MASH UPS

I love to make arrangements that combine different songs, different composers and styles, and result in a new song that sheds new light on the originals. A few of my favorites below:

Christi/Grayson Mashup

Created for Christi Crowley and Grayson Hart, this mashup combines three of their favorite songs, guest-starring Jasmine Cephas-Jones and Anthony Ramos. Filmed by Cherie B. Tay.

This musical-theater arrangement was commissioned by Jeremy Jordan and his music director Ben Rauhala to combine "Ten Minutes Ago" from Cinderella and "The Next Ten Minutes" from The Last 5 Years.

From TYPED OUT- Ariana DeBose in Concert benefiting Bright Pink Brilliant Arr. by Kurt Crowley MD Ben Ruhaula featuring Matt Hinkley, Mairi Dorman- Phaneuf & Tim Keiper

This was a very fun arrangement honoring two 'diva' songs: "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid and "Ladies who Lunch" from Sondheim's Company.

January 20th, 2017 - Feinstein's/54 Below Directed by Gina Rattan Filmed by "FAMOUS IN NY - http://famousinny.com/" "I Have A Love" from WEST SIDE STORY Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Arrangement by Kurt Crowley Piano - Kurt Crowley Guitar - Eli Zoller Bass - Jay Foote Drums

Working with my friend Michael Lowney, a fabulous performer and fellow Montanan, we came up with this medley/mashup of musical theater 'Love' songs. The idea was to start with a simple statement of "I have a love" from West Side Story, and then use a lot of different songs to show have tracking that love through a relationship is complicated, but ultimately worth it.

Another mashup created for my sister, Christi. This combines some of her favorite songs that we always listened to together, the Cure's "Just like Heaven", Taylor Swift's "Just like Trouble", and a little of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".

This mashup was created for Broadway Cares' annual "Gypsy of the Year" in 2016. Done shortly after the 2016 election, I looked to Langston Hughes for words that would express the disappointment and hope of America, and mixed it with music from HAMILTON and "America the Beautiful" to indicate the gravity of America's promise. However, we also ended with "One Love", because there was so much raw emotion that called for soothing and uplifting.

Hello Hello Hello! With all Broadway shows cancelled, we thought we'd keep you warm with a little Leslie Odom Jr. Les Mis/Hamilton mashup. Here's "Stars/Wait For it" arranged by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kurt Crowley. Stay safe!

Made at the request of Lin-Manuel Miranda, this short mashup of "Stars" from Les Miserables and "Wait for It" from Hamilton was released as a digital #Ham4Ham.

Ariana DeBose performs "Manhattan / Move On" at the LezCab Winter Benefit Concert at Joe's Pub on Monday, January 11th, 2016. Directed by Daniella Caggiano Music Directed by Julianne B. Merrill For more information visit: www.LezCab.com Written by Sara Bareilles / Stephen Sondheim (Sunday in the Park with George) Arranged by Kurt Crowley.

I loved creating this arrangement for the talented Ariana DeBose and her cabaret "Typed Out." This is the song "Manhattan" by Sara Bareilles and "Move On" from Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George.

For my Carlito. A mashup of Fuerza Bruta, West Side Story, Ricardo Arjona and Robin Thicke, and footage of him performing in that beautiful show.

I made this arrangement for my love, Carlos Gonzalez, just to surprise him. At the time, he had just finished a run in the Off-Bway show Fuerza Bruta, and a production of West Side Story. So wove together some of those two scores, with a couple other additions, and footage of vacations we had taken that year.

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad

My parents were married in 1977, so on the occasion of their 40th Anniversary I created this mashup using all the songs that were at their wedding, from Jacques Brel's "If we only have love" to Judy Collins' "Since you've asked".