New Musical 'Lunch' Served at NYMF, 9/13-9/24

The NYC premiere of Shawn Northrip's new rock musical, Lunch, will be presented by Fugly Productions as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Performances will begin on September 13 and will run through September 24 at The 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th Street.

Lunch is "a musical about love in the eighth grade. At Benjamin Franklin Middle School, lunch is everyone's favorite subject. First crushes and first kisses; best friends growing jealous of girlfriends and the all-important battle for Queen of the eighth grade formal dance," according to NYMF notes.  The show is directed by Shirley Serotsky.

Lunch was written by Shawn Northrip, who received his MFA from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. He lives in Washington, DC where his work has been seen at Source Theatre (Titus X), H Street Playhouse (Cautionary Tales for Adults), and the Kennedy Center, who  funded and presented early workshops of Lunch. In New York, his show Titus X, a punk rock musical, has been seen at the Tank, and was presented by the first NYMF festival; it is in production at Chashama.

The cast of Lunch includes Leo Goodman, Tara Giordano, Alessandra Migliaccio, Kelly Tighe, Matt Doyle, Correy West and Hollis Scarborough.

Tickets for Lunch are $20 and can be purchased through Theater Mania at www.theatermania.com or by calling them at 212-352-3101. The schedule for Lunch is Wednesday, September 13 at 8PM, Friday, September 15 at 8PM, Saturday, September 16 at 1PM, Wednesday, September 20 at 8PM, Saturday, September 23 at 1PM and Sunday, September 24 at 1PM.  Visit www.nymf.org for more information.