He was hilarious, and his music moved me so much. There are so many great songs in A New Brain, but I became particularly obsessed with And They'reOff. I loved getting to be on the inside for the first time with that show. ...
Taking notes at Graciela Daniele's apartment when he played Anytime (I Am There) for the first time for her and for James. That song wowed me and I was stunned when it didn't make it into the show (it ultimately ended up in his beautiful Elegies). ...
But what a great lesson for an aspiring dramatist. My last day with Bill was the first day of rehearsal for A New Brain at LCT - I was still a student and couldn't assist him full time. ...
But over the years I got to say hello to him here and there and he was always curious and gracious and funny and happy to see that I was carving out some kind of life. And from A New Brain, I got to work with James Lapine when he directed my play Modern Orthodox ...
...and then later with Malcolm Gets in Party Come Here and Liz Larsen in Radio Girl, not to mention the Party Come Here demo Chip Zien did for me and David Kirshenbaum. RIP. END
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