Arden, Borle, Brescia in 'See Rock City' New BMI Musical Reading Feb.11

The BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging musical development, will present a reading of the new musical See Rock City & Other Destinations, Monday, Feb. 11, hosted by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello).

The event will be held at 3PM & 7PM at Chelsea Studios (151 West 26th St. room 507), featuring Farah Alvin, Michael Arden, Skylar Astin, Christian Borle, Lisa Brescia, John Horton, Mamie Parris, and Robb Sapp, with musical direction by Vadim Feichtner and direction by Kevin Del Aguila.  This is an invite-only industry-reading.

Lyricist Adam Mathias and composer Brad Alexander, creators of the musical, developed it at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. In 2007, See Rock City won the Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, an honor personally bestowed by Bock.

"See Rock City is a collection of short musicals set at tourist destinations across America, including Rock City, Niagara Falls, Coney Island, Big Sky and the Alamo.  Each landmark introduces a new set of characters struggling to connect, to move past their fears and expectations in order to fully engage with each other.  A young man searching for his place in the world believes his destination is written on the roofs of barns along the North Carolina Interstate.  A young woman, afraid that she may be jumping too hastily into marriage, gets a helpful push from a mysterious tour guide.  Two boys playing hooky from high school take the Q train to Coney Island only to find that the Spook House reveals greater fears than they ever expected.  Every story stands alone, yet builds on its counterparts to create a complete evening of musical theatre," explain press notes.

Mathias, a graduate of New York University and DePaul University, received praise for several of his compositions, including the New York International Fringe Festival hit, The Passion of George W. Bush; plus Desdemona Lives; and A Long Conversation. Adam is also a recipient of the Jerry Harrington Musical Theatre Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

Alexander's music has been featured at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, the New York International Fringe Festival, and VH1. His compositions include the music for Theatreworks USA's Just So Stories and Lilly's Big Day. Brad holds memberships with the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, the National Academy of Popular Music and the Dramatics Guild.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 95% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants

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