Curtis Moore performing in The Bridge Project: Richard III
July 1, 2011
Richard III

Curtis Moore is very happy to have been asked back to be part of the third and final year of the Bridge Project, which opened to rave reviews at London's Old Vic Theater in July.

This production reunites Sam Mendes and Kevin Spacey for the first time since American Beauty, and marks Curtis' fifth Bridge production with Mendes and composer Mark Bennett, having previous collaborated on The Winter's Tale, The Cherry Orchard, As You Like It, and The Tempest.

Richard III opens at BAM in January 2012, after a world tour in the fall of 2011.

Check out the video.

Richard III
Curtis Moore
The Curtain Rises on The Broadway Blog
March 9, 2011
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Trickybox writer Tom Mizer in conjunction with Passport Magazine launches The Broadway Blog, a website devoted to the world of theater in New York City and beyond. With new columns released every Wednesday as well as updates on the most recent buzz, the blog will feature intimate interviews with the artists on stage and behind the scenes, review round-ups for the latest openings and VIP tips on how to make your trip to see a show the best it can be.

Thomas Mizer
Timon of Athens at the Public Theater
February 24, 2011
Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens opens at the Public Theater with an electric guitar score composed by Trickybox writer Curtis Moore. With an cast led by Richard Thomas and directed by Barry Edelstein, this production marks the debut of the Public Theater's Public LAB SHAKESPEARE program.

Timon of Athens
Curtis Moore
Venice Named Year's Best Musical - Top 10 best plays and musicals by Time Magazine
November 18, 2010
Uzo Aduba in Venice at KC Rep

Venice, a musical collaboration between Eric Rosen, Matt Sax, and Trickybox Artist Curtis Moore, opened in Kansas city on April 18, 2010 to across the board Raves. Check out some of the reviews:

"Venice is [an] ambitious and expansive work, combining elements of Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, Brechtian allegory and dystopian political fable, all enhanced by rap narration and a melodic, rock-influenced score that is one of the most winning I have heard onstage in years."

Time Magazine, May 14, 2010

"Venice is hot.  As is in: Emotionally hot...

Venice
Curtis Moore
Introducing Valérie MacCarthy
November 10, 2010
Valerie MacCarthy

Check out these two new videos of singer/jewelry designer Valérie MacCarthy. Songs written and produced by Trickybox artist Curtis Moore and Dan Lipton, directed by Andreas von Scheele.

Long Day - Valerie MacCarthy.

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Curtis Moore
Valérie MacCarthy
Dan Lipton
Venice to open at Kansas City Rep
March 10, 2010
Matt Sax

A new musical, with collaborators Matt Sax (Clay), Eric Rosen, and Curtis Moore, premieres at the Kansas City Rep theater on April 16th. Commissioned by the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles, the score combines hip hop, R&B, and art song.

Venice
Curtis Moore
The Bridge Project season two opens at BAM
January 24, 2010
As You Like It

Shakespeare's As You Like It opens on January 24, 2010 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.    Curtis Moore is the Music Coordinator and associate composer on this joint collaboration between The Old Vic in London, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions.  

The Bridge Project
Curtis Moore
Mark Bennett
Broadway's Brightest Stars Sing "Stagecoach Mary"
November 2, 2009
Kate Baldwin/Montego Glover

Broadway's newest leading ladies Kate Baldwin ("Finian's Rainbow") and Montego Glover ("Memphis") join a cast of New York's most-acclaimed talents on the demo of "The Legend of Stagecoach Mary." From the new musical by Trickybox collaborators Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore, the complete recordings include songs sung by Julia Murney and Brian d Arcy James, as well as four brand new tracks for the fall of 2009 featuring...

The Legend of Stagecoach Mary
Curtis Moore
Thomas Mizer
Kate Baldwin
Montego Glover
Go Globe-Trotting with Thomas Mizer & Passport TV
November 2, 2009
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Trickybox writer and Passport TV correspondent Thomas Mizer has been filing reports from around the world and now you can join him on his video adventures:

Thomas Mizer
Clear Blue Tuesday premieres at the New York Music Theater Festival
September 7, 2009
Clear Blue Tuesday

Curtis Moore is proud to be part of the team working together on Clear Blue Tuesday, a new movie which explores the lives of eleven New Yorkers post 9/11. The movie is directed by Elizabeth Lucas, with script and songs written in collaboration with the cast. Trickybox artist Curtis Moore composed the score and produced the track “The Ritual.”   Clear Blue Tuesday premieres at the Quad Cinema in New York in September 2010.

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Clear Blue Tuesday
Clear Blue Tuesday
Curtis Moore
Elizabeth Lucas
Curtis Moore music directs Into The Woods
September 7, 2009
Into The Woods - Kansas City

Curtis is collaborating with director Moisés Kaufman on a new interpretation of Sondheim’s Into The Woods, starring Tony nominee Euan Morton (Taboo), Brynn O'Malley (Sunday In The Park With George), Zachary Prince (Jersey Boys), and Michele Ragusa (Titanic).

Into The Woods
Curtis Moore
Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer receive a Jonathan Larson Grant
March 2, 2009
Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore

Trickybox collaborators Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore are extremely honored to have been selected to receive a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant in recognition of their theatrical work, including the new musicals Triangle and The Legend of Stagecoach Mary. Administered by the American Theatre Wing, the Larson Grant is dedicated to honoring emerging talent and infusing the music theatre community with new work. The songwriting team’s music was...

