Chip Deffaa

Chip Deffaa is the author of 20 published plays and eight published books, and the producer of 36 albums. For 18 years he covered entertainment, including music and theater, for The New York Post. Visit Chip online at www.chipdeffaa.com

‘Downsizing’ Duke Ellington in After Midnight

Chip Deffaa March 31, 2024

When Paper Mill Playhouse, the State Theater of New Jersey, announced their 2023-2024 season, the production I was most looking forward to was the musical

The Unexplored Possibilities of Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road

Chip Deffaa January 31, 2023

I can’t think of a musical production I’ve looked forward to for quite as long as Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road. Nor one that has disappointed

Chip Deffaa

‘Downsizing’ Duke Ellington in After Midnight

The Unexplored Possibilities of Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road

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