@johnnyd said:

Great piece, @J_D_G.
Thanks for sharing.

Any reason you did it now vs. last spring, when it was published? Did you want to save it for closer to the Broadway open?

Well I definitely circulated the link as widely as I knew how, back when the piece was originally published. I'm just not sure I even thought of putting it on the blog at the time, though. But since the show is on Broadway now it seemed like the story (and some previously unpublished excerpts) might have some more legs and be of interest.

Before the La Jolla version last year, someone asked me if/when I thought it would make it to Broadway, and I "expertly" said it would take years, minimum. This thing is really fast-tracked. They think they have a potential winner. La Jolla has commissioned other musicals with Broadway in mind and the reality of the business is that, more often then not, it doesn't ever get there.

I really like "My Problem Right There," so I'm looking forward to hearing/seeing the rest of the show.