On May 21 and 22 at 7p, Scott will be part of a staged reading of Carol Costa’s play Lottery of Life, directed by Andrea Andresakis. Lottery of Life tells the touching and funny story about four unlikely roommates who meet in a VA Hospital cancer ward in the 70s and forge deep bonds despite their disparate races and background. Scott plays the orderly Kevin and Dr. Bronson alongside an extremely talented and accomplished cast and creative team. The performance on the 21st is at the Ellington Room in Manhattan Plaza (the setting of Alicia Keys’ Hells Kitchen) at 400 W 43rd Street and the 22nd at The Lambs Club (where Lerner & Loewe met) at 3 W 51st Street. RSVP to Andrea_Andresakis@yahoo.com; tickets are free, though The Lambs Club has a $10 “suggested donation” to enter the space. A reception will follow both performances
David: A New Musical at AMT Theater
This summer, Scott will be performing as part of the ensemble of David: A New Musical at the AMT Theater, as well as understudying Young David and Jonathan. In David, we see an aging King David and the prophet Nathan spending a day verbally sparring while contemplating their legacies and the choices David made as he rose to the throne, with a beautiful score, witty dialogue, and a very talented cast. Performances run June 1-July 13, with 7pm shows Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2p matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and 3p matinees on Sundays at the AMT Theater (354 W. 45th Street). More information is available here and tickets here.
Lights Up! Season 4
Lights Up!, the Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s podcast celebrating new plays and playwrights, is back with another season of 10-minute play readings and interviews with playwrights hosted by Dana Colagiovanni and Christy Gallo! Scott is featured in episodes 1 and 3. In episode 1 (listen here), Scott plays Father Time in the delightful romantic comedy “Three Seconds to Midnight” by John Mabey with Charlene Hong-White and SJ Lester, directed by Joel Sanchez-Avantes. In episode 3 (listen here), Scott plays Neeley/Cornelius in the sweet and moving “Words to that Effect” by P.J. Hartland with Bronte Upshaw, also directed by Joel Sanchez-Avantes. Check out the full podcast here or wherever you listen to podcasts—it’s a great listen and window into the world of playwrights!
When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
From November 17-20, 2022, Scott will be performing in a concert reading of When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street, presented by Living Lotus Projects and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. It is a delightful 1-hour family musical based on the award-winning picture book by Elsa Rael, which tells the story of Zeesie–a bright, inquisitive girl on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1935–and what surprises await her and her very stern grandfather on Simchat Torah, when they have no choice but to go to temple together while Mama is giving birth to a son, who Zaydeh hopes will finally be the one to carry on his legacy. Scott will be playing Zeesie's proud Papa and the temple Cantor. There are four performances, all at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place, NYC): November 17 at noon and 7pm, November 18 at noon and November 20 at 2pm. The 7pm show on November 17th is a benefit for the Zeesie Project and the Museum of Jewish Heritage andboth it and the November 20 performance are also available on livestream. Tickets and more information are available at Theater: When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street | mjhnyc.org
Lights Up! Season 3
Season three of Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s podcast about play-writing and playwrights is out, and Scott is one of the readers on two of this season’s featured ten-minute plays. In the second episode of the season, he plays Sonny, one of a pair of Ehrus on their way to board Noah’s ark, in The Ones Left Behind by Rebecca Dzida . In the seventh episode, he reads Ethan, a young man who carefully tends to his Alzheimers-suffering mother, in Mothers and Other Strangers by F.J. Hartland. Check out the podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lights-up/id1530836392 (also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts and a whole variety of platforms)
The Good Doctor at Washington Stage Guild
Scott will be rejoining the Washington Stage Guild this fall as The Younger Man in Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor, directed by Laura Giannarelli. In this delightful 1973 comedy, a narrator and four other actors each play a variety of characters in a series of vignettes, marrying Simon’s wit to a selection of Anton Chekhov’s short stories and other writings. The show runs from September 29-October 23, 2022 at the Undercroft Theatre (900 Massachusetts Avenue, NW), with performances with performances Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2:30pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 2:30pm. For more information, see https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/The-Washington-Stage-Guild-Opens-37th-Season-With-THE-GOOD-DOCTOR-by-Neil-Simon-and-Anton-Chekhov-20220906 or www.stageguild.org . Tickets are available at https://stageguild.org/buy-tickets/
Lights Up! Podcast Season 2 - Survival Strategy
The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s Lights Up! Podcast is back for another season of reading short unpublished plays and interviewing their authors. Season 2 kicks off with Survival Strategy by Donna Hoke, a smart comedy; Scott rejoins Marcia Parks for the table read as Jerry and Jenny, coworkers whose marriages are missing … something. Check out the podcast at https://anchor.fm/etchattanooga (also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and a whole variety of platforms)
Lights Up! Podcast Season Finale
Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s podcast “Lights Up!” ended their first season by asking all of the season’s featured playwrights to submit monologues on topics that they would like to bring the lights up on in 2021. As part of the season finale episode, Scott performed “The Jitters”, a sweet monologue with comedy and heart, written by Daniel Guyton, whose play BRITTLE was featured in Episode 6. Lights Up! celebrates theatre with readings of short plays, interviews/discussions with playwrights and fun bonus playwrighting competitions. Check out the podcast at https://anchor.fm/etchattanooga (also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and a whole variety of platforms)
The Mad Ones Engine
The Mad Ones Engine, which takes viewers on a unique randomized “road trip” through Kerrigan & Lowdermilk’s The Mad Ones through the visions of twenty different teams, is now live! Scott led a team of talented friends in NYC to create a short film of Section 17 (viewable as a standalone at https://youtu.be/yR2CnMK6jLw) and acted with several international teams on versions of Sections 1, 3 and 6. You can experience the The Mad Ones Road Trip shuffle at https://engine.themadonesmusical.com/
To make sure you see Scott’s scenes as part of your experience, click "Plan Your Trip", then click "People", search for his name and hit select, then click "Good" and "Let's Go" and enjoy!
