Free Reading of Plastic! Features Songs by Iconis, Etc.

The York Theater Developmental Series will present a free reading of Plastic! The Musical.

Plastic! is "the greatest, funniest and most shocking love story between a one-armed janitor and a buxom starlet named Tallulah Bombolino. Together they defy a vicious world of scathing perverts and gross tyrants. The songs are fireball pop anthems and the story is a kiss and a blow to the head. Scaredy-cats beware: this show involves, ill-disposed underwear models, a magic 8-ball, tiramisu and a bloody hatchet!," as described in press materials.

The musical, which was the a recipient of a 2006 Daryl Roth Award, features book and lyrics by Robert Maddock (2007 Jonathan Larson Award; 2007 Backstage Bistro Award) and music by Joe Iconis (2007 Ed Kleban Award; 2007 Backstage Bistro Award; 2006 Jonathan Larson Award) and Reza Jacobs (ASCAP Fredrick Lowe Award) and is directed by John Simpkins (Things To Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis at Joe's Pub, Ars Nova, and NYMF; Go-Go Beach at NYMF.)

The cast features Jerry Dixon, Matt Hinkley, Nancy Johnston, Scott Robertson, Lorinda Lisitza, Lance Rubin, Jason F. Williams, and Heléne Yorke.

For more information, visit pages on: Plastic! The Musical at www.myspace.com/PlasticTheMusical, Robert Maddocks at: www.RobertMaddock.com, and Joe Iconis at: www.MrJoeIconis.com.

The York Theatre Company (the Theatre at Saint Peter's Church) is located at 54th Street just East of Lexington Avenue. The reading is free and open to the public. Reservations can be made by emailing Jlandsman@yorktheatre.org or calling 212-935-5824, ext. 24.

Photo of Joe Iconis by Linda Lenzi