The seventh annual New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced its lineup, which includes 27 musicals, a developmental reading series, and special events. The festival, which runs Sept. 27–Oct. 17, will team up with South Korea's Daegu International Musical Festival for one production and will feature performances by participants in Rosie O'Donnell's arts program Rosie's Broadway Kids and by students from the Marquez Charter Elementary School in Los Angeles. Nymf has premiered more than 200 musicals since it began in 2004, and more than 60 of them have gone on to award-winning productions across the U.S. and in several countries. Festival alumnus "Next to Normal" won three Tony Awards after opening on Broadway last year, as well as the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in drama.Isaac Robert Hurwitz, the festival's executive director and producer, said in a written statement, "We are extremely excited with the unique variety of this year's festival offerings. It is essential...
- 7/28/2010
- backstage.com
The New York Musical Theater Festival announced today 11 new musicals to be presented at this year's fest. Set to take place Sept. 27-Oct. 17 around Manhattan, the shows will be performed alongside Next Link Project productions, Nymf's primary writer service program. In its seventh year, the festival will host a Developmental Reading Series and other special events. This year's new musicals include:"Bloodties" by Ned Massey "Fingers and Toes" by Logan Medland"History of War" book by Chip Zien, music by Deborah Abramson, lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz,"Nighttime Traffic" by Alex Wyse"Pandora's Box" book by Maria S. Schlatter, music and lyrics by Glen Roven"Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical" book by Richard Seff, music by Roger Dean Anderson, lyrics by Lee Goldsmith"Show Choir! – The Musical" by Donald Garverick and Mark McDaniels"Trails" book by Christy Hall, music by Jeff Thomson, lyrics by Jordan Mann"Trav'lin" book by Allan Shapiro and Gary Holmes,...
- 6/24/2010
- backstage.com
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