Rick Hip-Flores News

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce the presentation of four brand new 15-minute musicals. The York has partnered with the Program in Vocal Performance/Musical Theatre at NYU's Steinhardt School, inviting four writing teams to write four separate mini-musicals with a cast of eight college students. York's Associate Artistic Director, Brian Blythe, directs; Tammy Holder music directs. The four musicals are: AN ORCHESTRA IMAGINED: In Four Invisible Movements Words by Sophia Chapadjiev, Music by Julianne Wick Davis Imagine that music were something you could hold in your hand. Like a baby. Or a love letter. How much would it weigh? If you licked it like a tootsie pop, how long would it last? An Orchestra Imagined: In Four Invisible Movements for Eight Instrument-less Instrumentalists takes a look at the rituals, the nightmares and the music within the musician. With Elizabeth Aylsworth, Shannon Collins, Jessica Hearn, Nick Luckenbaugh, Bryna O'Neill, Maria Sims, Tyler Stein, Alex Yacovelli

Irma la Douce Presented by Musicals Tonight will open Oct. 14, 2008 at McGinn/Cazale Theatre at Broadway and 76th Street.

Prospect Theater Company's 10th anniversary concert will be held Sept. 21 at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts. Falsettos' Stephen Bogardus will host the 9 PM concert, which will boast the talents of David Abeles, Jim Bauer, Jennifer Blood, Matt Cavenaugh, Gavin Creel, Jennifer Damiano, Malcolm Gets, Piper Goodeve, Adam Jacobs, Jose Llana, Jeff McCarthy, Meghan McGeary, Mark Mozingo, Brian Munn and Liz Power as well as members of the cast of the upcoming Prospect production of Illyria: Dan Sharkey, Ryan Dietz, Jim Poulos and Tina Stafford. 37 Arts is located in Manhattan at 450 West 37th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Tickets, priced $25, can be purchased by calling (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org.

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Musicals Tonight! announces the lineup of 'At This Performance..' and upcoming production of Cole Porter's 'Paris'

Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce that it will be transferring its production of A (Tooth) Fairy Tale to off-Broadway's Soho Playhouse following the conclusion of its sold-out run at The McGinn Cazale Theatre ending Sunday, February 24.

Vital Children's Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of its fourth show in the 2008-2009 season, A (Tooth) Fairy Tale, music and lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores, book by Ben Winters, and direction by Linda Key. A (Tooth) Fairy Tale runs January 19 through February 24, Saturdays and Sundays at 11AM & 1PM.

A musical staged reading of The Jerusalem Syndrome took place on Monday, October 22 at 7:30PM at the York Theatre as part of their Developmental Reading Series.

With the addition of Mike Burstyn, Richard H. Blake, Kenny Morris and Deone Zanotto, the casting of the staged reading of The Jerusalem Syndrome is now complete. The reading will take place on Monday, October 22 at 7:30PM at the York Theatre as part of their Developmental Reading Series.

A staged reading of The Jerusalem Syndrome, an original musical comedy with book and lyrics by 2006 Kleban Award winners Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and a score by Kyle Rosen, will take place Monday, October 22 at 7:30PM at the York Theatre as part of their Developmental Reading Series.

A public reading of Ain't We Got Fun will be held September 17 at 7:30 PM. The new musical written by Jack Wrangler is based on three short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald and features the music of Richard Whiting.

theAtrainplays, a theatre-without-a-net writing/composing/directing/acting experience, had its 22nd incredible incarnation June 20th, with an all-star cast.

The New York Theatre Barn will present a double bill of concerts showcasing the music of Brian Feinstein and Joe Iconis at the D-Lounge on Monday, June 11th.

The New York radio station WBAI-FM (99.5) has announced that it will offer up a special one-hour broadcast celebrating the current revival of Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

New cast members Jayne Paterson, Constantine Maroulis and Rick Hip-Flores join Robert Cuccioli and Gay Marshall in director Gordon Greenberg's emotional carousel ride

On November 28th, Darius de Haas and other stars will gather for the latest concert of the 'Songbook' series

Vital Children's Theater has announced its upcoming production of My New York, an original musical for children with book by Carla Jablonski, music and lyrics by Rick Hip-Flores, and based on the original idea by Catherine Allen

Casting has been announced for the Musicals Tonight! concert production of the 1957 musical Shinbone Alley

Colin Hanlon, Lisa Howard, Michael Hunsaker and more will star in a benefit concert of William Finn's Falsettoland, which will be presented at New World Stages on Monday, November 6th

The 30th anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, featuring the work of 16 emerging and established playwrights, is slated for March 7 - April 8