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Unforgettable Collaborations in Salzburg
Concert Snaps, Memorable Meet and Greets, Candid Behind-the-Scene Moments, and Beyond! Last week I got back from Salzburg, Austria where I go to experience two of my dreams colliding: to have created a show-stopper concerto for harpists that so excites an audience...![How Artist Ellen Lebow helps me tell my story … over decades](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/GC_Poster_Lebow_source-goldencage.jpg)
How Artist Ellen Lebow helps me tell my story … over decades
In January we had the final reading of my musical “The Golden Cage”, videotaped it on two new iPhone 11’s … and then spent 6 weeks trying to figure out how to get the video off the !#@$$! phones. Finally, in desperation, I reached out to Eclipse Video in...![The Golden Cage Rehearsals (Photoblog)](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/0037-Sara-200104-gc-not-the-only-one-961x675.jpg)
The Golden Cage Rehearsals (Photoblog)
We Come Alive through Others I’ve been working on my fantasy musical, “The Golden Cage,” for what seems like forever – and this week we finally started the Workshop Phase! The 2-Character musical is about a Bird-Man who’s been searching...![Artist Sketches of The Golden Cage (including mine!)](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/goldencage-youtube-artist-illustrations-ellen-lebow-1080x675.jpg)
Artist Sketches of The Golden Cage (including mine!)
When I create a show, I almost always work with an visual artist who brings the show alive for me visually with original illustrations. But first I draw them myself. In this video I’m showing you the drawings I made for “The Golden Cage” and then how...![12-Minutes in the Golden Cage – A Musical Synopsis](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/golden-cage-SQUARE-12-min-image-youtube-video-for-blog-dhc-1080x675.jpg)
12-Minutes in the Golden Cage – A Musical Synopsis
This is a ‘work-video’ of my musical “The Golden Cage” that I made for my development collaborator, Paul Gordon. It’s a 12-minute ‘short story’ version – or musical synopsis – of the 75-minute, 2-character show....![Do you read me?? What is readability?](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tim-dhc-rehearse-tzc-pointing-68011_1000x675.jpg)
Do you read me?? What is readability?
After spending the last 3 years editing and updating my musical “The Golden Cage,” music director Tim Maurice and I are diving into the process of editing another musical of mine, “The Zero Club.” It’s a musical about a troupe of anti-nuclear guerrilla-theater...![Speed Dating with Producers & Writers](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/speeddate-tru.jpg)
Speed Dating with Producers & Writers
I was in NYC just one week ago today for a “Writer-Producer” speed date presented by the “Theater Resources Unlimited” (TruOnline.org) folks. It was GREAT!!! Despite the fact that I locked myself out of my cellphone (I recommend NOT ever doing...![The Golden Cage: Project Update](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-16-at-10.41.18-AM.jpg)
The Golden Cage: Project Update
The last month has been an intense one working on my musical “The Golden Cage.” After a NYC reading earlier this year, I started rewriting the beginning and ending of the show. After NYC reading, I started rewriting the beginning & ending of the show....![PlayActing](https://hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PLAYACTING1.png)