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Hello Friends,
July 10 - August 6, 2017
Welcome to the New York Musical Festival, the world’s premier musical theater event. We’re proud to once again present an unrivaled display of eclectic new work through August 6. We also have an outstanding series of educational and professional training programs and exciting special events (read parties!) to keep you busy for 28 straight days. The fourteenth edition of the Festival is a testament to the robust, diverse creative spirit that powers the musical theater universe. Stories that challenge, inspire, and entertain from around the globe can be found in the dozens of productions, readings, and concerts. I encourage you to take full advantage of what’s on offer and possibly expand your notion of what makes a fine musical.
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Our compact Festival campus occupies two great blocks of West 42nd Street at five first-class venues: The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio, the glorious new Green Room 42 @ YOTEL, and the Castillo Theatre. For the optimal NYMF experience, please visit them all, as well as our Ticket Services and Audience Hub at the sensational Treehaus MiMA complex just a block west of Playwrights Horizons. As always, we’re indebted to more than a thousand writers, directors, designers, managers, actors, and crew who create such exciting new musicals each summer; to the NYMF team that makes it possible to present nearly 200 performances in four weeks; and to our steadfast board, sponsors, and donors who provide essential leadership and funding in an increasingly challenging environment for making art. And to our audience – thank you for gathering with us, enjoy the show, and please remember to vote for your favorite! Sincerely,
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE MAYOR NEW YORK, NY 10007 Dear Friends,
July 10 - August 6, 2017
I am delighted to welcome everyone to the 2017 New York Musical Festival.
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New York is known as a global hub of culture and creativity, and our thriving performing arts scene is a great source of pride. Established in 2004, NYMF advances our vital theater industry by providing emerging artists with the resources they need to develop and stage contemporary musicals, while also nurturing the next generation of theater professionals through its mentorship program. Now in its 14th edition, this year’s festival will once again showcase an array of innovative musicals with narratives and styles that reflect the tremendous diversity of the five boroughs. Featuring full-scale productions as well as concerts, readings, workshops, and master classes, this event is a terrific way to engage new audiences and celebrate the talent and dynamism of our artistic community. As my administration strives to ensure that all people can experience New York’s phenomenal cultural offerings, I commend everyone associated with NYMF for their efforts to unite New Yorkers of all backgrounds through the power of musical theater. On behalf of the City of New York, congratulations to the productions being featured here this month. Please accept my best wishes for a wonderful festival and month of exciting shows.
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Dear Friends,
July 10 - August 6, 2017
Welcome to the 2017 New York Musical Festival (NYMF)! The arts and culture are a vital part of what makes New York the greatest city in the world. They draw millions of visitors to our city each year while enticing others to make a home and pursue their creative work here. They also bring enormous value and meaning to our lives and connect us more strongly as a city. That’s why the City Council and I have been such strong supporters of the arts and culture in our city, and why we’re incredibly grateful to have cultural venues like NYMF right here in our city. Before the music begins, I would like to thank everyone at NYMF for the important work that they continue to do year after year to help ensure that New York remains a place where new musical theater works can be enjoyed and experienced by all. Special thanks as well to all of this year’s performers for sharing their incredible talents with us.
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT NEW YORK, NY 10019 Dear Friends,
July 10 - August 6, 2017
Welcome to the 2017 New York Musical Festival! Now in its 14th year, the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) offers New Yorkers a unique festival experience celebrating new works in musical theater. Throughout the year, works are selected for development and staged by collaborative creative teams during the Festival run, representing thoughtful and captivating programming that showcases the increasingly diverse world of musical theater and its growing audience. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment proudly supports NYMF, and the work of staff members and partners who continually encourage New York City performing artists and musical talent to expand the bounds of musical theater while providing training and job opportunities within the Off- and Off-Off-Broadway communities. Home to innovative storytellers adding new perspectives to the theater landscape, NYMF helps to advance the collective artistic voices within the City through public performance. Our agency recently announced support of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program. In partnership with IATSE, this three-year initiative to educate and train a new generation of theater professionals for skilled technical positions is the first of its kind. We are excited that TWDP Fellows will participate in hands-on technical production seminars and events, and attend performances during the Festival that are certain to broaden and enhance their leaning experiences. This summer, in addition to supporting NYMF, our agency is proud to present the second year of ‘Broadway in the Boros,’ bringing free Broadway and Off-Broadway performances to City parks and areas throughout the five boroughs where live performances do not regularly take place. We are constantly working to develop additional support for the theater communities at all levels. Last fall, we announced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of women in New York’s entertainment industry, which includes a $5 million grant fund to support film and theater projects by, for, and about women. Visit our website (www.nyc.gov/film) and follow us on Twitter (@madeinny) to discover everything New York City has to offer the creative community. ENJOY THE FESTIVAL! Sincerely,
Julie Menin, Commissioner Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment
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From West Side Story to Rent, from Annie to If/ Then, from On the Town to Hamilton, one thing is certain: musicals and New York City go hand in hand. Though song and dance have long played an important role in storytelling, it wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century in New York that libretto, music, and lyrics came together for the first time to form what we know today as the “book musical.” It is clear that even the earliest musicals were shaped and nourished by this city, influenced by the rumble of the subway train and the rattle of the taxis. Even when it is not explicitly stated, New York City is a character in so many of the musicals we love, just as musical theater is part of the identity of New York. In 2004, The New York Musical Theatre Festival was launched to provide a platform for artists to continue to mount exciting new works in the heart of New York’s theater district. The name has changed slightly, but the essence remains the same. NYMF combines a grassroots festival model with a technical framework geared specifically to musicals. The Festival provides or subsidizes all the key components needed to realize a show, from theaters and technical equipment to marketing support and industry and audience outreach, giving independent artists and early-career producers resources and opportunities they couldn’t otherwise access or afford. In 2013, NYMF was honored with a Drama Desk Award that recognized a decade of creating and nurturing new musical theater. Since the first Festival, more than 420 shows have been presented, featuring thousands of artists. The musicals and artists introduced at NYMF have gone on to further successes on and OffBroadway, across the country, and around the globe – reaching millions of theatergoers worldwide.
OUR MISSION
The New York Musical Festival nurtures the creation, production, and public presentation of stylistically, thematically, and culturally diverse new musicals to ensure the future vitality of musical theater.
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Poster images from the NYMF 2014-2017 “Musicals Live Here” campaign, featuring Ariana DeBose, George Salazar, Jon Rua, Shakina Nayfack, Ruthie Ann Miles, Melanie Moore, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jeremy Jordan, Telly Leung, Amy Bodnar, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Julia Mattison. Photos by Dirty Sugar Photography. Artwork by Serino/Coyne. Concept by Matt Britten.
WRITERS LIVE HERE
By making it possible for dozens of writers each year to professionally realize their shows in three dimensions with top-notch actors, directors, and designers, NYMF gives authors the essential chance to hone their craft, their projects, and their professional networks. NYMF provides individualized attention to its many participants, including the Next Link Project teams who receive dramaturgical support, guidance building creative and production teams, industry networking assistance, and financial subsidies to ensure that their Festival debut is as successful as possible.
ARTISTS LIVE HERE
The Festival introduces artists from around the world to New York’s unparalleled artistic community, bringing together newcomers and established players to cultivate the next generation of musicals. By fostering an active, creative community and giving rise to dozens of productions each season, NYMF provides actors, directors, producers, choreographers, and designers at all stages of their careers opportunities to take creative risks and expand their horizons.
