JBN sits down with musical theatre performer and Weight Watchers Ambassador Melanie Kann (www.melaniekann.com) to discuss success, both on and off the stage -- as well as on and off the scale. Song premiere: "Must Be Nice" from STANDALONE, A SONG CYCLE (music and lyrics by Joel B. New). Episode recorded on March 24th, 2013.

JBN sits down with musical theatre performer and Weight Watchers Ambassador Melanie Kann (www.melaniekann.com) to discuss success, both on and off the stage -- as well as on and off the scale. Song premiere: "Must Be Nice" from STANDALONE, A SONG CYCLE (music and lyrics by Joel B. New). Episode recorded on March 24th, 2013.

JBN sits down with Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, aka The Skivvies, an award-winning NYC musical duo that does stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only are the arrangements stripped down - cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica - but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform (www.theskivviesnyc.com). Song Premiere: "Time Killers" from Joel B. New's TO HELL AND BACK. This episode was recorded on March 9th, 2013.

JBN sits down with Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, aka The Skivvies, an award-winning NYC musical duo that does stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only are the arrangements stripped down - cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica - but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform (www.theskivviesnyc.com). Song Premiere: "Time Killers" from Joel B. New's TO HELL AND BACK. This episode was recorded on March 9th, 2013.

JBN sits down with award-winning choreographer Roy Lightner (www.facebook.com/roylightner.choreographer). Song Premiere: "Hold," a trunk song from an earlier conceptualization of TO HELL AND BACK. Episode recorded on March 13th, 2013.

JBN sits down with award-winning choreographer Roy Lightner (www.facebook.com/roylightner.choreographer). Song Premiere: "Hold," a trunk song from an earlier conceptualization of TO HELL AND BACK. Episode recorded on March 13th, 2013.

JBN sits down with Liz Ulmer, a champion and producer of new work (www.ulmertheatricals). Song Premiere: "I Pass A Sign (Guitar Arrangement)" from STANDALONE: A SONG CYCLE, music and lyrics by Joel B. New. Interview recording date: 3/3/13. Song recorded live on 3/30/13 at the Queens Guitar School (queensguitarschool.com), with Joel B. New and Ivan Orellana on guitar.

JBN sits down with Liz Ulmer, a champion and producer of new work (www.ulmertheatricals). Song Premiere: "I Pass A Sign (Guitar Arrangement)" from STANDALONE: A SONG CYCLE, music and lyrics by Joel B. New. Interview recording date: 3/3/13. Song recorded live on 3/30/13 at the Queens Guitar School (queensguitarschool.com), with Joel B. New and Ivan Orellana on guitar.

"RSVP" - a chamber musical.Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joel B. New.Directed by Lori Wolter Hudson.Cast:Greg Etling as "Michael Walker",Jenny Neale as "Susan",Scott Guthrie as "The Stranger"."RSVP" was recorded live at Ripley-Grier Studios in NYC on 3/16/13 (www.ripleygrier.com). Sound design by Emily Auciello.About The Piece: "RSVP" takes place in Middle America in the early 1970’s. To be specific, this is the morning of Michael and Susan’s wedding. Michael is a nonfiction writer by trade, but on this morning – when he should be getting ready for the ceremony – he finds himself fixated on his first attempt at fiction. Writing what he knows, Michael creates the protagonist in his own image. However, when his fictional self is confronted with a familiar stranger from the future, the real Michael is unprepared to face some facts.For more info, please visit www.joelbnew.com.

"RSVP" - a chamber musical.

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joel B. New.

Directed by Lori Wolter Hudson.

Cast:

Greg Etling as "Michael Walker",

Jenny Neale as "Susan",

Scott Guthrie as "The Stranger".

"RSVP" was recorded live at Ripley-Grier Studios in NYC on 3/16/13 (www.ripleygrier.com). Sound design by Emily Auciello.

About The Piece: "RSVP" takes place in Middle America in the early 1970’s. To be specific, this is the morning of Michael and Susan’s wedding. Michael is a nonfiction writer by trade, but on this morning – when he should be getting ready for the ceremony – he finds himself fixated on his first attempt at fiction. Writing what he knows, Michael creates the protagonist in his own image. However, when his fictional self is confronted with a familiar stranger from the future, the real Michael is unprepared to face some facts.

For more info, please visit www.joelbnew.com.