Why Are You Like This?), Angela Sclafani (Single Rider), Mackenzie Lesser-Roy (Once Nat'l Tour), Katie Emerson (PCPA's The Little Mermaid), Kelly Krauter (Waitress Nat'l Tour), Mary Malaney (Single Rider), Alexa Jane Lowis (Chicago the Musical Int'l Tour), and Alexis Reda, with more to be announced.
D’ARCHANGELIS & HORNEFF IN CONCERT AT THE GREENROOM 42
August 5th 2021 - Join D’Archangelis & Horneff (and friends!) at The Green Room 42 on Saturday, September 25th at 9:30pm where they will present new tunes and old favorites with their nearest and dearest!
About the show: Amanda D'Archangelis (Music) and Sami Horneff (Lyrics) met in the world-renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. After being paired for the final project of their first year course, D'Archangelis and Horneff quickly realized they had found a life-long partnership.
That class assignment later developed into their first full-length musical together (and their Off-Broadway debut as a team). Single Rider ran at the Players Theatre in Greenwich Village for five weeks in the summer of 2018 and was subsequently presented at the University of Alabama.
Amanda and Sami's other recent work includes The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical (in collaboration with Lisa Mongillo), which premiered as a virtual production through Western Connecticut State University in 2020 and won five national awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in 2021; The Break, which had its premiere reading in 2018 through the Omaha Creative Institute and has since been showcased at Lied Center for Performing Arts; and Coming Attraction, a new musical about the life of Hollywood icon Greta Garbo, which premiered at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI, and will soon have a staged reading at the York Theatre Company.
Their work has also been performed at famed concert venues across New York City, including Green Room 42, The Duplex, Prohibition NYC, Lincoln Center, Rockwood Music Hall, The Bitter End, The Metropolitan Room, and Feinstein's/54 Below. Recently, D'Archangelis and Horneff wrote two songs for the feature film A Ring for Christmas, which played on the UPtv network throughout the 2020 holiday season. In 2019, they were named York Theatre Company’s New/Emerging/Outstanding (NEO) Writers.
'The Radium Girls' Recognized With five National KCACTF Awards
June 9th 2021 - The Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts participated in the Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in late January, at which its virtual production, "The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical," was selected as a featured performance for consideration across all regions. The KCACTF National Committee and National Office at the Kennedy Center recently announced winners of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival national awards, with WCSU receiving five.
These awards include:
- Special Achievement in Overall Production Design
- Special Achievement in Stage Management awarded to Becca Ferrante, of Norwalk
- Special Achievement in Performance awarded to Alexis Reda, of Trumbull
- Special Achievement in Ensemble Collaboration (Performance and Production)
- Special Achievement in Musical Direction awarded to Justin P. Cowan, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts.
SINGLE RIDER featured in ‘songs for the rest of us’ concert and collection
May 3rd 2021 - “Why Can’t I” from Single Rider will be performed as part of the release concert for Songs for the Rest of Us, a collection of character-driven, positive songs by woman-identifying composers. Songs for the Rest of Us serves up ten fresh stand-alone and book musical songs for under-served musical theatre performers, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, 40+, and more. Feel joyfully seen!
Sold only as a collection. Digital you-print-it download. $25. For sale May 3rd. To pre-order the collection, email songs4us@elaineromanelli.com, subject 'Songs4Us Pre-Order'.
The radium Girls selected for the kennedy center american college theater festival
December 19th 2020 - THE RADIUM GIRLS: A JAW-DROPPING NEW MUSICAL, produced by Western Connecticut State University as part of their New Works - New Voices festival, has been selected to be one of ten virtual productions showcased in The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1.
More about KCACTF: The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students annually from colleges and universities across the country. In January and February, eight Regional Festivals showcase the finest regional productions, offer workshops, and celebrate students' work. In addition to performances showcasing the outstanding work of the region, each Regional Festival features a wide range of professional development opportunities in all areas of theater.