DIVERSITY LIVES HERE
NYMF shows range from the serious to the ridiculous, from conventional musical comedies to challenging avant-garde works, and everything in between. As an audience member, you have a unique opportunity to encounter a variety of subject matter, themes, and styles, created by artists from all different walks of life and performed by some of the most exciting musical theater talent today in an intimate, affordable setting.
YOU LIVE HERE
Whether you’re an author, an actor, or an audience member, by taking part in this month-long celebration, you’re helping to continue New York City’s great legacy of musical theater for years to come. We thank you for your continued support of new musicals, and of the New York Musical Festival. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
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2017 NYMF ABOUT NYMF HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: AN EVENING OF NEW AMERICAN MICRO-MUSICAL WORKS The lively tale of a pirate, his pig, and a quest to find the perfect set of clothes.
This year, NYMF began commissioning select musical theater writing teams to develop micro-musicals (30 minutes or less) inspired by, or in response to, the two text prompts below in an effort to, as writer and critic Maria Popova states, “use songwriting itself as a laboratory for democratic discourse.” See page 30 for more details about the concert. Presented with support from The ASCAP Foundation and Jan Brandt
PROMPTS “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” —Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
“However arrogant this might sound, I want to suggest that poets, by which I mean all artists, are finally the only people who know the truth about us. Soldiers don’t. Statesmen don’t. Priests don’t. Union leaders don’t. Only poets.” —James Baldwin, The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity
What inspired or moved you about the Rebecca Solnit and James Baldwin prompts? “The fire we blaze in this generation is a sparked light protected by visionary individuals such as James Baldwin and Rebecca Solnit. Through their life’s work we have a road map to liberation. To be able to work on pieces inspired by Baldwin and Solnit’s words is a continuation of their legacy and love for human transformation.” —Jonathan McCrory, Director “What I resonate with in both of these quotes is the power it reveals about the individual artist to go within his or herself and dig up what may at first seem elusive in these times; hope, love, truth, and turn it into something material, real, present, and healing.” —Zhailon Levingston, Co-Curator
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“Solnit’s quote inspired us to tell a story that we have always wanted to tell. She’s basically describing faith: the same faith that allows our main character to sacrifice everything to create a better life for her son. In our piece ILATHI, our main character starts from nothing, putting one foot in front of the other, eventually achieving what seemed impossible when she began.” —Lelund Durond Thompson and Jason Michael Webb “We make decisions based on our benefit for the present but we rarely think about the future. With WATER IS LIFE, we want to bring a light and voice to show how our choices can affect future generations to come.” —Ty Defoe and Tidtaya Sinutoke “OTHERBODY was written to address a looming sense of alienation and survival in what increasingly feels like a new nation. Like Solnit says, we don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow or the next day. There’s no way of anticipating who or how or how much our differences will be used against us in a lifetime. OTHERBODY is an attempt to find the same hope that Solnit locates in a spacious uncertainty. The story acknowledges that woods will burn, but together we can grow a new hope from the ash.” —Nessie Nankivell and Ryan Scott Oliver
Photos: Jonathan McCrory, Zhailon Levingston, Nessie Nakivell, Ryan Scott Oliver, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Ty Defoe, Lelund Durond Thompson, Jason Michael Webb
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2017 NYMF ABOUT NYMF THE NEXT LINK PROJECT A flagship of the Festival, NYMF’s Next Link Project is an innovative writers’ service program open to any writer – produced or unproduced, with or without agency representation. The program receives hundreds of submissions from all over the world each fall, and every script and demo recording is reviewed by numerous members of NYMF’s Reading Committee. A double-blind screening process, designed to ensure that the quality of the work and not the name of the author guides our readers, culminates in a select group of finalists being reviewed by a Grand Jury of leading musical theater artists and producers. Finally, up to ten shows are awarded production spots in the Festival. Once selected, the writing teams embark on an intense development process in preparation for their Festival productions with help from NYMF every step of the way. NYMF offers guidance in many forms, including varied seminars – on fundraising, marketing, producing, and more – led by industry professionals, networking events, dramaturgical support, a $5000 production subsidy, casting assistance, and the immense marketing and industry exposure that comes with appearing at NYMF.
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This year’s Grand Jury included Tony Award®-winning actor Michael Cerveris, OBIE and Drama Desk Award-winning actress Donna Lynne Champlin, Two River Theater Literary Manager “NYMF and the Anika Chapin, Tony Award-winning producer Jane Dubin, Tony Next Link Project Award-nominated actor Santino Fontana, Apollo Theatre helped me assemble Executive Director and Hi-ARTS Co-Founder Kamilah a team of actors, Forbes, Fox Stage Productions Senior VP, Creative Affairs designers, and other Isaac Robert Hurwitz, director West Hyler, actor Telly collaborators who Leung, OBIE Award-winning director Jonathan McCrory, brought my musical to a Women’s Project Theater Artistic Director Lisa McNulty, new level and who I would Public Theater Literary Associate Jack Phillips Moore, gladly take the opportunity Playwrights Realm Producing Director Roberta to work with again. From Pereira, choreographer Sam Pinkleton, actress lifting up musicals about Alexandra Silber, Tony Award-nominated director the LGBTQ+ community Leigh Silverman, and Tony Award-nominated to happily accommodating choreographer Sergio Trujillo. my request for gender neutral bathrooms in the theater — I’m eternally grateful for the environment NYMF created for Normativity’s New York premiere.”
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2018 NEXT LINK PROJECT WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2017. VISIT NYMF.ORG/NEXTLINK FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO SUBMIT.
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2017 NYMF ABOUT NYMF STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM The NYMF Student Leadership Program (SLP) provides training and mentoring to students interested in careers in musical theater. NYMF accepts applications each spring from both undergraduate and graduate students, ultimately selecting a group of student leaders. They are assigned roles of producer, director, stage manager, casting director, marketing director, or music director – depending on their areas of interest – under the mentorship and supervision of Festival staff. NYMF provides both a production budget and the Festival’s technical resources to underwrite an original concert devised and assembled by the SLP team. In addition to the students serving on the creative team, the concert is entirely written and performed by their fellow students.
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NYMF BY THE NUMBERS
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NYMF shows have gone on to receive:
3 TONY AWARDS 13 nominations
In 13 years, NYMF
1 PULITZER PRIZE
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shows have opened on Broadway
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3 DRAMA DESK AWARDS
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1 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD
Next to Normal at Arena Stage
4,000,000 theatergoers
23 nominations
Off-Broadway productions
2 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS
Altar Boyz • Balls... The Musical? • The Big Voice: God or Merman? • Captain Louie • Clinton The Musical • F#%KING UP EVERYTHING •
11 nominations
Gay Bride of Frankenstein • Gigantic (Fat Camp) • The Great American The Last Smoker In America • Liberty • Marry Harry • Play It Cool • REAL MEN, a musical for guys and the woman who put up with them • Rooms • The Shaggs • Vote For Me: A Musical Debate [title of show] at the Vineyard Theatre (Carol Rosegg)
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Bedbugs!!! • The Blue Flower • Cyclops: A Rock Opera • Gutenberg! The Musical • In Transit • Jay Alan Zimmerman’s Incredibly Deaf Musical • The Kid Who Would Be Pope • Lonely Rhymes • My Vaudeville Man! • Next To Normal (Feeling Electric) • The Other Josh Cohen In Transit at the Circle in the Square Theatre (Sara Krulwich)
• Shout! The Mod Musical • [title of show] • With Glee
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Chaplin at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Joan Marcus)
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2 BARRYMORE AWARDS 9 nominations
2 RICHARD RODGERS AWARDS 3 OBIE AWARD CITATIONS 7 JEFF AWARD NOMINATIONS
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“New musicals are essential to seeing our art form continue to flourish and impact new audiences. It’s important for artists to support these new works by bringing them to life on stage. In my career, some of the most rewarding endeavors have been those explored alongside the composer, playwright, or director. Their ideas are not only artistic, but often have an important message for the audience — one that can have a great effect on our society. The beauty of theater is that people of different races, ages, genders, and orientations gather together to hear a story. I believe that sharing this experience is an amazing way for all of us to find what we have in common rather than how we differ. New ideas and new musicals bring people to the theater. The more people we bring in, the greater our chances are to find common ground.” —Audra McDonald
“It is our privilege to have Audra McDonald, one of the most iconic and celebrated musical theater performers of her generation, join us as Honorary Chair this summer. As an actress and interpreter of new and classic work — both musical and non-musical alike — she exemplifies the innovative, passionate, and collaborative spirit we feel is essential to the ethos of the Festival. We are deeply proud to have her support for the fourteenth annual New York Musical Festival.” —Rachel Sussman, Producing Artistic Director at the New York Musical Festival AUDRA MCDONALD is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2015 and received a 2015 National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. Raised in Fresno, California, the Julliardtrained soprano is equally at home on Broadway and opera stages as she is in roles on film and television. Of her many roles, her favorites are those performed Audra McDonald makes her West End debut this summer offstage: passionate advocate for equal as Billie Holliday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill! rights and homeless youth, wife to actor Will Swenson, and mother to her children.
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IT’S CURTAIN TIME AND AWAY WE GO! The stage is set for the unveiling of 20 exciting new musicals from a diverse array of talented writers! 2017 NYMF brings together a sensational slate of shows from around the globe in New York City for just four weeks. How many will you see? The Next Link Project logo ( ) denotes the ten selections from our writer service program, dedicated to supporting early-career musical theater artists.
A WALL APART
Book by Sam Goldstein & Craig Clyde; Music and Lyrics by Graham Russell An original rock musical about a 30-year love story set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall. With music by Graham Russell of Air Supply, this epic story examines three generations of family ties, brotherhood, love, and marriage. What is the price of liberty, and will the Wall divide or unite? The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/25 8pm, 7/26 9pm, 7/28 1pm, 7/29 5pm, 7/30 5:30pm , 7/30 9pm
flynn and castro together at last and what a song and dance Peter Jay Sharp Theater 416 West 42nd Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 ERROLANDFIDEL.COM
Monday, July 10th @ 7pm Thursday, July 13th @ 1pm & 5pm Friday, July 14th @ 5pm Sunday, July 16th @ 9pm
“THE FUNNIEST MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE THEATRE SEASON!” - BROADWAY WORLD
Tuesday, August 1 at 8:00 PM *MATER Thursday, August 3 at 10:30 AM NAL DIS Friday, August 4 at 9:00 PM ADVISE CRETION Saturday, August 5 at 5:00 PM D Sunday, August 6 at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM Peter Jay Sharp Theater 416 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
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BACKBEARD: THE MUSICAL
Book by Matthew McElligott, Larry Tuxbury & Brian Sheldon; Music by Michael Musial; Lyrics by Matthew McElligott, Michael Musial & Larry Tuxbury This rollicking musical tells the tale of Backbeard, the hairiest pirate who ever lived, and his quest to answer the question “How should a pirate look?” When a rowdy birthday party ruins his clothes, a pair of persuasive tailors convince him to try a vibrant new outfit of patterned trousers, a colorful coat, and a pig. Now the fearsome pirate must face his greatest challenges: winning the acceptance of the Pirate Council, the townspeople, and even his own crew, in a high-spirited story of courage, acceptance, and standing up for who you are. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/31 8pm, 8/3 5pm, 8/5 10:30am, 8/5 1:30pm, 8/6 1pm
BEN, VIRGINIA, AND ME (THE LIBERACE MUSICAL)
Book by Roger O. Hirson; Music and Lyrics by Barbara Carole Sickmen; Original Concept by Barbara Carole Sickmen Before Liberace entered the world of glitz and glamour, the legendary showman crossed paths with history’s most notorious gangster and his girlfriend, forming a unique bond. Featuring a lavish original score, this world premiere musical explores the phantasmagorical life of the iconic performer and his nearly career-shattering struggle to maintain privacy with respect to his sexual orientation. Friendship, love, and the quest for redemption play out for one of showbiz’s most unique trios in the telling of this remarkable story. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 8/2 8pm, 8/3 1pm, 8/4 9pm, 8/5 5pm, 8/6 5pm
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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY VS. THE DEVIL: AN AMERICAN MYTH
FREEDOM RIDERS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSICAL
MISS BLANCHE TELLS IT ALL
GENERATION ME
MOTHERFREAKINGHOOD! (MATERNAL DISCRETION ADVISED)
GEORAMA: AN AMERICAN PANORAMA TOLD ON 3 MILES OF CANVAS
MY DEAR WATSON
Book by Boyd Anderson & Guy Anderson; Music by Peter Kaldor, John Kaldor, and Doug Oberhamer; Lyrics by Boyd Anderson Cuba, 1958: Revolution is in the air! In his final year Errol Flynn has one last adventure. The dashing star of so many Hollywood blockbusters yearns to be a real hero, and Fidel Castro fits the bill. What Fidel craves is fame, and who better than Errol to show him how? At the height of the revolution an explosive encounter beckons – fueled by envy, lust, and vanity – with a mysterious woman calling the tune. Or could the CIA really be pulling the strings? Who knew revolution could be so much fun? Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/10 7pm, 7/13 1pm, 7/13 5pm, 7/14 5pm, 7/16 9pm
Book by Richard Allen; Music and Lyrics by Richard Allen & Taran Gray FREEDOM RIDERS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSICAL tells the true story of activists who boldly challenged the legality and optics of the Jim Crow South by riding buses in mixed groups. It features Civil Rights icons Diane Nash, John Seigenthaler, John Lewis, Congress of Racial Equality’s original 13 riders, and other fearless activists of the Civil Rights Movement. FREEDOM RIDERS is a soaring portrait of the fearless voices of the Movement who used nonviolent direct action to initiate change. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 8/1 8pm, 8/3 9pm, 8/4 1pm, 8/4 5pm, 8/5 9pm
Book by Julie Soto; Music by Will Finan; Lyrics by Julie Soto; Story by Julie Soto & Ryan Warren At age 15, Milo Reynolds had it all: a seat at the popular table, the perfect girlfriend, the “coolest” parents, and friends who worshiped him. So when Milo takes his own life on Monday morning, his friends and family are left questioning everything they thought they knew about him. GENERATION ME explores the heartbreak, confusion, and survivor’s guilt of those left behind. Told in flashbacks that open Milo’s story like a mystery, GENERATION ME identifies a generation more privileged, self-interested, oblivious...and lonelier than ever. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/26 8pm, 7/28 5pm, 7/28 9pm, 7/29 9pm, 7/30 10:30am, 7/30 2pm
Book by West Hyler & Matt Schatz; Music and Lyrics by Matt Schatz; Arrangements, Additional Music, and Lyrics by Jack Herrick In the 1850s John Banvard did more to elevate fine arts than any single American artist before him. Banvard was the most famous living painter in the world and the first millionaire artist, world-renowned for his three-mile long moving panorama celebrating the majesty of the Mighty Mississippi. Today an examination of reference books will not turn up a single mention of his name. John Banvard, the greatest artist of his time, has been utterly obliterated by history. This musical tells his story. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 8/2 8pm, 8/4 2pm, 8/4 5:30pm, 8/5 9pm, 8/6 5:30pm
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Book by Emilie Landmann & Carrie Morgan; Music by Jonathan Quesenberry; Lyrics by Carrie Morgan & Jonathan Quesenberry MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY VS. THE DEVIL: AN AMERICAN MYTH is a Faustian comedy that dares to ask the question, “How did Matthew McConaughey win an Academy Award?” This show recounts how the RomCom-starring stoner became an A-list award winner. Matthew has his loyal agent Penny, his best friend Woody Harrelson, and his beloved bongos. Now all he needs is to be taken seriously in his art. Enter a demon with a deal too good to be true. Friendship, love, and loyalty are all tested in this hell-raising adventure to win Matthew the Oscar...and save his soul. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/10 7pm, 7/14 10:30am, 7/14 2pm, 7/15 5pm, 7/15 9pm, 7/16 1pm, 7/16 9pm
Book by Jason Jacobs; Music by Matthew C. Pritchard; Lyrics by Matthew C. Pritchard & Jason Jacobs 1969 New Orleans: it’s standing room only. The band starts the opening number for Miss Blanche, the hottest act in the Quarter – but Miss Blanche is missing in action. Instead, a fiery young man takes the stage. Relaying tales from his brutal childhood, he reveals a mysterious trunk, filled with clues about his past and the key to his future. Inspired by the imagination of Tennessee Williams, this intimate and seductive show takes us on one man’s journey of desire, self-expression, and liberation. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/12 8pm, 7/14 9pm, 7/15 1pm, 7/15 9pm, 7/16 5pm
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Julie Dunlap & Sara Stotts Rachael, wide-eyed and optimistic, is elated to finally put her party days behind and become a mom... #YAY! Angie has pre-enrolled her unborn child in the most exclusive all-girls preschool (definitely a girl, she already has a boy). After three kids, Marcia thought she was done. Is it bad that she doesn’t want to cancel her wine of the month club or stop having sex on her back? With a soundtrack ranging from rock to pop to funk and more, join these three unlikely friends as they bond in the trenches from pregnancy tests to empty nests, dominating the diapers and tackling the teens with unmotherly charm, one bottle at a time! Peter Jay Sharp Theater 8/1 8pm, 8/3 10:30am, 8/4 9pm, 8/5 5pm, 8/6 10:30am, 8/6 2pm
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jami-Leigh Bartschi Follow the legendary friendship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Through the mystery, action, and cleverness woven throughout Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, MY DEAR WATSON looks beyond the realm of narrative and into the heart of the man himself...that is, if he has one at all. In this dramatic musical told from the perspective of Dr. Watson, we are forced to reanalyze and redefine love and friendship for a man who is seemingly incapable of both. Is there a man in the machine? Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/11 8pm, 7/13 9pm, 7/14 1pm, 7/15 5pm, 7/16 1pm
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NIGHT TIDE
TEMPLE OF THE SOULS
NUMBERS NERDS
THE CADAVER SYNOD: A POPE MUSICAL
PEACE, LOVE AND CUPCAKES: THE MUSICAL
THE FOURTH MESSENGER
PLAY LIKE A WINNER
THE GOREE ALL-GIRL STRING BAND
Book and Lyrics by Taylor Tash; Music by Nathania Wibowo Inspired by the B-movie of the same title, NIGHT TIDE tells the kitschy and compelling tale of Johnny Drake, a lonely Naval sailor. While enjoying his first shore leave in a spooky, run-down seaside resort town, he meets Mora, a seductive and mysterious young woman who performs as a mermaid in the sideshow. Johnny immediately becomes smitten with Mora, but he soon discovers that she may actually be a real siren of the sea, and she may have lured her previous boyfriends to their watery graves... Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/17 8pm, 7/20 5pm, 7/21 1pm, 7/22 5pm, 7/22 9pm
Book by Laura Stratford; Music by David Kornfeld; Lyrics by Alex HigginHouser; Story by Larry Little; Additional Music by Dylan MarcAurele Numbers Nerds is an almost all-girl high school math team from Waukesha, Wisconsin. The team has won the Regional Math Competition and is chosen to compete in the National Math SUM-IT. These smart and funny whiz kids must unite to solve difficult math problems without getting distracted by teen drama and pressures. It is a story of girls becoming women, conquering both anxiety and rivalry, finding a way to affirm themselves both as individuals and as team-members, so they can win at math…and at life! Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/19 8pm, 7/20 9pm, 7/21 5pm, 7/21 9pm, 7/22 1pm, 7/23 10:30am, 7/23 1:30pm
Book by Sheryl Berk, Carrie Berk & Jill Jaysen; Music and Lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores New kid, Kylie Carson is “different” — which can make middle school a very scary and unfriendly place. So she cooks up a sweet solution: form a cupcake club that’s open to anyone seeking friendship and a place to belong. But the popular clique turns bitter with jealousy and vows to destroy the club’s efforts. Kylie is now faced with a tough choice: stoop to the mean girls’ level or take the higher road. The delicious pop-infused score by Rick Hip-Flores brings the bestselling children’s book by Sheryl and Carrie Berk to life, and drives home a message of empathy, love, and the power of young people to change the world. This production will support NoBully.org The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/27 8pm, 7/28 5pm, 7/29 1pm, 7/30 10:30am, 7/30 2pm
Book and Lyrics by Erik Johnke; Music by David Wolfson In the fiercely competitive world of girls’ soccer, how far would you go for your child? PLAY LIKE A WINNER is a satire of the soccer mom world based upon the award-winning play All About the Kids by Caytha Jentis. At curtain, Coach Nick lies dead on center stage, impaled by a corner flag, while a chorus of soccer players sings in his honor. Kathy, a soccer mom, steps forward to tell us the story of how all this began… Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/25 8pm, 7/27 10:30am, 7/29 1pm, 7/30 5:30pm, 7/30 9pm
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Book by Anita Velez-Mitchell, Lorca Peress & Anika Paris; Music by Dean Landon & Anika Paris; Lyrics by Anita Velez-Mitchell & Anika Paris; Additional Lyrics by Dean Landon TEMPLE OF THE SOULS is an award-winning contemporary pop musical of secrets, lies, and forbidden love. Two worlds collide in this mythical tale when Amada, the beautiful daughter of a Conquistador, and Guario, a young Taíno, meet in the magical rain forest of Puerto Rico. To escape the intolerant world below, our young lovers run away to the Temple of the Souls where nightmares and dreams come true. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/19 8pm, 7/20 5pm, 7/21 1pm, 7/22 9pm, 7/23 5pm
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Robbie Florian In the year 897 A.D., Pope Stephen VII dug up the rotting corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, and placed it on trial in front of the entire Roman Clergy, Senate, and Aristocracy. After screaming at it for hours, Stephen had the body dismembered, disrobed, and thrown in the Tiber River. Why would he do this? Your guess is as good as ours. But, here’s our guess. Brought to life with a sensuous mix of pope-punk, Catholic pop, and inarguably melodic ecclesiastical mandible-flappings, we invite YOU to the trial of the 9th century. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/17 8pm, 7/20 1pm, 7/21 9pm, 7/22 5pm, 7/23 1pm
Book and Lyrics by Tanya Shaffer; Music and Additional Lyrics by Vienna Teng What if the Buddha were a woman, living in our times? Mama Sid is a modernday “awakened one” with a worldwide following. But a determined young woman seeks to unearth Mama Sid’s mysterious past, exposing secrets that could change everything. Epic and intimate, comic and profound, THE FOURTH MESSENGER investigates what it means to be both enlightened and human. Directed by Broadway’s Matt August (Grinch) with a ravishing score by indie favorite Vienna Teng. “An absolute delight!” —San Francisco Chronicle The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/18 8pm, 7/20 9pm, 7/21 5pm, 7/22 1pm, 7/23 9pm
Book and Lyrics by Michael Bradley; Music by Artie Sievers The year is 1938 and The Goree All-Girl String Band is the biggest new radio sensation in Texas. They also happen to be convicted criminals. The six band members teach themselves music from behind bars and earn a slot on a prison-based radio program. Through sisterhood, determination, and a little bit of luck, these women work (and play) together to fiddle their way to freedom. Inspired by a true story, THE GOREE ALL-GIRL STRING BAND is a tale of redemption that features an ensemble of actor-musicians performing a brand new country score. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/24 8pm, 7/26 1pm, 7/26 5pm, 7/28 9pm, 7/29 9pm
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THE TIME MACHINE
Book by David Mauk & Brenda Mandabach; Music by David Mauk; Lyrics by David Mauk In this wicked retelling of the classic novel by H.G. Wells, a troubled inventor discovers a modern dystopia where machines are nonexistent and love is forbidden. Extraordinary events force him to venture underground where he must face the demons that control his future. The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/11 8pm, 7/13 5pm, 7/13 9pm, 7/14 9pm, 7/15 1pm, 7/16 5pm
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NYMF’S SUMMER OF SERVICE
As part of Ghostlight Summer of Service, we are thrilled to further our partnership with the vital organization, RACKET. to collect menstrual hygiene products to be donated and distributed weracket@gmail.com @we_racket @weracket to people with www.weracket.com limited access. We will be working with RACKET. over the course of the Festival, and need your help. The NYMF-RACKET. collection drive will begin on Monday, July 10th and run until Sunday, August 6th at each of our venues and our Ticket Services and Audience Hub, with all donations benefiting Covenant House New York, a nonprofit charity serving homeless youth (ages 1622). To take part, simply bring any new menstrual hygiene products you may wish to donate, and place in one of the NYMF-RACKET. bins. Following the end of the Festival, we will have a kit assembly day on Thursday, August 10th — all who donate are invited to come and assist! nymf.org/summerofservice
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COME HEAR THE MUSIC PLAY. Get out your jazz hands and step in time, because we can’t stop the beat at the 2017 NYMF Concert and Beta Musical Series! Concerts: These events have limited performances – some are one-night-only – so book your tickets early! HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN and WOMEN OF NOTE are two of the NYMF-produced events this summer. Pass Plus and Pass Premium holders can book two tickets per NYMFproduced event, out of the ticket component of their Pass. Individual tickets are priced as normal, but capacity is limited, so don’t miss out. Beta: Beta Musicals are new musicals that are further along in their development process than readings, but not produced with all the elements of a full production. Often, Beta Musicals will focus on a few keys elements they are interested in exploring through the NYMF process, such as choreography, puppetry, or specific design components. As Beta Musicals are still in active development, there will be a feedback form available for audiences.
#BLACKGIRLJOY: STAR JOHNSON IN CONCERT
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CAMP WANATACHI: IN CONCERT
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Created by Star Johnson Washington D.C.-bred writer and composer, Star Johnson brings a night of hip-hop, soul, and pop-infused musical theater to the stage in her NYMF concert. #BLACKGIRLJOY explores the growing pains and pratfalls of young adulthood and celebrates the beauty of getting back up. Featuring pieces from How to Quit Your Day Job (54 Below), Flattops and F Words (Kennedy Center), and other works in development, this unique and funky concert is for anyone who loves equally Stephen Sondheim and Lauryn Hill. The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/27 7pm, 7/28 1pm, 7/29 7pm
Book by Bekah Brunstetter & Natalie Elizabeth Weiss; Music by Natalie Elizabeth Weiss & Travis Stewart; Lyrics by Natalie Elizabeth Weiss CAMP WANATACHI is an electro-musical that explores two girls’ journey of sexual discovery within the unlikely setting of an all-female Christian summer camp. Spirit-soaked and hormone-charged, this “hilariously subversive piece of theater” (New York Magazine) celebrates teenage love with pulsing EDM beats and lush orchestral arrangements. “It defies all expectations of both coming-of-age tales and musicals. The result is refreshing and uplifting.” —TimeOut NY The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/30 9pm, 7/31 5pm, 7/31 9pm, 8/1 9pm
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Book and Lyrics by Christopher Dayett; Music by Christopher Dayett & Kevin Mucchetti With found objects and big imaginations, an outcast troupe of players reinvents Oscar Wilde’s 1890 gothic tale of the young and mysterious Dorian Gray. His dashing looks are captured in a single portrait that allows him to remain young and untouched as he spirals into a lifestyle of dark secrets and dangerous indulgences. Featuring a haunting and romantic score, DORIAN GRAY begs the question: Do our sins define our true nature or are we damned by ignorance and mediocrity? The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row 7/12 8pm, 7/13 1pm, 7/14 5:30pm
HAPPILY: THE MUSICAL
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Book by Livi Perrone; Music by Sean P. Pallatroni; Lyrics by Sean P. Pallatroni & Livi Perrone Happily Ever High is the #1 preparatory school for fairy tale youth. At the beginning of their education, students are assigned specific storybook roles such as Prince, Princess, Knight, or Fairy Godmother. According to their parents and teachers, finding ‘happily ever after’ means learning how to slay dragons or waiting idly by until someone rescues you from your tower. As graduation approaches, members of the senior class begin to realize that maybe their happiness isn’t found at the end of a storybook. The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 8/3 7pm, 8/4 3pm , 8/4 7pm
CONCERT HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN: AN EVENING OF NEW AMERICAN MICRO-MUSICAL WORKS Music and Lyrics by Ty Defoe & Tidtaya Sinutoke; Lelund Durond Thompson & Jason Michael Webb; Ryan Scott Oliver & Nessie Nankivell HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN is a new concert presentation of micro-musicals – 30 minutes or less – commissioned by NYMF, in an effort to create more space for arts-based civic engagement in our Festival. Directed by Jonathan McCrory and co-curated by Zhailon Levingston, participating artists include: Ty Defoe and Tidtaya Sinutoke; Lelund Durond Thompson and Jason Michael Webb; and Ryan Scott Oliver and Nessie Nankivell. A moderated conversation with artists will follow the concert. Presented with support from The ASCAP Foundation and Jan Brandt. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/31 8pm
I AM, I WILL, I DO
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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Dan Manjovi As the owners of Party City Now rebrand their wedding business to embrace marriage equality, Dave, their gay Music Director, has never felt more alone. Doomed to a life of playing weddings, Dave longs for a love of his own. But, when he’s forced to sing a duet with Human Rights Attorney, Harris, sparks ignite and hope is born. As three diverse couples struggle to find compromise, this new romantic musical comedy I AM, I WILL, I DO teaches us that perhaps being “outside the norm” is the new normal. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/27 8:30pm, 7/28 1pm, 7/29 5pm
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QING CHENG/DARK CITY
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THE BODY POLITIC
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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Daniel Walker A young refugee girl arrives penniless and alone in what appears to be the most frightening place on earth, Qing Cheng – the Dark City. Follow Ahn’s journey as the harrowing becomes habitable and hope and humanity triumph over fear and loneliness. Based on the real-life Kowloon Walled City just outside of Hong Kong, this uniquely Chinese/American musical offers up a timely exploration of the refugee experience. The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/20 7pm, 7/21 1pm, 7/22 5pm
Book and Lyrics by Charles Osborne; Music by Leo Hurley A transgender man from Afghanistan emigrates to North Carolina at the height of the Afghan War, in this explosive musical about a collision of cultures that redefines the American family. Iphis sees his world reflected through the contrasting lenses of a conservative foster parent, a drag queen roommate, a young student, and the fearless mother who raised him. THE BODY POLITIC became the first musical in American history to be performed for a State Legislature, when it was presented last year in protest of North Carolina’s “bathroom bill.” Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/18 8pm, 7/20 1pm, 7/23 5pm, 7/23 9pm
THE DEMISE
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Book and Additional Lyrics by Doug Kreeger & Elizabeth Yng-Wong; Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joel Stein An audience-immersive rock-opera experience, THE DEMISE is a cross between Alice in Wonderland, The Wiz, and Dante’s Inferno. The show pushes the boundaries between reality and theater, making an audience member the star of the show. Exploring themes of isolation and the quest for inspiration in the midst of personal despair, THE DEMISE ultimately celebrates the beautiful, complex nature of our world. There will be an immersive element to this production. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 8/3 8:30pm, 8/4 10:30am, 8/5 1pm
THE LIGHT RAIL
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Book by Chelsea Hickman; Music and Lyrics by Kira Stone Stinging from old and recent loss, childhood neighbors Sam and Lindsay reunite by chance on Seattle’s light rail. As they begin to fall in love, they slowly learn that healing can be found in the most unusual places, and in other people just as broken as themselves. In this original contemporary musical by Kira Stone, innovative movement and music combine to depict the realities of people living with mental illness, and the power we all have to live imperfectly and beautifully. The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/23 7pm, 7/24 2pm, 7/24 7pm
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2017 NYMF READINGS CONCERT
Music by Patrick Greeley; Lyrics by William Shakespeare Energetic and innovative, THE SHAKESPEAREAN JAZZ SHOW reinvigorates and recontextualizes Shakespearean performance. Experience how the loose, improvisatory nature of jazz music can free Shakespearean text, allowing the feeling and intent of the words to be expressed in a completely new way. The Nine Worthies provide an unforgettable parade of Shakespearean sonnets, songs, and scenes composed to original New Orleans-style jazz. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy the playful antics and soulful music live in THE SHAKESPEAREAN JAZZ SHOW! The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/21 9pm, 7/22 9pm, 7/26 9pm
UNITED WE STAND
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WOMEN OF NOTE
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Music and Lyrics by Various Student Artists The New York Musical Festival’s Student Leadership Program invites you to UNITED WE STAND, a song cycle that celebrates the ties that bind us together and challenges us to embrace what sets us apart. UNITED WE STAND is a night of original work created by the young voices of musical theater that lifts up the stories of communities — our own, others, and the ones that unite us all. The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/28 9pm, 7/29 2pm
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists Join us for our concert series that celebrates female, queer, and trans* artists who are changing the landscape of musical theater. Featuring dynamic sounds and incredible performers, this concert has become such a staple of the Festival, that we’ll be presenting two separate line-ups to showcase even more talent! Featured artists include Lynn Ahrens, Carmel Dean, MaggieKate Coleman & Erato A. Kremmyda, Amanda Green, and Zoe Sarnak. Visit nymf.org for the full list of artists involved in each concert. Peter Jay Sharp Theater 7/24 6:30pm, 7/24 9:30pm
GETTING TO KNOW YOU... The free Developmental Reading Series showcases promising musicals early in their development. After working on their shows in consultation with NYMF staff and dramaturgs, ten writing teams will bring their work to life with some of NYC’s most talented performers — and you get to give feedback! Don’t miss this chance to say you knew them when. TICKETS Reservations (available to Patrons and Plus and Premium Passholders) can be made online or by phone. Remaining tickets are offered to the public for free, and are available on a waitlist basis one hour prior to curtain at Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio Box Office.
2000 NICKELS: A VIETNAM LEGACY
Book by Margaret Brochu; Music and Lyrics by John Brochu 2000 NICKELS: A VIETNAM LEGACY is an original drama about medevac pilot Joe Rego’s quest to reconcile with the enemy he fought and the country that betrayed him. Dying of Agent Orange leukemia, Joe’s last mission is to recover the self he lost in war, and to leave his children the legacy of the man they never knew. The original folk ballads and rock songs reflect the music and lyrics that raised the conscience of a nation, and influenced the Vietnam Era. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/13 7:30pm, 7/17 3:30pm, 7/20 7:30pm
CHRISTMAS IN HELL
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Gary Apple Sweet little six-year-old Davin has missed Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he was in the same hospital as Charles Manson and was taken down to Hell by mistake. Now Christmas is over and Davin is back...fiendishly changed. This irreverent holiday musical follows the hilarious odyssey of Davin’s father and his quest to get his son back to normal. Along the way, he meets fervent priests, mystical crones, and a band of misfit Devil worshippers. Eventually, he descends to Hell itself and makes a wager with Lucifer he can’t possibly win. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/18 1:30pm, 7/21 3:30pm, 7/21 7:30pm
ECO “Break a leg” to all Festival productions & performers! Michael L. Emmel & Michael Rozzi
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Book by Bethie Fowler; Music and Lyrics by Jenna Mate Many years from now, as humanity faces the ravages of climate change, the government has tried but failed to combat nature with technology. Amidst the chaos, a young woman called Eco searches for her family. With a contemporary-pop soundtrack and the intensity of a YA novel, this new musical aims to empower young people to join the fight against climate change. ECO is a musical about the courage it takes to discover your voice, and the great power that can emerge once you find it. #HearHerCall Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/11 1:30pm, 7/14 7:30pm, 7/16 11:30am
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FIREFLY IN THE LIGHT
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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Shayna Toh Torn between a possessive mother, her childhood sweetheart Jake, and spirited friends, Wendy deserts home in search of city lights, fame, and a long-lost father. Seven years later, Wendy and Jake’s destinies once again intertwine. With rekindled love within grasp, Wendy must first find her own truth – only to confront having her pursuit of stardom cross fatefully with the uncovering of a dark family secret. FIREFLY IN THE LIGHT is a pop/rock musical about ambition, loyalty, and truth of identity. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/12 7:30pm, 7/15 7:30pm, 7/19 3:30pm
Book and Lyrics by Jae Antoinette Broderick; Music by Matthew A.C. Cohen & Jae Antoinette Broderick FORA is a brand new musical about love, history, family, and country set on the island of Forafu – a place of vibrant people, rich ancestry, soulful music, and lost magic from another time. We meet Forafu in the time of its Great Migration as the island is losing its citizens and traditions to the harsh realities of a changing world. Told through the eyes of 17-year-old Gigi, the fate of a nation rests on the choice between unraveling the mysteries of the past or succumbing to the struggles of the present. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/18 7:30pm, 7/22 3:30pm, 7/22 7:30pm
Book by David Nehls & Zac Miller; Music and Lyrics by David Nehls; Additional Lyrics by Zac Miller KILLER WIGS FROM OUTER SPACE is the story of Orville, a carnival handyman attacked by a galactic, brain-eating parasite. This alien from another planet transforms Orville into a rock-and-roll prophet for peace with out-of-this-world hair. Battling forces of evil with several colorful characters, we follow him on an epic operatic journey to save our world. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/10 7:30pm, 7/14 11:30am, 7/16 8pm
PAINTING FAYE SALVEZ
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rachel Covey PAINTING FAYE SALVEZ is a new musical about the family and friends of Faye Salvez, a teenage girl who’s been missing for three years. Faye’s mother, in an attempt to save her crumbling marriage, has commissioned an artist to paint a family portrait. This artist insists on interviewing Faye’s loved ones in an effort to truthfully capture her in the painting. When tensions build and memories clash, the family is faced with the question: is it the responsibility of an artist to present the truth, even if it’s not what an audience wants to see? Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/13 1:30pm, 7/17 7:30pm, 7/20 3:30pm
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Book by Rebecca Aparicio; Music and Lyrics by Stephen Anthony Elkins Based on the real-life events of Operación Pedro Pan, a young boy is sent to the U.S. to escape the growing dangers of post-revolutionary Cuba. To survive, Pedro must learn a new language and a new culture – while hoping to someday be reunited with his parents. With a score featuring the percussive rhythms of Havana to ‘60s New York soul, PEDRO PAN examines what it means to be a displaced immigrant in America. Named Top 10 Off-Off B’way Shows 2015 (MWAT) and Theatre Is Easy’s Best Bet 2015. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/12 1:30pm, 7/15 3:30pm, 7/19 7:30pm
Book and Music by Morgan Hollingsworth; Lyrics based on the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Clemm Poe & Frances Sargent Osgood THE HOUSE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE is a musical based on the life and work of the famous author and poet of horror. As Edgar Allan Poe grieves the inevitable death of his wife, he calls upon his past lover, the raven-esque Sarah Shelton, to help him cope with the grief. As she tries to comfort him, Poe struggles to discern his memories from his own tales of the grotesque. With a score that voices the romantic and nightmarish pangs of his poetry, the poet must come to terms with his past before he can face his inevitable future: death. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/11 7:30pm, 7/15 11:30am, 7/16 3:30pm
Book, Music, and Lyrics by John Carden & Nolan Doran; Additional Book by Nick Corley WOODY - A NEW FAIRY TALE is a quirky musical adventure about a young man looking to find connection in a world that’s becoming increasingly disconnected. Join us as we set loose characters from Collodi’s classic Pinocchio into today’s modern sexual landscape. Romance, Drag Divas, Virtual Reality, Show Tunes, World Domination, Wooden Boys, Splinters, and Disco, all in 90 minutes! This ain’t your Momma’s Pinocchio! Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/10 1:30pm, 7/14 3:30pm, 7/17 11:30am
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Whether you’re an author or actor, artist or audience member, the 2017 NYMF offers exclusive master classes, panels, and entertaining events to enhance your experience and appreciation of musical theater. Educational: Our enlightening Educational Workshops help audiences to gain firsthand experience in an array of disciplines. Participation is limited so be sure to sign up before it’s too late! Panel: This year we have partnered with Honest Accomplice Theatre for a panel conversation aimed at providing more insight into current issues affecting the American theater.
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Led by Michael Cassara, CSA Work out your musical theater audition material with guidance from a leading casting director! Michael Cassara will hear your best audition song and work with you from his unique vantage point “behind the table.” Class will include a Q&A and a discussion of the “business of the business.” Michael Cassara has cast more than 70 NYMF productions and has served as the Resident Casting Director for NYMF since 2007. Playwrights Horizons Rehearsal Studio 7/23 12pm-4pm FEE $100 to participate; $10 to observe
EXPANDING REPRESENTATIONS OF GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUALITY ON STAGE
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Moderated by Honest Accomplice co-founders Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Rachel Sullivan NYMF partners with Honest Accomplice Theatre to facilitate a panel exploring where past musical productions’ representations of gender and sexuality have been successful, what boundaries are still in place, and how we can continue to challenge the status quo in our storytelling. Panelists to be announced soon. Castillo Theatre 7/23 1pm-3pm TICKETS $10
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Led by Anna K. Jacobs This introductory workshop led by Anna K. Jacobs (POP!; Harmony, Kansas; Teeth; Echo) takes participants through an authentic musical theater songwriting process. Participants have explored the relationship between music and language, learned key songwriting tools, discovered the power of writer and performer collaborations, performed original work, and received guidance and feedback in a safe and open environment. This week-long experience culminates in an open presentation and songwriting master class with Special Guest Artists Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk (The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown, The Woman Upstairs, Our First Mistake). Presentation: The Green Room 42 @ YOTEL 7/25 7pm TICKETS $10 to observe
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Led by Jenn Colella Join Broadway’s Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award winner Jenn Colella (Come From Away, If/Then, Chaplin) for a song interpretation master class that will focus on the skills behind acting the song and nailing your audition. Jenn Colella has taught master classes all over the country at prestigious Universities including Columbia, NYU, Juilliard, NY Stage and Film, Utah State, and the University of California, Irvine. Come ready to prepare your best 16 or 32 bars. Demonstration Room in the AllStars Project 7/24 11am-2pm Suitable for ages 16+ FEE $90 for one-on-one participation; $75 for regular participation
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2017 NYMF AUCTION
Featuring plays from the writers of Bootycandy, Marjorie Prime, Stage Kiss, and more!
Photos by Zack DeZon except Ferrentino by Mark Douet
The New York Musical Festival announces its fourth Summer Online Auction!
For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday Written by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Les Waters Starts August 2017
The Treasurer
Written by Max Posner Directed by David Cromer Starts September 2017
“Ruhl’s imagination is among “Posner’s revelations give us something funny and the most adventurous at scary to ponder.” play today in the theater.” The New Yorker The New Yorker
This Flat Earth
Dance Nation
Written by Lindsey Ferrentino Written by Clare Barron Directed by Rebecca Taichman Directed by Lee Sunday Evans Starts March 2018 Starts April 2018 “Unflinching portraits like Ferrentino’s are hard to come by outside journalism.” The New York Times
“Adventurous and sparkling, Barron is a sharp, clear, virtuosic voice.” Time Out New York
Bidding begins on Friday, July 7 and will continue through Monday, August 7. The Auction can be viewed at BiddingforGood.com/nymf. Items up for grabs include:
Be A Bikini Bottom VIP! A pair of tickets to the opening night of SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway as well as a pair of passes to the inviteonly after party. SpongeBob SquarePants opens on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on December 4, 2017.
