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  • Altoona Mirror: Meatballs In New York

    August 25, 2023 The play “20 Seconds,” by Altoona native Thomas “Tom” Sweitzer will be performed off-broadway for six weeks on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd St., New York, Sept. 10 to Oct. 21. Formerly known as “Meatballs and Music,” Sweitzer stars in this biographical, one-man show…

  • Loudoun Times-Mirror: Sweitzer Set For Off-Broadway Production This Fall

    August 23, 2023 The co-founder of the Leesburg-based music therapy program A Place to Be is embarking on an exciting new project this fall when his one-man show hits the stage Off-Broadway in New York City. Tom Sweitzer’s 90-minute show, “20 Seconds,” portrays the roller-coaster experiences in his life, including the passing of his mother…

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  • Broadway World: 20 SECONDS, Award-Winning Play with Music, to Make New York City Premiere in September

    August 9, 2023 Winner of 2022 The Capital Fringe Festival for Best Solo Performance, Thomas Sweitzer will premiere his award-winning tale of love, forgiveness, resilience and the extraordinary power of music, 20 Seconds, in New York City for a limited six-week engagement, September 10 – October 21, 2023. Written and performed by Sweitzer, with direction…

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  • ARP Grant Spotlight: A Place to Be (Middleburg, VA)

    Apr 12, 2023 Music is more than just songs. For some, it can also be a powerful therapeutic tool. A Middleburg, Virginia, music therapy and arts organization is helping people with all abilities reach their goals. Through music therapy, A Place To Be promotes health outcomes for everyone, including neurodivergent, disabled, and marginalized individuals through…

  • Loudoun Now: Getting Hoppy with APTB’s ‘The Grumpy Bunny’

    March 23, 2023 Are your kids suffering from spring forward saltiness? Tom Sweitzer and the team from A Place To Be Music Therapy have got you covered. APTB’s latest seasonal family musical “The Grumpy Bunny” is designed to help kids process negative feelings and look for positivity. When the cheerful Easter Bunny moves in next…

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