Mark Winkler News

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) announces a 14 new musicals to be presented as part of the 5th annual Festival from September 15 through October 5, 2008 in New York City. The New York Musical Theatre Festival is the enormously popular three-week celebration that features the works of the newest generation of musical theatre writers. The 14 musicals listed below are joining the ten new musicals previously announced, which were chosen from NYMF's open-submission writer service program, The Next Link Project.

A team of 12 acclaimed writers have contributed songs - Stephen Bates, Marie Cain, Perry Hart, Shelly Markham, Jim Morgan, David Pevsner, Rayme Sciaroni, Mark Savage, Ben Schaechter, Trance Thompson, Mark Winkler and two-time Emmy Award winner, Bruce Vilanch. The show opens with 'Gratuitous Nudity,' in which the cast throws caution and costumes to the wind, and they never look back. Other numbers include 'Naked Maid,' 'Robert Mitchum,' 'Nothin' But The Radio On,' and 'Perky Little Porn Star.'

Play It Cool, the acclaimed new jazz musical will presented in two special industry readings in New York City, on Friday, October 19 and Monday, October 22. Both readings are at 2PM. Sharon Rosen directs.

TLA Releasing has acquired North American Theatrical/DVD rights including all rights for the United Kingdom to Funny Boy Films' Naked Boys Singing! The Movie (USA, 2007), co-directed by Robert Schrock and Troy Christian

The 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominations have been announced

The long-running Off-Broadway hit Naked Boys Singing! will become a motion picture

L.A. Stage Alliance announces presenters for 2006 Ovation Awards...

This month, jazz musician, actress and comedian Lea DeLaria will headline two industry readings of the new jazz musical Play It Cool

Nominations for the Ovation Awards, celebrating achievement in Los Angeles-area theatre, have been announced

The Off-Broadway production is still running after seven years, playing over 2500 performances

Naked Boys Singing will be presented at Dodger Stages under a new performance schedule during the holiday season

On tonight, September 29th, the cast of Naked Boys Singing will join host Ken Kleiber to celebrate the third anniversary of That's Kentertainment

Naked Boys Singing! will open at its new home--Dodgers Stages--on October 14th after playing its last performance at the Julia Miles Theatre on October 8th

The off-Broadway smash Naked Boys Singing! will move from the 47th Street Theatre to the Julia Miles Theatre, reopening on May 6th