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New York Musical Theatre Festival - The Taster's Menu

By: Sep. 12, 2004
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It would almost be understandable if someone found the New York Musical Theatre Festival tough to negotiate – finding your way through almost eighty different shows and events and 296 performances would be tough for anyone!

So – all of us NYMFettes here have decided to put together a "taste-test" list, so you can break down the Festival into more bite-sized chunks.

Remember - you can get a downloadable version of the NYMF 32 page full-color program at www.nymf.org, or you can collect one at any of our venues ...

IF YOU LIKE – big, sweeping musicals, with grandeur and romance, try...


Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic    
Sex, blood, and rock & roll reign supreme as ancient
Rome meets '70s glam.

Far from the Madding Crowd            
An emotional, romantic adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic.

FRANKENSTEIN...do you dream   
The story of unrestrained ambition, passion, and desire at the heart of Mary Shelley's novel, with a pulsating score.

Houdini                   
A love story of magic, mystery and murder.

The Man Who Would be King   
Rudyard Kipling's adventure about two con-men's attempt to conquer a tribal nation.

Meet John Doe   
Frank Capra's classic tale about an unlikely American hero and the lies that create and destroy him.

Tim and Scrooge               
A Christmas Carol, twelve years later... with Scrooge as the ghost.

The Woman Upstairs               
Romantic musical about a violinist and the physicist who loves her.

IF YOU LIKE – musicals that KNOW their job is make you laugh, try...


Altar Boyz  
N'Sync meets Nunsense, with the apostles of pop, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan!

Ducks and Lovers               
A wacky, fast-moving musical comedy

Emma                       
A witty new spin on the Austen classic, by hot new writer Stephen Karam

Joe Starts Again   
An award-winning musical from
Australia about a forty-something gay male stepping back into the dating pool.

Like You Like It    
All the world's a mall in this totally awesome mix of Shakespeare and John Hughes...

Pretty Faces                    
The Large and Lovely Musical – with an XXL chorus line!

The Big Voice: God or Merman   
A hilarious, touching musical about gay marriage that asks, "Is your big voice God, or Merman?

The Eyes are the First Thing To Go       
The Mid-Life Musical Comedy Revue.

The
Great American Trailer Park Musical   
Your classic "stripper-and-mobile-home" musical…

The Taxi Cabaret   
A return engagement of the hit revue about twenty-somethings in NYC.

[title of show]   
A musical in a festival about a musical in a festival! A hysterically funny (yet sincere) look at the artistic process.

Top Gun! The Musical   
The biggest Toronto Fringe hit in history!  You'll laugh, you'll hum, you'll believe a jet can fly!

IF YOU LIKE – personal stories or family dramas, try…


And the Earth Moved    
A second-generation Asian-American examines his place in the Great American Experiment.

The Big Voice: God or Merman   
A hilarious, touching musical about gay marriage that asks, "Is your big voice God, or Merman?

The Blue Flower   
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories.

A Hundred Years into the Heart   
A musical drama about an Italian-American family in
Queens, by Pulitzer Prize nominee Richard Vetere.

Joe Starts Again   
An award-winning musical from
Australia about a forty-something gay male stepping back into the dating pool.

Three Sistahs   
A musical tapestry that evokes both Chekhov and 1960s
America, melding blues, gospel, R&B, and soul.

IF YOU LIKE – musicals created before your eyes (or nearly so), try...


5horts   
A series of short musicals from the BMI Workshop, featuring Avenue Q's Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez on stage.

the A train plays, vol. XIV   
Five musicals written in the time it takes for the A train to move from 207th street to Far Rockaway.

Dreams This Way: The Best of RIMT   
A series of short musicals – highlights of the award-winning Raw Impressions series.

The Nuclear Family   
A musical day in the life of a family, created with help from the audience.

The Next Big Broadway Musical!       
The audience creates an improvised musical!

Spontaneous Broadway           
You help write this improvised musical.

IF YOU LIKE – musicals with a modern sound, try...


Along the Way                   
An a cappella musical, set on the NYC subway.

The Blue Flower   
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories.

Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic    
Sex, blood, and rock & roll reign supreme as ancient
Rome meets '70s glam.

Drift   
"...When love has drifted on, what do you rely upon?" A multimedia rock musical about divorce, in concert.

Get There Early: The Songs of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen   
Emily Skinner and other Broadway favorites perform folk/rock-inspired songs by this Jonathan Larson Award-winning team.

LULU: a new musical               
Lush, jazzy burlesque about a femme fatale, fresh from FringeNYC.

Three Sistahs   
A musical tapestry that evokes both Chekhov and 1960s
America, melding blues, gospel, R&B, and soul.

IF YOU LIKE – musicals that really break the mold, try…


After Charlie   
A handcrafted installation of musical "performance-cinema" – "Spontaneous, unique, and absolutely liberating".

The Blue Flower   
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories.

 [title of show]   
A musical in a festival about a musical in a festival! A hysterically funny (yet sincere) look at the artistic process.

IF YOU LIKE – concerts and other celebrations of today's hottest new talent, try...


5horts   
A series of short musicals from the BMI Workshop, featuring Avenue Q's Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez on stage.

Alternative Torch   
New Voices Collective melds rock and Broadway in their celebration of the Torch Song.

BeboperElla   
A theatrical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald performed by the amazing Grammy Award nominee, Patti Austin.

Discovered Treasures               
A concert of new theatre and cabaret songs, celebrating new writers.

Drift   
"...When love has drifted on, what do you rely upon?" A multimedia rock musical about divorce, in concert.

Gavin Creel and Alice Ripley Concert   
Acoustic pop meets R&B/funk in this concert by dynamic singer-songwriters Gavin Creel and Alice Ripley.

Get There Early: The Songs of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen   
Emily Skinner and other Broadway favorites perform folk/rock-inspired songs by this Jonathan Larson Award-winning team.

Jeremy Kushnier Concert   
The Broadway star performs his own songs.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party           
Open-mike cabaret, where Broadway stars and fans share the stage.

MAC/ASCAP Songwriter's Showcase       
Featuring new songs by today's hottest theater and cabaret writers

Midtown Cabaret Festival   
An intimate cabaret series with award-winning performers and no drink minimum.

M-Lab Concert   
A theatrical brand of rock – featuring a Richard Rodgers award-winning composer.

Rhapsody in Seth               
Real stories. Real names. Real jazz dance video of Seth in leg wamers.

IF YOU LIKE – musicals with the whole family in mind, try...


Captain Louie   
Stephen Schwartz's new musical, for all the family. Based on the classic, award-winning children's book, "The Trip".

The Enchanted Cottage   
A heartfelt and moving show in which the devastation of war is redeemed by the power of love.

The Flute Player's Song   
A mixture of fable and dance, about a girl's search for her mother's spirit.

The Happy Prince       
Oscar Wilde's classic, for all ages.

The Striking Viking Story Pirates   
Adapting stories written by elementary schoolers, the Story Pirates show kids just how far they can carry the thoughts that spring into their heads.

Tim and Scrooge               
A Christmas Carol, twelve years later... with Scrooge as the ghost.

Tusk   
A family-friendly musical told with theatrical artistry of silhouette and shadow puppets, about the survival of an elephant family

IF YOU LIKE – having inside access to forums and panels with industry leaders, try...


MAC/ASCAP Songwriter's Showcase       
Featuring new songs by today's hottest theater and cabaret writers

AUTHORS Seminar               
How to Write Shows and Influence People.

CHANGING SOUNDS Seminar         
How today's music is remaking musical theatre.

CAST ALBUMS Seminar            
>From hit LPs to free MP3s – the changing face of Cast Albums.

NON-PROFITS Seminars   
Discussing the relationship between not-for-profit theatres and the development of new musicals

CRITICS Seminar               
Reviewing the Situation: theatre critics talk back.   

TRU Seminar                   
Big, Bouncy and Breakable: How to Raise a Healthy Musical   

IF YOU LIKE – getting in early with readings and workshops of new works, try...


Along the Way                   
An a cappella musical, set on the NYC subway.

Captain Louie   
Stephen Schwartz's new musical, for all the family. Based on the classic, award-winning children's book, "The Trip".

Ducks and Lovers               
A wacky, fast-moving musical comedy

Emma                       
A witty new spin on the Austen classic, by hot new writer Stephen Karam

The Enchanted Cottage   
A heartfelt and moving show in which the devastation of war is redeemed by the power of love.

The Chromium Hook   
A witty parody of modern journalism and a laugh-out-loud send-up of the classic "man with a hook" horror story.

Monica! The Musical   
A theatre piece that asks the major questions about the Presidential scandal – and dares to answer them in song.

SHOUT! The Mod Musical Revue       
A tribute to what made
England swing in the 60's!

Titus! The Musical   
A new punk-rock adaptation of Shakespeare's bloodiest play.

The White Rose   
A group of students in Nazi Germany stand up against injustice--a concert reading.




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