Program alum Dewey Fleszar (Cycle 19)
Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum Dewey Fleszar (Cycle 19), has taken his "Piano Party Sing-a-long Show" to TikTok and beyond.
Owner/operator of Dewey’s Piano Party, a party entertainment service, Fleszar plays pre-chosen songs, and guests get a chance to belt their hearts out around the piano.
Frustrated by but not deterred with the effects that the COVID-19 Pandemic has had on so many artists, Fleszar took his entertainment service to the virtual realm. In April, a social media savvy friend suggested that he post a video on TikTok. He obliged, recording a 60-second cut of “Good Morning Baltimore” and using exactly what hash tags she instructed he use. (“She literally spoon-fed it to me like that,” he joked). By the next morning the video had garnered 6,000 views.
Almost immediately, Fleszar realized TikTok’s potential as a space to share his passion and made a concerted effort to learn the app and post a track a day for others to download and sing along. He makes a point of reading every comment his followers leave and will add their song requests to his running list. Although his long-term goal is still to house Dewey’s Piano Party in a “brick-and-mortar” location, his TikTok success and an upcoming YouTube series he’s working on are certainly help to build his brand.
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