Latest Professional News
Social Media Writer at Nickelodeon
October 3, 2011: I'm very excited to announce that I have joined the Nickelodeon Digital Marketing Team as an all-purpose Social Media writer! I'll be working under some super talented, tech savvy pros and writing engaging, concise copy for Nickelodeon's diverse range of properties across all platforms!
Where's Waldo?: The Musical
August 22, 2011: The search is over! The Online Musical proudly presents: Where's Waldo?: The Musical! Matt took composer duties, I wrote the lyrics and directed the piece, and the story was written by the two of us plus Stelios Phili and Ryan Campbell. After only a few days on YouTube, the video has brought in over 25,000 views and drawn press coverage from The Washington Post, The Daily What and The Daily Dot among others! Watch it (and the extras!) here!
NickStart.com
August 2, 2011: Alongside four of my fellow Summer Associates, we successfully pitched our new digital idea, 'NickStart,' to Viacom's executives. NickStart.com would be a new crowdfunding platform exclusively for teens to create pro-social projects. More details to come!
MTV Summer Associates Program
June 7, 2011: With 10 other fantastic newcomers, I'm excited to spend the summer with MTV Networks, this time as an Editorial Associate with Nickelodeon's Digital Team. From now until mid-August, I'll be developing web content with the Kids and Family Digital team to supplement and promote Nickelodeon's on-air efforts across all Nick brands.
UVA Graduation
May 22, 2011: I'm proud to say that after four great years, I graduated from the University of Virginia with distinction in English and American Studies on Sunday. Check out the undeservedly flattering article that UVA Today wrote about me here.
CCInsider.com
May 16, 2011: I've now started writing daily comedy news posts on Comedy Central's CCInsider Blog-- check out my posts here.
Women and Wallace
May 7, 2011: Come see the UVA Drama Department Lab Series production of Women and Wallace tonight! The play features Sam Reeder and eight incredibly talented actresses from the department, and I feel lucky to have had the privilege to direct this moving piece.
Pokemon: The Musical
May 3, 2011: Bringing The Online Musical team back together again, Matt composed the music and I wrote the lyrics for and directed Pokemon: The Musical. It received press on popular sites such as Today's Big Thing, Kotaku, Smosh, Game Informer and EscapistMagazine. In the first week it has received over 250,000 hits on YouTube. Watch it here and learn more here.
Thomas Jefferson: The Musical
April 4, 2011: Alongside many of the talented cast and crew of M:TOM, Matt and I wrote, composed and produced Thomas Jefferson: The Musical for YouTube. The show runs just over 10 minutes, I directed it and it features Gavin Rohrer as Thomas Jefferson. Watch it here and learn more here.
"Friday" A Short PlayMarch 21, 2011: With help from a faux avant-garde theater troupe, the Charlottesville Community Players, I mounted a dramatic staged reading of my experimental new play, "Friday" A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black. It's shaping up to be a popular and critical triumph.
M:TOM Completed
December 13, 2010: The final episode of Musical: The Online Musical aired on YouTube to complete the first-ever interactive online musical, written by me, Matt and Stelios. Check out the press coverage we received on Backstage, Playbill, and BroadwayWorld and watch the season at TheOnlineMusical.com
M:TOM OpeningSeptember 20, 2010: With co-writers Matt Savarese and Stelios Phili, I launched the first episode of Musical: The Online Musical on YouTube. The response is great and the season is just getting started!
IndecisionForever.com
August 21, 2010: The digital media internship has come to a close, but I'll be sticking with MTV Networks as a freelance writer for the Comedy Central blogs this Fall.
Comedy Central Digital Media Internship
May 18, 2010: I have officially joined the Digital Media team at Comedy Central; look out for my work with the return of Futurama, the new season of Tosh.0, and the general web presence of CC.
dan.
May 15, 2010: dan. by Jeff Luppino-Esposito has been selected to be performed under the direction of Adam Smith at UVa Summer Players One-Act Festival in June 2010. Cast and Performance info TBA.
PopSense.com
April 29, 2010: I have received another ACCIAC Fellows in Creativity and Innovation Award at the University of Virginia for my founding and management of PopSense.com
Sorting Through
April 29, 2010: Matt Savarese and I have received the ACCIAC Fellows in Creativity and Innovation Award at the University of Virginia for our writing and composing of a new musical, 'Sorting Through'
Game Theory
April 26, 2010: Come see me in the role of 'Todd' tonight and tomorrow in the UVa Drama Department Lab Series production of Laura Nessler'sGame Theory with Alex Grubbs, Andrew Quilpa, Sam Rabinovitz, and Jacquie Patteson.
