Joe Becker:
Born on June 23rd, 1976 in Chicago Illinois, Joe had a pre-disposition for musicianship. His father, (Joe Becker Sr.) a musician who had several bands in the Chicago area since he was a teenager, gained some fame on Dr. Demento's radio show for the songs, "I saw Elvis" and, "Zip It" (A Morton Downy Jr. parody). Joe Sr. was... >>read more
I, BARRY FINNERTY, was born in San Francisco on December 3, 1951. My father, Warren, was an award-winning actor (he received the Village Voice Obie for Best Actor of 1960 for "The Connection") and my mother, Ruth, was an excellent classical pianist who later got her PhD and taught English at UC Berkeley.
I began playing piano and reading... >>read more
Brief history of Sunset Boulevard, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton, plus links to all cast albums and sheet music currently in print.
Sunset Boulevard originally opened in London with Patti LuPone playing the part of Ms. Desmond. Although her contract stipulated that she would appear in the... >>read more