About the author:
Jeffrey Schecter, known in the theater community as Shecky (a nickname bestowed by choreographer Sergio Trujillo), has shown off his musical talent on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast, Wonderful Town, The Pajama Game and, most notably, A Chorus Line. (If you missed the show, catch him in the documentary Every Little Step.) Schecter jokingly recalls that ...

Age: 36

Hometown: Oakville, Ontario

Currently: Playing modern music icon Irving Berlin in the toe-tapping off-Broadway debut of Roundabout’s new “play with music” Tin Pan Alley Rag

Fame! Though he comes from a long line of self-taught musicians, Therriault didn’t consider performing until he was 12. “This is really corny, but I was watching a Fame-style TV ...

Is that piano music we hear wafting from off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre? It should be, since that's where the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tin Pan Alley Rag made its debut on July 14. The new "play with music," penned by Mark Saltzman, imagines a meeting between two of the most influential American composers in history, ragtime king Scott ...

Complete casting has been announced for Roundabout Theater Company’s New York premiere of the new Mark Saltzman musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag. The show, featuring music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin and directed by Stafford Arima, begins previews at the Laura Pels Theatre on June 12, with opening set for July 14.

The Tin Pan ...

The Roundabout Theatre Company will present New York premiere of new Mark Saltzman musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag at off-Broadway’s Laura Pels Theater, beginning previews June 12 with opening set for July 14. The production, featuring the music and lyrics of Irving Berling and Scott Joplin, will be directed by Stafford Arima. Complete casting and creative team details ...