Review of WCSU’s The radium Girls in patch
November 28th 2020 - “…The subtitle should have given me the idea that this female-driven production would be completely different from the play about the young women who painted watches with a radium paint to the detriment of the health of their jaws as well as the rest of their bodies. Inserting music to this story was a bold choice and then cheekily adding ‘jaw-dropping’ to the musical's title perfectly matches the dark comedy that is this new work. There is plenty of silliness that made me smile, with many a play on words and especially variations of Olive's name.
Although the action is set in Newark, NJ, parts of this work reminded me of the musical Urinetown in its tone. A Waterbury, CT clock factory is featured in Olive's research and she even makes a call to Waterbury Hospital. I enjoyed the original and often cheeky songs in the two acts. Olive's "wanna" song called "Start A Fire" was a good one and the first act closer "Jaw Dropping Girls" set in a speakeasy was a very good production number. "Glow" and its reprise was both ironic and fun, and the finale "Through the Dark" was well- placed. I loved the epilogue where we learned of the future paths of the characters who survived.
The theatre arts students were required to rehearse and film the performance 100% remotely, so the final product is the result of a ton of hard work…”
Behind THE RADIUM GIRLS In Broadwayworld
November 24th 2020 - On Friday, November 27th, The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical will have its world premiere production, although it will look a little different from the one the show's writers, Amanda D'Archangelis, Sami Horneff, and Lisa Mongillo, envisioned when they began working on the piece in 2017.
The new musical, a female-driven, horror-laced dark comedy inspired by the stories and spirits of the incredible young women who worked the factory line at the United States Radium Corporation in the 1920s, will be presented in two live streaming events as part of Western Connecticut State University's New Works - New Voices festival.
tickets on sale now for The Radium Girls
November 8th 2020 - Tickets are now on sale for The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical, presented by Western Connecticut State University’s New Works - New Voices festival. Click the link below to purchase tickets for the live stream event.
The Radium Girls will stream on Friday, November 27th at 7pm ET and Sunday, December 6th at 2pm ET.
A RING FOR CHRISTMAS on UPtv
October 19th 2020 - A Ring for Christmas, starring Liliana Tandon, Dean Geyer, Charles Hittinger and Lorraine Bracco, will stream on UPtv beginning November 8th at 7pm ET. Sami and Amanda wrote the theme song, “Something Just For Me,” which appears in the end credits. If you love Christmastime romance, then this is definitely the made-for-TV movie for you. Angie Moore is your typical spoiled rich girl—sans boyfriend, fiancé or husband. She may be motivated to find love eventually, but she becomes even more motivated when she realizes she’ll inherit a whole lot of money in a trust fund specifically set aside for when she gets married. Suddenly, Angie’s in a rush to be a wife. But can she find a man to tie the knot with by Christmas day?
COMING ATTRACTION to be featured at York theatre company live stream event
October 9th 2020 - The York Theatre Company presents “An Evening of New Theatre Work” on Friday, October 9th. Two songs from Coming Attraction will be featured. Click the link below for tickets and more information!
SAMI AND AMANDA to be featured on Mcguire & Simon’s Third Thursdays
September 14th 2020 - Join Janine McGuire and Arri Simon for the September edition of their #ThirdThursdays series, next Thursday 9/17 at 7pm ET. We'll chat LIVE with these amazing collaborative teams about how they got together and hear their first songs.
THE RADIUM GIRLS: A Jaw-dropping musicaL WILL PREMIERE at wcsu
September 1st 2020 - THE RADIUM GIRLS: A JAW-DROPPING NEW MUSICAL will have its world premiere at Western Connecticut State University’s New Works - New Voices festival this fall! “The WCSU Department of Theatre Arts is thrilled to announce our Fall 2020 season. New Works - New Voices is a virtual production series dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalized and underrepresented playwrights and composers. This virtual series promises to not only provide meaningful performance, design, and technical opportunities for our students, but also to lift up the voices of writers and composers from diverse communities and populations. The WCSU Department of Theatre Arts is dedicated to the safety of our students, and is leading the way in online production innovation. Each show will be rehearsed, performed, edited, and broadcast entirely online. Each show will have two performance dates as part of a 10-day-long virtual production festival, spanning from November 27th through December 6th.”
ARTSPOWER IN the new york times
June 18th 2020 - “WHILE THEATERS ARE DARK, THIS VIRTUAL STAGES DELIVER ACTUAL FUN” - From shows based on children’s books to productions that introduce children to global cultures, companies are offering a range of options. ArtsPower National Touring Theater: For $15, families can stream a show from the company for an unlimited time as part of its new on-demand service. All based on children’s books, the hourlong musicals include extras like author interviews and how-to-dance videos. artspowerondemand.teachable.com
“LIGHT AND SHADOW”: The journey of a new musical
MAY 29th 2020 - The Wilbury Theatre Group presented “Light and Shadow”: The Journey Of A New Musical. Collaborators Sami Horneff, Amanda D’Archangelis and Gray Horan discuss the development of their new musical, COMING ATTRACTION.
In January 2019 Wilbury Theatre hosted the very first reading of an ambitious new musical, COMING ATTRACTION. A semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill National Musical Theatre festival, the new musical imagines the life-changing encounter of two young women who were forging their careers at MGM Studios in 1920's Hollywood - Greta Garbo and the studio’s first and only portrait photographer, Ruth Harriet Louise. Performed by a treasure trove of actors, including Katrina Pavao and Olivia Miller, and directed by Meredith Healey with Jennifer Holden as accompanist, the reading was an exciting evening for the standing-room-only crowd. For the show's collaborators, it was an opportunity to watch the actors and audience respond to the play. But what happens after that important first step? Rewriting, reworking and re-envisioning...
This Live Stream event brings together the show's collaborators (Amanda D'Archangelis/Composer, Sami Horneff/Lyricist and Gray Horan/Bookwriter) for a discussion with Wilbury's Artistic Director, Josh Short about the process of developing their new musical. They'll bring you along on the journey of one of the musical’s most memorable songs, Light and Shadow, to illustrate how their musical is evolving, changing, responding and finding it's best path forward.
WOMEN OF THE WINGS: VOLUME III
FEBRUARY 26th 2020 - Two songs from Single Rider will be featured in “Women of the Wings: Volume III” at Feinstein’s/54 Below on March 14th 2020 at 9:30pm.
5TH ANNUAL MCGUIRE & SIMON HOLIDAY SALON
DECEMBER 21st 2019 - Sami and Amanda premiered their new Christmas song, “Somebody To Love Me (For Christmas)” at the 5th Annual McGuire & Simon Holiday Salon at the Green Room 42. Proceeds from the event benefitted Broadway Hearts. Broadway Hearts is a not-for-profit group of professional performers from Broadway, Off- Broadway, TV and Film, who share a common wish of bringing entertainment and brightness to the extraordinary kids in New York-area Children’s Hospitals. Their arts scholarship program provides in-home art lessons, of the child’s choosing, post treatment. Voice, music, dance, fine art, writing; whatever medium maximizes their healing potential and enriches their quality of life.
SAMI AND AMANDA FEATURED AT BROADWAY NIGHT
DECEMBER 15th 2019 - Sami and Amanda were the Featured Writers for Broadway Night’s Ladies Night concert at Prohibition NYC. The show was produced by Clarise Fearn, directed by Ari Axelrod, and music directed by Danny K Bernstein. Sami and Amanda presented songs from The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical as well as Single Rider and The Break.
More about Broadway Night…Sing along with some of Broadway’s future stars as they perform their hearts at Prohibition’s great stage every 3rd Sunday of the month!
BMI celebrates “an evening of new songs for musical theatre”
DECEMBER 5th 2019 - The Drama League, Drama Desk and Tony honored BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop presented An Evening of New Songs for Musical Theatre on December 5, with works by songwriters in the Workshop, including Sophie Oberfield & Fernanda Douglas, Sami Horneff & Ben Diskant, Rick Rea Christopher Anselmo & Jared Corak, Melissa Weisbach & Jonathan Bauerfeld, Lauren Gundrum & Brandon Lambert, Jae Broderick & André McRae, Jill Abramovitz & Aron Accurso, Steve Wallace & Joshua Stackhouse, Kate Douglas & Jason Weisinger, Tia DeShazor & Derrick Byars, and Deborah Berenson & Kai Gross.
