On Oct. 24 Alan will return to Los Angeles' Show at Barre for two concerts. The 7:30 PM performance will feature special guests Shoshana Bean (Wicked; Hairspray) and long-time collaborator Jesse Vargas. The 9:30 concert will boast "American Idol" alumni Diana DeGarmo and Todrick Hall, among others. (For tickets visit http://showatbarre.inticketing.com/evlist.php?page=2&pagemax=60.) On Oct. 29 Alan will play San Francisco's Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko at 3 PM. The afternoon concert, featuring special guest Kristoffer Cusick (Wicked), will include songs and stories from Alan's three critically acclaimed albums as well as never-before-heard songs from his new musical Home. (For tickets visit http://therrazzroom.com/Events.html.)

Scott Alan wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical Detour, which was seen in Los Angeles. His current theatre projects include Piece, which was featured at the 2003 Palo Alto TheatreWorks festival, the 2005 NAMT festival and the 2007 Festival of New Musicals at Village Theatre; and the song cycle The Warmth of the Womb. He also produces the monthly Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex. Alan's newest recording, "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up," is now available on CDbaby.com, Amazon.com and iTunes. "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up" follows Alan's earlier studio recordings, "Dreaming Wide Awake" and "Keys." A reading of his new musical Home will be held at the end of the month.

For more information visit www.scottalan.net.