Michael Blevins & Beth Clary
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Michael Blevins and Beth Clary are co-authors on the musical "Count To Ten" that played Off-Broadway at the Theatre of Saint Clements in New York City
. Blevins is the bookwriter of the musical and co-authored the lyrics with Clary. The music for "Count To Ten" was created by Michael Blevins, Bruce Sacks, Scott Knipe and David Wollenberger.
Blevins attended New York University
's Tisch School of the Arts
and the University of North Carolina
. He performed at Opryland USA
, in Nashville
for a couple of years in the late 1970s before relocating to New York where he enjoyed a successful career as an actor, with numerous credits on the Broadway
stage and also in films that include, "Chaplin" with Robert Downey Jr.
and Diane Lane
, and "A Chorus Line
" in which he played the role "Mark". Michael Blevins is a published playwright and a respected New York performing arts educator and director/choreographer. Blevins and "Count To Ten" received the 2008 National Youth Theatre Award for Best New Musical. Blevins also received an Honorable Mention for his choreography for "Count To Ten" in the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival
's "Best of Fest" Awards. Blevins was a featured actor in the Theatre @ Saint Clements production produced by The Group Theatre Too.
Beth Clary, graduated from Ball State University
and was an Ole Olsen Theatrical Scholarship recipient. She began her performing career at the early age of 9 appearing in the World's Largest Amateur Circus in Peru, Indiana
for 10 years. She founded, created and the now noted French Wood Circus in Handcock, NY at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
where she worked with Blevins and began her first collaborative effort as lyricist on "Count To Ten". A mother of six, she lives in New Palestine, Indiana
with her husband, Randy.
In addition to the Off-Broadway production at the Theatre at Saint Clements, the Blevins and Clary musical, "Count To Ten" has played over 50 performances across the nation including venues from New Jersey
to Tennessee
and has been featured on BroadwayWorld.com and in Stage Directions and Dance Spirit Magazine. A percentage of revenues from two different New York productions went to support the Broadway League's New Producer's Alliance. Live theatrical production's of the Blevins/Clary musical are licensed through ProductionRights.org.
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. Blevins is the bookwriter of the musical and co-authored the lyrics with Clary. The music for "Count To Ten" was created by Michael Blevins, Bruce Sacks, Scott Knipe and David Wollenberger.
Blevins attended New York University
New York University
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's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
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and the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
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. He performed at Opryland USA
Opryland USA
Opryland USA was an amusement park located in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally from 1972 until 1997...
, in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
for a couple of years in the late 1970s before relocating to New York where he enjoyed a successful career as an actor, with numerous credits on the Broadway
Broadway theatre
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stage and also in films that include, "Chaplin" with Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the...
and Diane Lane
Diane Lane
Diane Lane is an American film actress.Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at the age of 13 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. Soon after, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine...
, and "A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line (film)
A Chorus Line is a 1985 musical film directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Michael Douglas. The screenplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the Tony Award-winning book of the 1975 stage production of the same name by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante...
" in which he played the role "Mark". Michael Blevins is a published playwright and a respected New York performing arts educator and director/choreographer. Blevins and "Count To Ten" received the 2008 National Youth Theatre Award for Best New Musical. Blevins also received an Honorable Mention for his choreography for "Count To Ten" in the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival
New York Musical Theatre Festival
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is an annual three-week fall Festival which presents more than thirty new musicals at venues in New York City's midtown theater district...
's "Best of Fest" Awards. Blevins was a featured actor in the Theatre @ Saint Clements production produced by The Group Theatre Too.
Beth Clary, graduated from Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
and was an Ole Olsen Theatrical Scholarship recipient. She began her performing career at the early age of 9 appearing in the World's Largest Amateur Circus in Peru, Indiana
Peru, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,994 people, 5,410 households, and 3,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,815.5 people per square mile . There were 5,943 housing units at an average density of 1,287.7 per square mile...
for 10 years. She founded, created and the now noted French Wood Circus in Handcock, NY at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
On a majestic hillside, high in the Catskill Mountain Region of New York less than three hours from New York City is French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts . A family run camp since 1970, French Woods has been the innovative leader of individualized programming for children...
where she worked with Blevins and began her first collaborative effort as lyricist on "Count To Ten". A mother of six, she lives in New Palestine, Indiana
New Palestine, Indiana
New Palestine is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana, along Sugar Creek. The population was 2,055 at the 2010 census.-History:...
with her husband, Randy.
In addition to the Off-Broadway production at the Theatre at Saint Clements, the Blevins and Clary musical, "Count To Ten" has played over 50 performances across the nation including venues from New Jersey
New Jersey
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to Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and has been featured on BroadwayWorld.com and in Stage Directions and Dance Spirit Magazine. A percentage of revenues from two different New York productions went to support the Broadway League's New Producer's Alliance. Live theatrical production's of the Blevins/Clary musical are licensed through ProductionRights.org.