ALL FALL DOWN Opens 10/9 At The 45th Street Theatre

"All Fall Down", directed by Lonny Price ("A Class Act") and Matt Cowart (Assistant Director, "110 in the Shade"), opens this Friday, October 9th at the 45th Street Theatre. This new musical, which stars two-time Tony Award® nominee ("42nd Street", "On the Town") and Drama Desk nominee ("Xanadu") Mary Testa along with Jenn Colella ("Urban Cowboy"), Charlie Pollock ("9 to 5", "Urinetown") and Casey Predovic, has already sold out select performances.

With a book by Greg Turner and music and lyrics by Selda Sahin, "All Fall Down" examines golden boy Ben Little as he heads off to college. But his family's perfect world falls apart when he inexplicably jumps from the window of his sixth story dorm room. Astonishingly surviving the fall, Ben returns home where nobody will talk about what happened or no one will ask the questions that could tear apart their ordinary lives. Through a mix of comedic and heartrending fantasy sequences, Ben's story unfolds as the Littles try to find their way back to the average All American family. "All Fall Down" features musical staging by Josh Rhodes whose credits include "Working" (Old Globe), "1776" (Papermill Playhouse), "Bonnie & Clyde" (NYMF), "High Spirits" (York) and numerous opening numbers for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS "Gypsy of the Year", "Easter Bonnet Competition" and "Broadway Bares". Musical direction is by David Dabbon (Roundabout Theatre Company, Pittsburgh C.L.O., Goodspeed Opera House), set design by Raul Abrego (Julliard Opera Center, Spoleto Opera Festival, TV's "America's Next Top Model"), lighting design by John Burkland (Jazz at Lincoln Center, La Mama E.T.C., Papermill Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival) and sound design by Joanna Lynne Staub (The Public Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, BAM, Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

Performances begin Friday, October 9th at 8:00PM at the 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th Street in New York City and continue on Saturday, October 10th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm and closes on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 4:30 pm. Tickets are available by calling (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org or www.allfalldownthemusical.com.

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