SAMI AND BEN FEATURED ON KEN DAVENPORT’S PODCAST
NOVEMBER 21st 2019 - Sami and Ben are featured as #SongwriterOfTheWeek on Ken Davenport’s Podcast, The Producer’s Perspective. You can hear a clip of their song, “We Could Be (Pirates)” from The Pirate Princess, towards the end of the episode.
A NEVER-ENDING LINE English album to be released by broadway records!
OCTOBER 31st 2019 - Broadway Records today announced that A Never-Ending Line (A Female Song Cycle) will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, November 22, 2019. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.BroadwayRecords.com and Amazon.com.
The star-studded album for A Never-Ending Line, a song cycle composed by Jaime Lozano (The Yellow Brick Road, Children of Salt) will benefit Maestra Music (maestramusic.org).
JUDY MOODY PLAYS EIGHT SHOWS AT WEST PALM BEACH’S KRAVIS CENTER
OCTOBER 4TH 2019 - After eight wonderful performances over the past four days, the cast of ArtsPower's JUDY MOODY AND STINK bids a fond farewell to the enthusiastic audiences and gracious staff of the magnificent Kravis Center for Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, FL.
JUDY MOODY headed to palm beach!
SEPTEMBER 30TH 2019 - ArtsPower's JUDY MOODY & STINK is off to a great start after their opening night performance in Maryland on Friday! Next stop: West Palm Beach, FL and the spectacular Kravis Center!
Sami and amanda announced for women of the wings volume iii
SEPTEMBER 27th 2019 - The work of Amanda D'Archangelis and Sami Horneff will be featured in the third edition of Women of the Wings: A Celebration of Female Musical Theatre Writers at Feinstein's/54 Below on March 14th, 2020 at 9:30pm!
JUDY MOODY & STINk TOUR BEGINS!
SEPTEMBER 26th 2019 - The van is all packed and ArtsPower’s JUDY MOODY & STINK is officially on tour! The Amoss Center at Harford Community College was the site of the world premiere on September 27th 2019. JUDY MOODY & STINK is set to tour through Spring of 2021 and is coming soon to a theatre near you!
JUDY MOODY & STINk WITH ARTSPOWER NAT’L TOURING THEATRE
JUNE 18th 2019 - The workshop for ArtsPower's new musical, Judy Moody & Stink, is a wrap! Judy Moody & Stink kicks off ArtsPower's 2019-2020 season this Fall! Pictured are: Sami Horneff (lyricist), Mark Blackman (producer), Ben Diskant (composer), and Gary Blackman (book).
BMI Workshop Showcase
APRIL 1st 2019 - “..the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop held a special performance of memorable songs created during this year's workshop at the quaint Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in New York City. This esteemed workshop has been cultivating rising talent since 1961 and fostered some of the brilliant minds behind a variety of notable award-winning shows such as Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, A Chorus Line, Raisin and Nine.”
YORK THEATRE COMPANY NEO Concert
MARCH 4th 2019 - The York Theatre Company in New York City held its 2019 NEO13: A Concert Celebration. The one-night only musical theatre concert series founded in 2003 and stands for "New, Emerging, Outstanding," showcased the work of several emerging writers.
Coming attraction AT THE WILBURY THEATRE
JANUARY 28th 2019 - Coming Attraction, a new musical, premiered as a staged reading at the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 28th, 2019. A semi-fictionalized look at the working relationship between actress Greta Garbo and her photographer, Ruth Harriet Louise, née Goldstein, Coming Attraction has a book by Gray Horan, music by Amanda D’Archangelis, and lyrics by Sami Horneff. This staged reading was directed by Meredith Healy.
As Told by Women :Sami Horneff and Amanda D’Archangelis
MAY 2018 - A Q&A with Sami Horneff and Amanda D’Archangelis
