Years active 1971-present | Name Steve Schalchlin | |
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Born October 4, 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-10-04 ) Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Occupation Songwriter, actor, musician Role Songwriter ยท bonusround.com Albums Tales from the Bonus Round, Beyond the Light, The Bonus Round Sessions, The Bonus Round Session People also search for Jim Brochu, Marie Cain, John Bettis Nominations Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | ||
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Steve Schalchlin (born October 4, 1953) is an American songwriter, actor and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the first HIV/AIDS bloggers, beginning his in 1996 to keep family and friends updated on his failing health. When he responded well to a last-ditch effort in treatment by his doctor, he found out that his little "AIDS blog" had garnered a net following. A respected songwriter, Steve put his miraculous rebound into music that his partner, playwright Jim Brochu, turned into the critically acclaimed The Last Session.
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In 2001, the New York Times profiled Schalchlin's groundbreaking diary. The Times has also raved about Schalchlin and Brochu's musicals, The Last Session and The Big Voice: God or Merman?
Schalchlin is cited in Shawn Decker's 2006 Book My Pet Virus as an important historical AIDS blogger and an inspiration for Decker's own AIDS blogging efforts.
Schalchlin volunteers time as a Board member of GLBT support organizations, Families United Against Hate and Youth Guardian Services. He marched with Soulforce on the historic first march to Jerry Falwell's church. He was a featured performer at the PFLAG national conference and speaker at the March on Washington.
Steve will always be in debt to pop star George Michael for allowing him to play John Lennon's IMAGINE piano in the front yard of Gabi and Alec Clayton in memory of their son, Bill, who committed suicide after a gay bashing. (It was during that moment, playing an instrument of peace in a place of violence, that he conceived New World Waking!). Steve's personal video blogs of the event:
Steve's song "My Thanksgiving Prayer" was selected to honor the 30th Anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombing, honoring the 241 Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers who served as Peacekeepers in Beirut, Lebanon 1982-1984, killed on October 23, 1983.
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Among his awards and nominations: