Photo Flash: 'Austentatious' & 'Love Sucks' at NYMF

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents two new musicals, Austentatious and Love Sucks.  

Austentatious is a chaotic community theatre group struggle to bring "Pride and Prejudice" to the stage, with Book by Matt Board, Jane Caplow, Kate Gavlin, Luisa Hinchliff, and Joe Slabe; Music and Lyrics by Matt Board and Joe Slabe.

A sold-out hit at the 2006 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, this new musical comedy follows the adventures of the Central Riverdale Amateur Players as they stage a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. With a clueless director, a jealous diva and the world's best stage manager, bad theater has never been so good!

Performances are at the Julia Miles Theater (424 West 55th Street). Schedule: Sep 18, 8:00 pm; Sep 21, 8:00 pm; Sep 23, 4:30 pm; Sep 23, 8:00 pm; Sep 25, 4:30 pm; Sep 29, 4:30 pm. Tickets $20

Shakespeare meets the Ramones in Love Sucks; Book and Lyrics by Stephen O'Rourke; Music by Brandon Patton

Shakespeare Goes Gonzo as Love's Labour's Lost is transported to the burgeoning punk scene of the 1970s East Village. Two competing rock bands, The [All-Guy] Molotovs and The [All-Girl] Gutter Snipes, swear off love in order to stay focused on their music. But their 'best-laid' plans go awry upon meeting – each other.

Performances at the Julia Miles Theater (424 West 55th Street). Schedule: Sep 26, 8:00 pm; Sep 27, 8:00 pm; Sep 30, 8:00 pm; Oct 1, 4:30 pm; Oct 6, 4:30 pm; Oct 6, 8:00 pm. Tickets $20

For more information visit www.nymf.org

Austentatious photos courtesy Sun Produtions

Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Sam)

Matt Board (Writer/Composer/Lyricist), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Sam), Kris Stewart (NYMF Founder), Lisa Asher (Jessica) and Luisa Hinchliff (Writer)

Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Writer/Composer/Lyricist Matt Board

Love Sucks photos by Stuart Rakley

Cast members Athena Reich, Rebecca Hart, Caryn Havlik, Heather Robb

Cast Members Andrew M Ross, Nicholas Webber, Robert Andrew Marnell, Jason Wooten

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