A newly-revised version of the 1964 Broadway musical with music & lyrics by Ervin Drake, book by Budd Schulberg and Stuart Schulberg.  Based on the acclaimed 1941 novel about a back-stabbing heel's journey from copy boy to Hollywood studio executive, this smaller, more intimate adaptation is now available for production.  Here's what the critics said about the 2006 premiere.

"The book is tight, witty, and the voice of Budd Schulberg is undeniable in it. The direction by Robert Armin is sure and rhythmically right, using the spare space without scenery with creative imagination." - Southampton Press

"Carl Anthony Tramon's climber in the current production is a smalltime punk determined to make good. His impassioned performance is well matched by Larry Daggett's solid Al Manheim, the playwright done dirt by his friend Sammy, and Moira Stone's assured Kit, the writer who falls hard for Sammy but loves Al. Kristin McLaughlin as a mogul's vampy daughter, Jeffrey Farber as a tragic studio exec, and Darron Cardosa as a nebbishy writer whose work is appropriated by Sammy are excellent, too... Based on this greatly revised chamber production, the property would seem to have a good deal to offer." - Backstage

"Armin's affection for the story shines through at every juncture." - TalkinBroadway.com

"This production of What Makes Sammy Run?—billed as a world premiere of a new version of the 1964 musical—clearly represents a labor of love for its director, adaptor, and principal instigator, Robert Armin." - nytheatre.com

"The scaling-down for this church-theater production hurts the show surprisingly little, thanks to clever dime-budget costumes by Joanne Haas and some intelligent double-casting that makes it seem like there are more than 10 actors in the company." - TheaterMania.com

"Carl Anthony Tramon is the best, by far, of all the Sammy's I've seen, and I've seen them all." - Budd Schulberg

"What makes this new version of the show exciting is the performance of Carl Anthony Tramon as the title character, Sammy Glick, Hollywood champion heel of all time. His transformation from uncouth copy boy to monstrous Hollywood mogul is an impressive acting feat...Musical aficionados should flock to see this Sammy before he runs! " - fredric48a , NYTimes.com

For more information.  Cast breakdown: 7 men, 3 women.

Based on the award-winning epistolary novel by Australian writer John Marsden, Letters From The Inside, is a powerful and emotionally charged two character drama about how violence affects the lives of two teenage girls. The growing number of gun-related crimes among young adults have made Marsden's 1991 novel even more relevant today. And in Robert Armin's faithful adaptation, one of the girls has been Americanized to bring the story even closer to home. In January 0f 2006, the play was presented as the Blairstown Theater Festival in Blairstown, New Jersey and the Newark Star-Ledger selected it as one of the five best new plays of the season.  More Information. Cast breakdown: 2 young women.