The Mad Ones Lab Launch Event
During the month of October, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk hosted a digital workshop of their musical, The Mad Ones, in which theatre-makers from around the world collaborated to create digital "shorts" that, put together on the new "The Mad Ones Engine" platform, will allow viewers to watch a digitally shuffled version of the musical from 20 different perspectives/concepts. Scott led a team of talented friends in NYC to film the song "Drive" (section 17 of the show) and also acted as Adam in several other sections--links and more to come soon.
The Mad Ones Engine is launching on Sunday evening, with previews of all of the videos, commentary from Brian, Kait and special guests from the show's development and history (including Jeremy Jordan, Patti Murin, Laura Osnes and more), and the first randomized Mad Ones Engine show--one of millions of possible combinations. The launch will be live at youtube.com/user/kerriganlowdermilk at 7pm on Sunday, November 8; more information is available at https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jeremy-Jordan-Patti-Murin-Laura-Osnes-and-More-Join-THE-MAD-ONES-LAB-Road-Trip.
The Rental on Lights Up! Podcast
Scott read the role of Harold, the perfect Rent-A-Boyfriend and Sonia’s birthday present for a day, in Mark Harvey Levine’s short play “The Rental”, a charming comedy, in episode 4 of Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s podcast “Lights Up!”. Lights Up! celebrates theatre with readings of short plays, interviews/discussions with playwrights and fun bonus playwrighting competitions. Check out the podcast at https://anchor.fm/etchattanooga (also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and a whole variety of platforms)
December Concerts
Scott will be singing in a few concerts this week:
First off, he’s singing in the Eleventh Annual New York City Christmas: A Concert to Benefit ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty), alongside Kate Baldwin, Chester Gregory, Bonnie MIlliigan and more amazing Broadway artists, under the music direction of Lynne Shankel. 7pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Ave) on Monday December 9! Tickets and more information at https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2019/a/astep-2019/
Next up, he’ll be a guest singer in his talented friend Katherine RIddle’s cabaret, “Tell Me A Story” at the Duplex Cabaret (61 Christopher Street) at 4pm on Saturday December 14, Tickets at https://www.purplepass.com/#194252/The_Duplex-Katherine_Riddle:_%E2%80%9CTell_Me_a_Story%E2%80%9D-The_Duplex_Cabaret_Theatre-December-14-2019.html
HOT Festival - Those Musclebound Cowboys...
Scott will play Evan Cantrell in a staged reading of the new musical comedy Those Musclebound Cowboys From Snake Pit Gulch as part of the HOT Festival at Dixon Place. The show is a campy, fun wild west fantasy, in which the Cantrell brothers ride into Snake Pit Gulch to recover their father’s jumped gold claim and learn about life and themselves, falling in love and helping to solve the Sherrif’s murder in the process… One night only, 7:30pm at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street). More information at http://dixonplace.org/performances/those-musclebound-cowboys-from-snake-pit-gulch-7-18-2019/
The Cradle Will Rock - Theater 2020
Scott will be playing Larry Foreman, Stevie, and Dick in Theater 2020’s production of Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock from June 7-30 in Brooklyn. Tickets and more information are available at www.theater2020.com and https://th2020cradle.brownpapertickets.com/
Love True Just For You
SInger-songwriter John Tracy just released his latest single, “Love True Just For You”, on Thrive Global and Scott is featured as the love interest in the music video, directed and produced by Hoopla Media. See the video below:
NYC Concert 11/1--TGS Sings Andrew Lippa
Scott is singing an amazing Andrew Lippa song from The Wild Party at a concert celebrating his music, alongside a group of excellent singers who all workshopped their pieces with the composer himself! Should be a really exciting show—7pm at the Duplex on Thursday, November 1. Tickets and more information are available here.
Elephant Insurance Safety Spot --Now Running
TV viewers in IN and TN—keep an eye out for this spot, featuring Scott as a goofy dad running through his pre-drive safety checklist with his cute kiddo. Other viewers can watch the spot here:
Arsenic and Old Lace at ELTC
From July 25-September 1, Scott will be playing Mortimer Brewster in the madcap midcentury comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace at East Lynne Theater Company. In it, Mortimer spends a memorable 24 hours with his kooky aunts, crazy brothers, new fiancee and a surprising number of dead bodies for a peaceful Brooklyn home... Performances are at 8pm Wednesdays-Saturdays from July 25-September 1. Tickets and more information are available at www.eastlynnetheater.org
On the Sunny Side of the Street at ELTC
This summer, Scott is singing and dancing in a world-premiere musical review at the East Lynne Theater Company celebrating the work of prolific lyricist Dorothy Fields, who worked with composers including Jimmy McHugh, Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman and more over a career spanning almost 50 years of popular music and film and broadway scores. Conceived by music director Charlie Gilbert and director Gayle Shahlhuth, On the Sunny Side of the Street stars Scott along with Annemarie Rosano, Joilet Harris and Melissa Zimmerman in a joyful celebration of some of Dorothy Fields's most (and least) famous songs, from "The Way You Look Tonight" to "Where Am I Going" and many more. The show runs June 13-July 21, Wednesday-Saturday evenings at 8:30pm (no show July 4, added show July 8) in scenic Cape May, NJ. Tickets and more information at www.eastlynnetheater.org
WSG Reading of Mrs. Warren's Profession
On Wednesday, April 4, Scott will be playing Frank Gardner, a young flirt, in a reading of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession with the Washington Stage Guild, directed by Bill Largess. The reading is free and will take place at 7pm in the Undercroft Theatre, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW