Cast Set for Eric Sirota's DAY OF WRATH at NYMF

"Day of Wrath" a new musical by Eric B. Sirota, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, will be presented on July 18 & 20, as an Official Selection of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival's Reading Series. "Day of Wrath", with a sweeping romantic score, is about the human need for love and companionship. (www.DayOfWrathMusical.com)

The cast will be Carl Hulden (Creature), Brian C. Veith (Victor Frankenstein), Raquel Tillo (Elizabeth Lavenza), Paul Chamberlain (Alphonse Frankenstein) and Sam Rohloff (Henry Clerval). It will be directed by Katharine Pettit, with musical direction by Mila Henry, and Daniel Ricken as stage manager.

The emerging composer/playwright Eric Sirota, is also an established and highly published research scientist, and fellow of the American Physical Society. In the last few years his musical theatre works have begun to draw attention in the New York theatre community. "Day of Wrath" recently had a staged reading in the Emerging Artists Theatre New Work Series. Another musical by Sirota, "Your Name On My Lips", an original love story, has had multiple staged readings, and is now looking forward to its first production in September at the Theater for the New City (www.YourNameOnMyLips.com).

The NYMF readings of "Day of Wrath" (book, music and lyrics by Eric B. Sirota) will be on Sat. July 18 @ 1 PM and 4:30 PM and Mon. July 20 at 5 PM, at The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street. www.NYMF.org/DayOfWrath

For ticket information please visit NYMF.org or call (212) 352-3101.