The Legend of Stagecoach Mary
Triangle
Curtis Moore
Thomas Mizer
Thomas Mizer Gets Seduced by Barcelona for Passport Magazine
January 2, 2009
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Get seduced by Barcelona as Thomas Mizer travels to Spain on a journey filled with astonishing architecture, fabulous food, and a few romantic surprises. Grab some tapas and check out Tom's latest dispatch for Passport Magazine.

Thomas Mizer
The Legend of Stagecoach Mary presented at NAMT 2008
October 19, 2008
The Legend of Stagecoach Mary

The Legend of Stagecoach Mary was presented as part of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals on October 20th and 21st of 2008. Trickybox collaborators Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer turn the idea of the real American hero on its head. That unexpected, true-life hero is Mary Fields, an ex-slave who heads to the Wild West to find freedom, adventure, and a good strong whiskey.

The Legend of Stagecoach Mary
Curtis Moore
Thomas Mizer
Go West
Something's Gotta Give
Let It Ride
Matthew Brookshire releases new album
March 30, 2008
Matthew Brookshire
Matthew Brookshire has released his sophomore solo album. Produced by Curtis Moore, these are some of the team's most favorite songs to date.
Best Friend
Curtis Moore
Matthew Brookshire
Curtis Moore Orchestrates GrooveLily's Striking 12
August 31, 2007

Curtis Moore provided an expanded orchestration for GrooveLily's musical, Striking 12. This expanded version is available for rental and performance through Theatrical Rights Worldwide.

Striking 12
Curtis Moore
GrooveLily
Curtis Moore works on Rufus Wainwright's "Release the Stars" Tour
April 14, 2007
Rufus Wainwright

Trickybox artist Curtis Moore collaborated with producer and engineer Scott Lehrer on the stems for Rufus Wainwright's 2007 world tour.

Curtis Moore
Shawna Stone Releases Debut Album
March 16, 2007
Shawna Stone, Curtis Moore, and Matthew Brookshire

Trickybox collaborators Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire celebrate the release of Siren with recording artist Shawna Stone. Matthew and Curtis worked with Shawna, helping develop a fresh classical crossover sound that lead to her deal with EMI/Manhattan Records. They are currently working with award winning producer Peter Asher on songs for her upcoming solo recording.

Siren
Curtis Moore
Matthew Brookshire
Shawna Stone
Triangle selected to be presented at The O'Neill Center
July 29, 2006

Following a commission from Williamstown in 2005, Triangle, the new romantic musical by Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer, was selected as one of only two new works presented at the 2006 National Music Theater Conference. Under the direction of Robert Longbottom (Sideshow), this original, full-length piece received a two-week workshop and four public readings (beginning July 22) at the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Center in Waterford, Connecticut.

Triangle
Curtis Moore
Thomas Mizer
New York Theatrical Debut of The Bus To Buenos Aires at E.S.T.
June 6, 2006
The Bus To Buenos Aires

Mizer and Moore's one-act musical had its New York Premiere Production as part of Ensemble Studio Theater’s trend-setting Marathon 2006. Opening June 13, the cast included Sebastian LaCause (Broadway’s Rocky Horror) and Jennie Eisenhower (Barrymore Award Winner).

Reviews:

"a touching mini-musical (it's easy to see Antonio Banderas in the lead, should it ever be expanded to movie length)"

New York Times, June 22, 2006

"The belle of this theatrical ball might just be Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore...

The Bus To Buenos Aires
Curtis Moore
Thomas Mizer
Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire make short list for Oscars
December 16, 2005
Palindromes

Variety announces that three songs from the Todd Solondz film, Palindromes, have made the final elegibility list of 42 songs for consideration for the original song Oscar. Trickybox songwriters Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire, along with Eytan Mirsky wrote, produced, and performed the songs.

Palindromes
Curtis Moore
Matthew Brookshire
Reviews for Palindromes
April 30, 2005
Palindromes, a film by Todd Solondz

"Half ’NSync, half Polyphonic Spree--spirited songs with lyrics like 'Everybody has a right to be born.' This Solondz tableau isn’t designed to induce snickers—the music is catchy and the kids are charming, no matter what you think of their ‘message.’"

New York Magazine

"…and when we see them perform the catchy-creepy teen-pop number 'This Is the Way (That Jesus Made Us),' the layers of irony are head-spinning."

Entertainment Weekly

"When he shows us those handicapped Christian kids singing and boogying away, you...

Music From Palindromes
Palindromes
This Is The Way
Nobody Jesus But You
Positive Reviews for Tiffany
August 30, 2003

"A smartly silly farce custom-tailored for the Urinetown crowd … "Be a Little Less Stupid," the finale, is one of the best new comic songs to come along in ages."

Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2003

"Moore's music is infectious, most notably the anthem "Let America Come" and "Be a Little Less Stupid.""

American Theater Web, August 2003

"The plot has endless twists. The references to Tiffany's past television films -- all a chance to further parody the plots and titles -- are dead on … Everyone, including the...

For The Love of Tiffany
Curtis Moore
Matthew Brookshire
Thomas Mizer