York Theatre Co Announces Staged Concert Performances Of THE TIMES In January

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces an upcoming weekend of performances of the new musical, The Times. This extremely limited engagement of five performances will be presented as part of the York's New2NY series (which stages new musical works in concert style with "book-in-hand" and minimal props and costumes) from January 15th through January 17th, 2010.

Cast in the role of Liz is Broadway favorite and Drama Desk nominee, Julia Murney (Wicked, Lennon, MTC's The Wild Party). Philip Wm. McKinley (The Boy From Oz, The Most Happy Fella) will direct. Brad Ross music directs. Further casting will be announced shortly.

The Times is a bittersweet comedy charting the course of a marriage through good times, bad times and The New York Times. Liz, an actress, and Ted, a writer, begin their New York love story in 1973 and see their relationship evolve over the course of 17 years through the eyes of their friends and rest of the world--with the help of a familiar newspaper that brings the stories of their lives together. The Times features book and lyrics by Kleban Award winner Joe Keenan ("Frasier," "Desperate Housewives") and music by Brad Ross (Little by Little).

Performances for the show are as follows: Friday, January 15th at 8 PM, Saturday, January 16th at 2:30 and 8 PM, and Sunday, January 17th at 2:30 and 7:30 PM. Tickets are priced at $37.50 and available at the York Theatre Box Office (open Monday through Friday from Noon to 6 PM), by phone at 212-935-5820 or online at www.yorktheatre.org.

The York Theatre Company was nominated for five 2009 Drama Desk Awards, four Lucille Lortel Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards and two Drama League Awards for its productions of Enter Laughing, The Musical and My Vaudeville Man! last season. York Theatre Company is one of the only companies in the city committed to developing and producing new Musical Theatre Works and rediscovering musical gems from the past. Winner of a special Drama Desk Award for developing and producing new musical theatre, York's intimate, imaginative style of producing both original and classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim and recognition from artists and audiences alike for almost four decades. Under the guidance of Artistic Director James Morgan since 1997, the York has focused exclusively on new musicals in its Mainstage Series-most of them world, American or New York premieres-by some of the field's most esteemed creators and has also helped launch the careers of many talented new writers.

Special Limited Engagement of:

The Times
January 15 at 8 PM
January 16 at 2:30 and 8 PM
January 17 at 2:30 and 7:30 PM

THE York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's
(Enter on 54th Street, Just East of Lexington)
619 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Box Office Phone: 212-935-5820
www.yorktheatre.org

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