Mankind
Written and Directed by Robert O’Hara Starts December 2017 “O’Hara is a lampoonist with a trenchant take on American culture” The New York Times
Log Cabin
Written by Jordan Harrison Directed by Pam MacKinnon Starts June 2018 “Harrison challenges us with the kind of experience that keeps unfolding in the mind long after the play is over.” Los Angeles Times
2 tickets to the Opening Night of Mean Girls in Washington, D.C.! World Premiere prior to Broadway with Book by Tina Fey, Music by Jeff Richmond, Lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. Mean Girls opens on November 19th, 2017.
2 tickets to previews of The Band’s Visit, plus autographed show memorabilia! A critically acclaimed new musical and New York Times Critics’ Pick, The Band’s Visit arrives on Broadway this October. An Egyptian Police Band arrives in Israel to play a concert. After a mix-up at the border, they are sent to a remote village in the middle of the desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. The Band’s Visit celebrates the deeply human ways music and laughter connect us all.
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JENN COLELLA What impact has your participation in new musicals made on your career? Working on new musicals offers me the opportunity to collaborate in the process of shaping each new piece with the creators. Knowing that playwrights and composers trust me with their “babies” is a privilege that I never take for granted.
Any surprising untold stories or favorite memories from your NYMF experiences? My favorite NYMF experience was playing Pippi, the kleptomaniac stripper with a heart of gold, in The Great American Trailer Park Musical in NYMF’s very first season!!
You’ve been a part of productions, readings, concerts, and events at NYMF since its inception in 2004. What keeps you coming back to NYMF? NYMF is THE place where musicals are born!! I keep coming back because the caliber of artistry is top notch and I learn so much about myself and the craft every single time.
JENN COLELLA is a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner and Tony Award® nominee for her portrayal of Captain Beverley Bass in the hit Broadway musical Come From Away. Jenn’s additional Broadway credits include Urban Cowboy, High Fidelity, and Hedda Hopper in Chaplin (which premiered in NYMF as Behind the Limelight in 2006). Her off-Broadway credits include Closer Than Ever, Lucky Guy, Beebo Brinker Chronicles, and Slut.
Why do you believe artists should get involved with NYMF? Artists should get involved with NYMF because it’s a truly loving, nurturing, collaborative environment in which you and your artistry can soar to new and exciting heights.
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The Great American Trailer Park Musical
2003
Urban Cowboy Outer Critics Circle Award nominee for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
2009
Kiki Baby NYMF Award for Excellence winner for Individual Performance
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Perfect Mothers (Developmental Reading)
All Fall Down
2006
High Fidelity
2012
Chaplin
2014
If/Then
2017
Come From Away Tony Award nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Photos: Urban Cowboy on Broadway (Paul Kolnik), The Great American Trailer Park Musical, 2004 NYMF (Scott Landis), High Fidelity on Broadway (Sara Krulwich), All Fall Down at the NYMF Music Preview Concert, 2009 NYMF (Monica Simoes), Kiki Baby, 2011 NYMF (Wallace Flores), Chaplin on Broadway (Joan Marcus), Perfect Mothers, 2013 NYMF (Tina DeVaron), If/Then on Broadway (Sara Krulwich), Come From Away on Broadway (Sara Krulwich)
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Chair Charlie Fink Producing Artistic Director, New Musical Foundation Vice-Chair Frank Troutman Senior Vice President and Director of Operations, City National Bank Treasurer David Matthews Human Resources Executive, Plugout - IP Security Solutions Secretary Krista Parsons Managing Director, Deloitte President Dan Markley Executive Director, New York Musical Festival Margot Astrachan Margot Astrachan Production Karen Azenberg Artistic Director, Pioneer Theatre Company (UT) Barbara Birch VP of Development, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America Daryl Boren Arts Patron Jan Brandt Vice Chair Emeritus, America Online, Inc. Harry Coghlan President & General Manager, Clear Channel Outdoor, New York Division Michael Emmel Founder & Executive Director, Michael L. Emmel, CPA Laura Davis Gross SVP, Marketing at Wanderlust - Wanderlust Holdings, LLC Hugh Hayes Founder/Owner, Play-By-Play Jill E. Jaysen Founder, Center Stage Theatre Company (CT) Sharon A. Kilfoyle Arts Patron Eric Luftig Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets Elizabeth A. Martin Corporate Attorney Julie Monaco Managing Director, Citi Bank Paul Prokop Independent Producer Dean Stallone Founder and CEO, PMD Media Nina Yosowitz Arts Patron
ASSOCIATE BOARD Hannah Baker, Morghan Brown, Keith Butler, Jonathan Stuart Cerullo, Rebecca Crigler, Michael Findley, Amy-jean Fleet, Alissa Friedman, Mike Goldstein, Jamie Lozano, Lindsay Meck, Charlie Metzger, Chase Renouf, Phil Rina, David Shifke, Jordan Leigh Smith, Caitlyn Thomson, Laura Yosowitz
FOUNDING PRODUCERS Jen Bender, Tesha Buss, Geoff Cohen, Charlotte Cohn, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Jill E. Jaysen, Tim Jerome, David Leidholdt, Elizabeth Lucas, Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen, Jamie McGonnigal, Heather McLaren, Patrick Mellen, Constance L. Mortell, Janet Pailet, Marie Reynolds, Kathryn Schwarz, Kris Stewart, Kim Vasquez, Michael Weitz, Steven Yuhasz Founder Emeritus Isaac Robert Hurwitz Founder Emeritus Kris Stewart Founding President Tim Jerome
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NEXT LINK PROJECT GRAND JURY Michael Cerveris, Donna Lynne Champlin, Anika Chapin, Jane Dubin, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, West Hyler, Telly Leung, Jonathan McCrory, Lisa McNulty, Jack Phillips Moore, Roberta Pereira, Sam Pinkleton, Alexandra Silber, Leigh Silverman, Sergio Trujillo
NEXT LINK, BETA, AND DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES DRAMATURGS Rachel Abrams, Laura Butchy, Walter Chon, Dennis Corsi, Jack DePalma, Mark Garcia, Anne Hamilton, Danielle Joseph, Allison Keller, Alexandra Ley, Emily Maltby, Molly Marinik, John O’Connor, Lisa Rothe, Maggie Snyder, Lynn Spector, Abigail Strange, Mark Dundas Wood
READING COMMITTEE Rachel Abrams, Darby Adler, Darren Biggart, Hunter Bird, Rebecca Black, Caroline Brooks, Cate Cammarata, Sammi Cannold, Nicole Capatasto, Katherine Carter, Jonathan S. Cerullo, Eric Cornell, Dennis Corsi, Jeffry Denman, Kimberly Eaton, Danielle Feder, Rebecca Feldman, Mark-Eugene Garcia, Natalie Gershtein, Ivana Greene, David Gretchko, Anne Hamilton, Caroline Hirsch, Lauren Hood, Lucy Jackson, Danielle Joseph, Lianne Kennedy, Claire Kiechel, Ronni Krasnow, Hannah Lang, Tabia Lau, Kevin Lee Allen, Alexandra Ley, Carolyn Miller, Stephen Morrash, Robb Nanus, John O’Brien, John O’Connor, Martavius Parrish, Karen Rusch, Samantha Saltzman, Omri Schein, Erica Schnitzer, Amy Schott, Lynn Spector, Abigail Strange, Liz Ulmer, Gil Varod, Srda Vasiljevic, Nick Walsh, Sidney Erik Wright, Marcina Zaccaria
STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Chris Barron, Andrew Brown, Lindsey Ruggles, Macy Schmidt, Jane Silverstein, Alexa Spiegel
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