The generically titled [title of show] is being staged at Theatre Memphis as a regional premiere, January 14 - 30, 2011 in the black box Next Stage. Anything but generic, this tribute to the creation of the uniquely American art form, the Musical, follows the journey of two friends as they go through the gauntlet of emotions on their journey of creative self-expression. The two struggling writers hear about a new musical theatre festival with the deadline for submissions only three weeks away. With nothing to lose and no concept, they decide to write about writing what to write about. The fun begins as they deliberate and include fellow actors in working out the details of the show. With the deadline looming and no title in mind, the two leave the words already in the title line as it is on the entry form ... therefore, [title of show] is submitted as the title. The joy of collaboration comes through in this Tony Award® nominee for Best Book of a Musical which contains STRONG LANGUAGE.
The cast includes three actors who were Cagelles in last season's La Cage aux Folles. The triple threats, Brennan Villines, Stephen Garrett and Jaclyn Suffel return to TM to take on the challenging new score and are joined by Amy Polumbo, a former Miss New Jersey, who is new to Memphis and who will be performing for Memphis audiences for the first time. Director Cecelia Wingate, who directed the award-winning productions of Little Shop of Horrors and Oklahoma! at Theatre Memphis, directs [title of show] and says, "I was attracted to this show because of its irreverence. I thought it was a cool statement about the art of creating art in a real modern vernacular. I saw a production in New Orleans last year shortly after if closed Off-Broadway and it was just plain fun." She goes on to say, "I knew it would take some strong acting singers to pull this off ... and I gotta say, 'we got 'em.' "Videos