NEWS – DANA P. ROWE

Eastwick Makes Top 13 Most Chilling & Thrilling Musicals Of All Time

Thank you, Pat Cerasaro, of BroadwayWorld.Com for including us in this stellar list. We couldn’t be more pleased and proud. “With perhaps the most undervalued and criminally underrated score on a list overflowing with exceptional song stacks, Dana Rowe and John Dempsey’s THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK is one of the most impressive musicals of the…

Fine Company, Indeed!

John Barrowman, Philip Quast, Kathryn Evans and Krysten Cummings. What’s not to love? Could not be more pleased or honored to be in such fine company. Click here for the full article.

InDepth InterView: Dana Rowe on BroadwayWorld.com

Dana Gabe Erin and John at Signature Theatre

by Pat Cerasaro Today we are talking to the composing half of one of the most talented and consistently exciting songwriting teams in musical theatre, Dempsey/Rowe – the force behind ZOMBIE PROM, THE FIX, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, and, now, the brand new rock musical at Washington, D.C.’s lauded and progressive Signature…

What The Critics Are Saying

“Dempsey’s lyrics are exceptionally witty, and Rowe’s music jaunty and tuneful, yet with the sophisticated sweep of a Sondheim.” ~ TIME Magazine “Lovingly propelled by a quirkily exuberant musical score by composer Dana P. Rowe that bursts with melody and musical wit.” ~ Mark Shenton, The Stage “Wickedly enjoyable.” ~ TIME Magazine “Something out of…

New Audiobook Release: My Favorite Uncle – An LGBTQ Comedy that Resonates

Narrating this story has strengthened my passion for works that champion love and self-acceptance, and I hope listeners find as much warmth and joy in it as I did. Available now on Audible.

“Lessons in Creativity…” Available for Pre-Order Now. #1 New Release in Theater

We are thrilled to announce that our book “Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters” is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Even though it doesn’t officially publish until December, we’re already hitting #1 in Theater Books and #9 in Music Books on Amazon! 🎉 Our book combines art and science for a mix of research, anecdotes, hands-on…

2023 The Jimmy Awards feature a selection from “Zombie Prom” (watch the Video)

Sing it, Denver Dickenson Jr! Denver sings a snippet of “Exposé” from Zombie Prom – The Musical at minute 5:30 and absolutely nails it! I’m so proud of him and *all* of The Jimmy Awards celebrated students! And, c’mon, how delightful to have our show, Zombie Prom represented among classic shows like Anastasia, Chicago, and…

Original “The Fix” Team Members Reunite for “See Jane Run” in Key West

Check out this excellent BroadwayWorld article about my reunion with Krysten Cummings when she joined the cast of See Jane Run in Key West at The Studios of Key West. For the first time since it premiered at London’s Donmar Warehouse in 1997, two original team members behind the cult-favorite musical The Fix have reunited for a show in…

Dana P. Rowe Listed Among Top Fifteen Coaches in New York, NY by Influence Digest for 2023

I was honored and thrilled when I discovered I was listed among the top fifteen coaches in New York, NY, by Influence Digest for 2023. As a musical theatre composer and a coach, I see coaching and music as parallel passions that empower and inspire each other. Whether working with creative professionals or C-Suite executives,…

Creativity, Emotions and the Arts is Published! [New Collaboration]

I’m so happy to have co-authored a chapter for the book, Creativity, Emotion, and the Arts, with my amazing creative friend, James C. Kaufman. Always a pleasure, James! Rowe, D. P., & Kaufman, J. C. (in press). How different levels of creativity in the arts can help achieve meaning, legacy, and symbolic immortality In Z.…

Celebration! Our Book Will Be Published By Routledge Press

WhooHoo! We signed the contract, and it’s official! ‘Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters’ a book I have co-authored with my good friend and collaborator James C. Kaufman, will be published by Routledge of the Taylor & Francis Group! I couldn’t be more thrilled! Some of you might remember that our working title was…

Sony Music Entertainment’s Human Resources Now Known as People Experience

I was so proud to be part of the BADASS Leadership development team for Sony Music Entertainment.

What do you do when your director and two of your leading players test positive for Covid or are indisposed days before rehearsals begin for a one-night-only staged concert?

You do the impossible, of course. And you make it a triumphant success like this extraordinary team of actors, dancers, musicians, and technicians did when they brought The Witches of Eastwick to life for one-night-only on Monday, June 20th. But apparently, it wasn’t challenging enough that we only had six (SIX: 1, 2, 3, 4,…

Carrie Hope Fletcher, Danielle Steers and Laura Pitt-Pulford join The Witches of Eastwick concert

I’m over the moon to reveal more casting for our one-night-only concert of The Witches of Eastwick at the Sondheim Theatre in London’s West End on June 20, 2022. The three witches joining the previously revealed award-winning actor Giles Terera in the show, playing for one night only on 20 June 2022, will be Carrie…