October 3, 2011: I'm very excited to announce that I have joined the Nickelodeon Digital Marketing Team as an all-purpose Social Media writer! I'll be working under some super talented, tech savvy pros and writing engaging, concise copy for Nickelodeon's diverse range of properties across all platforms!
Where's Waldo?: The Musical
August 22, 2011: The search is over! The Online Musical proudly presents: Where's Waldo?: The Musical! Matt took composer duties, I wrote the lyrics and directed the piece, and the story was written by the two of us plus Stelios Phili and Ryan Campbell. After only a few days on YouTube, the video has brought in over 25,000 views and drawn press coverage from The Washington Post, The Daily What and The Daily Dot among others! Watch it (and the extras!) here!
NickStart.com
August 2, 2011: Alongside four of my fellow Summer Associates, we successfully pitched our new digital idea, 'NickStart,' to Viacom's executives. NickStart.com would be a new crowdfunding platform exclusively for teens to create pro-social projects. More details to come!
MTV Summer Associates Program
June 7, 2011: With 10 other fantastic newcomers, I'm excited to spend the summer with MTV Networks, this time as an Editorial Associate with Nickelodeon's Digital Team. From now until mid-August, I'll be developing web content with the Kids and Family Digital team to supplement and promote Nickelodeon's on-air efforts across all Nick brands.
UVA Graduation
May 22, 2011: I'm proud to say that after four great years, I graduated from the University of Virginia with distinction in English and American Studies on Sunday. Check out the undeservedly flattering article that UVA Today wrote about me here.
CCInsider.com
May 16, 2011: I've now started writing daily comedy news posts on Comedy Central's CCInsider Blog-- check out my posts here.
Women and Wallace
May 7, 2011: Come see the UVA Drama Department Lab Series production of Women and Wallace tonight! The play features Sam Reeder and eight incredibly talented actresses from the department, and I feel lucky to have had the privilege to direct this moving piece.
Pokemon: The Musical
May 3, 2011: Bringing The Online Musical team back together again, Matt composed the music and I wrote the lyrics for and directed Pokemon: The Musical. It received press on popular sites such as Today's Big Thing, Kotaku, Smosh, Game Informer and EscapistMagazine. In the first week it has received over 250,000 hits on YouTube. Watch it here and learn more here.
Thomas Jefferson: The Musical
April 4, 2011: Alongside many of the talented cast and crew of M:TOM, Matt and I wrote, composed and produced Thomas Jefferson: The Musical for YouTube. The show runs just over 10 minutes, I directed it and it features Gavin Rohrer as Thomas Jefferson. Watch it here and learn more here.
"Friday" A Short PlayMarch 21, 2011: With help from a faux avant-garde theater troupe, the Charlottesville Community Players, I mounted a dramatic staged reading of my experimental new play, "Friday" A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black. It's shaping up to be a popular and critical triumph.
M:TOM Completed
December 13, 2010: The final episode of Musical: The Online Musical aired on YouTube to complete the first-ever interactive online musical, written by me, Matt and Stelios. Check out the press coverage we received on Backstage, Playbill, and BroadwayWorld and watch the season at TheOnlineMusical.com
M:TOM OpeningSeptember 20, 2010: With co-writers Matt Savarese and Stelios Phili, I launched the first episode of Musical: The Online Musical on YouTube. The response is great and the season is just getting started!
IndecisionForever.com
August 21, 2010: The digital media internship has come to a close, but I'll be sticking with MTV Networks as a freelance writer for the Comedy Central blogs this Fall.
Comedy Central Digital Media Internship
May 18, 2010: I have officially joined the Digital Media team at Comedy Central; look out for my work with the return of Futurama, the new season of Tosh.0, and the general web presence of CC.
dan.
May 15, 2010: dan. by Jeff Luppino-Esposito has been selected to be performed under the direction of Adam Smith at UVa Summer Players One-Act Festival in June 2010. Cast and Performance info TBA.
PopSense.com
April 29, 2010: I have received another ACCIAC Fellows in Creativity and Innovation Award at the University of Virginia for my founding and management of PopSense.com
Sorting Through
April 29, 2010: Matt Savarese and I have received the ACCIAC Fellows in Creativity and Innovation Award at the University of Virginia for our writing and composing of a new musical, 'Sorting Through'
Game Theory
April 26, 2010: Come see me in the role of 'Todd' tonight and tomorrow in the UVa Drama Department Lab Series production of Laura Nessler'sGame Theory with Alex Grubbs, Andrew Quilpa, Sam Rabinovitz, and Jacquie Patteson.
