The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (www.nypl.org) and UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. (www.UnsungMusicals.org) have announced the creation of an UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. Collection in the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. For the collection, UMC is donating all of its original and restored material from both its productions and its Archival Project initiative aimed at researching, assembling and restoring the material to unpublished and out-of-print musical shows. The Collection will continue to grow with each new project that UMC restores and produces.
In a statement, UMC artistic director Ben West said, "having spent many afternoons researching numerous projects at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, I am thrilled to be returning with this unique and exciting collaboration. The new UMC Collection will not only further our mission of preserving these historic works for future generations, it will also serve to recognize the extraordinary artists who have made invaluable contributions to these shows and to the development of the musical theatre art form."In a statement, Jacqueline Z. Davis, the Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleischman Executive Director for the Performing Arts said, "The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is thrilled to be receiving this important collection of material from UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. Because we share UMC's mission to preserve historic works for future generations, we cannot think of a better venue for these materials to be taken care of than in the Billy Rose Theatre Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts".Videos