---Member of the BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop from 1974-1988; ---THE LITTLE PRINCE (Composer, and co-author with lyricist John Scoullar), based on the book by Antoine de St. Exupery; developed at Playhouse by the River in 1983; opened Off-Broadway in 1993 with Daisy Eagan in the lead role; currently licensed exclusively by Dramatic Publishing in 4 versions for the stage (small or large-cast musical,small or large-cast play). One of the musical's best songs, "44 Sunsets" was chosen by Bruce Kimmel for his Varese-Sarabande album "BROADWAY BOUND: New Writers for the Musical Theatre." The small-cast play version of the Cummins-Scoullar ... read more
Broadway: Disney's The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony Award Nomination - Best Score, Grammy Nomination - Best Cast Album). West End: Sister Act the Musical (2009), Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (2010, Olivier Nomination - Best Musical). Regional: Leap of Faith (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2010). Off-Broadway: Newyorkers (Manhattan Theatre Club, 2001, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Film: Disney's Home On The Range (2004), Disney's Tangled (2010, Oscar and Golden Globe Nominations - Best Song). ... read more