Show Only Tix Now Available for NYMF Gala

Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony Rapp, Christine Pedi, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Arden, Joshua Henry and the award-winning NYMF 2010 shows Frog Kiss, The Great Unknown, I Got Fired, My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, Trails, and Without You will perform at The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Awards Gala on Sunday, November 14th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street) beginning at 6:00pm.

***Special $50 show only General Admission tickets have also been made available for purchase at www.nymf.org/gala.

NYMF will honor Chita Rivera with a Lifetime Achievement Award and producers Barry and Fran Weissler (Chicago, Wonderful Town, La Cage Aux Folles, Scottsboro Boys) for their pioneering spirit and dedication to musical theatre. The winners of the NYMF 2010 Awards for Excellence will also be presented with their awards.

In addition to the awards already announced, Trails received the Stage Entertainment USA Development Award.

The Stage Entertainment USA Development Award will offer Trails a twenty-nine hour AEA presentation for industry at New World Stages. Executive Director Beverley D. MacKeen will present this award, on behalf of Stage Entertainment.

The Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) Production Award will be announced at the gala on Sunday.

Performers from participating NYMF musicals include: Curtis Holbrook, Manna Nichols, Theis Weckesser, Bobby Daye, Keith Varney, Devon Guffman, Robyn Corujo, Michael Thomas Holmes, Kelly Karbacz, Collin Leydon, Liz Ulmer, EJ Zimmerman, David Hein, Irene Sankoff, Matt Lutz, Nick Dalton, and Anthony Rapp.

The evening will include cocktails, a silent auction, seated dinner, and musical performances celebrating NYMF's Seventh Annual Season.

The NYMF 2010 Awards for Excellence are as follows:

MOST PROMISING MUSICAL
My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding

BEST OF FEST AUDIENCE PRIZE
Things As They Are

THEATER FOR THE AMERICAN MUSICAL PRIZE
I Got Fired

EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: MUSIC
Trails

EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: LYRICS
Frog Kiss

EXCELLENCE IN WRITING: BOOK
My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding

EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION
My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding

EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Petrouchka

EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL DESIGN
Shine

EXCELLENCE IN ORCHESTRATION
Without You

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Fellowship! and The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid (tie)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
Bobby Daye (The Great Unknown)
Trevor Downey (Petrouchka)
Curtis Holbrook (Frog Kiss)
Liz Larsen (My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding)
Garrett Long (Things As They Are)
Liz McCartney (Nighttime Traffic)
Andy Mientus (Shine)
Anthony Rapp (Without You)
Steve Rosen (V-Day)
Rachel Stern (Therapy Rocks)

Ticket prices for the NYMF Awards Gala are as follows: Champion Table of 10: $5,000, Champion Tickets: $500, (includes preferred seating and admission to the VIP After-Party with the artists), Supporter Table of 10: $3,750, Supporter Tickets: $375, Show Only Balcony General Admission Tickets: $50

Tickets can be purchased as www.nymf.org/gala

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