CHRISTMAS IS HERE

I'm super excited to announce the release of CHRISTMAS IS HERE, my sister's 7th illustrated children's book - available out on shelves (or online sites) TODAY! Pick up a copy for yourself, your son or daughter, niece or nephew or just about anyone who has a love for Christmas, amazing art work, or better yet, the word of the Bible. Check out the trailer below and share with others...

Congratulations, Laurie!

Wishing you all "good tidings of great joy" this Holiday season!

CHRISTMAS IS HERE, Words from the King James Bible, Illustrated by Lauren Castillo.

Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Available for purchase October 5, 2010

PRAISE:

"The theme--that the most basic meaning of Christmas has remained the same over the centuries--is conveyed with a warm and captivating simplicity that even the youngest child will understand." --Starred, School Library Journal

"Gorgeous watercolor illustrations in a subdued palette of twilight grays set off the falling snowflakes in the modern scenes, while the biblical scenes are brilliantly lit by starlight. Castillo's smudgy style infuses all with wonder." --Starred, Kirkus Reviews

TO PURCHASE ONLINE: http://tinyurl.com/2epfgdc

More at http://laurencastillo.com

GLEE Audition

could i be the token male jew alongside rachel berry OR possibly a band member who also sings? who knows? the decision is now in the hands of fellow gleeks and more importantly, casting.

if you have the chance, check out my audition upload. link below:

GLEE AUDITION

OH, and if you still have a myspace account, you can contribute to the voting process by giving me gold stars! ;-)

peace.

FX's 'Rescue Me'

Spent most of yesterday (3.3.10) down in Tribeca working on the set of 'Rescue Me.'

If you watch the show, look for me in Episode 12: Menses and Episode 13: Press. Season 6 premieres Tuesday, March 20th on FX.

Thanks to Sean at Barbara McNamara Casting!

SNL - Women's Curling

Hope everyone got a chance to watch 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend. I thought Jennifer Lopez did a great job hosting, despite recently parting ways with her record label, as well as the a push back on the release of her new film, 'The Back Up Plan.' I believe she had agreed to host the show prior to any of the bad news, so there was no turning back...

Although I was called in to work on the ESPN Classic skit: Women's Curling, you wouldn't have been able to spot me due to the nonuse of wide camera shots. Nonetheless, i had a great time hanging on set with J-Lo and the hilarious Kristen Wiig.

TROUBLE

This week I'm lucky enough to be taking part in the workshop of a new rock musical called...

Music and Lyrics by Ella Grace
Book and Direction by Michael Alvarez
Musical Direction by Alex Lawrence

Nylon Theatre Company and Saving Grace Productions will be conducting all aspects of the workshop. According to press, TROUBLE has had previous workshops in London, however this will be the musical’s first U.S. workshop with hopes for a spot in the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The workshop dates are February 1-3 from 10-6 in Manhattan, with the first reading at 6:30pm on the 3rd. Space TBA.

For further information check out the website at: www.troublethemusical.com

SNL

This past weekend I worked again on SNL. Sigourney Weaver hosted, which was no surprise since AVATAR is so hot right now AND The Ting Tings performed two Indie Pop songs. The whole process is starting to become routine...I certainly hope casting continues to call! Check out the skit below:

CHEERS!

Cheers to a wonderful 2009 and to an even better 2010! Hope all had an excellent holiday season and got to spend some quality time with family and friends.

I went away for Christmas and traveled to Long Island, Maryland and Virginia with my immediate family...spent a lot of quality time in the car and in front of food, but nothing to complain about. This also happen to be the first year I decided to stay in the city for New Years, my first time to MSG and my first Mariah Carey concert. The ENERGY that came from being in the heart of New York City on New Years Eve and surrounded by hundreds of Mariah fans in one of the largest venues in the world was extremely overwhelming. Check out the countdown to midnight. Lots of glitter.

Wishing everyone a fantastic start... may 2010 bring great, GREAT things!

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. ~T. S. Eliot