Very exciting news - Michelle Citrin (ROI '06,'08) and Josh Nelson (ROI '08), are working on music and lyrics for a new Broadway-bound musical, based on the hit film "Sleepless in Seattle." (reported in today's NY Times)

David Shor, an entertainment executive who holds the rights to make a musical based on “Sleepless in Seattle,” said that he began sending “20 Things to Do With Matzah” via e-mail to friends as a holiday greeting, and then began corresponding over the Facebook website with Ms. Citrin, who is part of the Brooklyn indie music scene and whose other popular YouTube pieces include “Rosh Hashanah Girl.”

He eventually tapped her to help write the music and lyrics, and she brought in another colleague, Josh Nelson, a musician who is a former director of jazz ensembles at Boston University.

Congratulations to Michelle and Josh on this gig - and much success...we'll hopefully see you soon on Broadway! In the meantime, stay tuned to Michelle's MySpace page for preview tunes from and the pre-release announcement for Michelle's new album, "Left-Brained, Right-Hearted," and be sure to check out Josh Nelson's album, "Lift."

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