Photo Coverage: Flight of the Lawnchair Man Curtain Call

The New York Musical Theatre Festival recently presented the New York premiere of Flight of the Lawnchair Man, a new musical comedy with music and lyrics by Robert Lindsey-Nassif (Hollywood Arms) and a book by Peter Ullian. Starring Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd), the show played through September 18th at 37 Arts Theatre (450 W 37th Street).

The show was directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award nominee Lynne Taylor-Corbett (Swing!). "Meet Jerry Gorman. He's a regular guy from Passaic, New Jersey who just wants to fly. The neighbors think he's nuts. His mother disapproves. Gracie (Champlin) is the only one who believes in him. Laugh and cheer when Jerry soars to 16,000 feet with nothing but a lawnchair, 400 helium balloons and a dream. Flight of the Lawnchair Man is a new musical that reminds the world that dreams can come true if you believe in yourself," state production notes on the show, which was produced by NYMF, Beth Dembrow and Luigi Productions. As a one act, Flight of the Lawnchair Man was originally presented as part of Harold Prince's 3hree at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia, and last year, was seen in an expanded version at Goodspeed Musicals.

The musical also starred Christopher Sutton (Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story) as Jerry Gorman, Patrick Boll as Big Jack, Jonathan Brody as Leonardo Da Vinci, William Galinsky as Mr. Frankel, Danette Holden as Blaire, Susan J. Jacks as Mother Gorman, Erin Maguire as Amelia Earhart, Christopher Vettel as Charles Lindbergh, John Michael Coppola and Kristie Dale Sanders.

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Kristie Dale Sanders

Susan J. Jacks

Danette Holden and Patrick Boll

Donna Lynne Champlin

Donna Lynne Champlin

Donna Lynne Champlin

Christopher Sutton

Christopher Sutton

Curtain call--William Gilinsky, Kristie Dale Sanders, Jonathan Brody, Danette Holden, Patrick Boll, Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks, Christopher Vettel, Erin Maguire, and John Coppola

William Gilinsky, Kristie Dale Sanders, Jonathan Brody, Danette Holden, Patrick Boll, Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks, Christopher Vettel, Erin Maguire, and John Coppola

William Gilinsky, Kristie Dale Sanders, Jonathan Brody, Danette Holden, Patrick Boll, Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks, Christopher Vettel, Erin Maguire, John Coppola

Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin and Susan J. Jacks

Patrick Boll, Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks and Christopher Vettel

Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks and Christopher Vettel

William Gilinsky, Kristie Dale Sanders, Jonathan Brody, Danette Holden, Patrick Boll, Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin, Susan J. Jacks, Christopher Vettel, Erin Maguire, amd John Coppola

Christopher Sutton, Donna Lynne Champlin and Susan J. Jacks