Larsen, Harada Lead MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING At NYMF

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, in association with Horseshoe Productions, will present the US premiere of MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING, the new musical comedy by David Hein and Irene Sankoff, with songs by David Hein. A sell-out smash at the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival, MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING will be directed by Stafford Arima (Altar Boyz) as part of the 7th Annual NY Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Performances will run October 5th through the 16th only!

Featured in the cast of MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING will be Cicily Daniels, Christina DeCicco, David Hein, Ann Harada, Liz Larsen, Lev Pakman, Mauricio Perez, Irene Sankoff, and Bart Shatto. Musical supervision for MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING is by Ethan Popp (Rock of Ages) with choreography by Matt Williams. MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING will have scenery design by Adam Koch, lighting design by Driscoll Otto, costume design by Vanessa Leuck, sound design by Jeremy Lee, and musical direction by Sonny Polidano.

What do you get when a straight white male from Canada discovers that his mother's a lesbian? A hilarious and heartfelt story that celebrates love in all its forms! The hit of the 2009 Toronto Fringe, MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING is based on a true story that will make you laugh, cry and realize that nothing's impossible. David Hein wrote the title song as a gift to his mother about her real life wedding. Convinced the story of his mother's journey would make a good theatrical work, David and his wife, Irene Sankoff, stitched together the stories that everyone asks them to tell: what life is like with two moms, including the seven parents at their wedding; the "facts of life" talk that Irene received from her in-laws; and how David's mom first came out to him.

Hein and Sankoff began writing the show together in February of 2009. In July they presented it as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. It immediately sold out, received rave reviews, was invited to become part of the "Best of the Fringe" and was picked up for a November remount at the 700 seat Panasonic Theatre in Toronto by Mirvish Productions. MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING has since been extended five times and has played to over 50,000 people.

A new appreciation of the show was just printed in Richard Ouzounian's Toronto Star column, praising this "tuneful, terrific show ... I absolutely loved it. Just like Mamma Mia! and Wicked and Evil Dead and Da Kink In My Hair, this is a show that the people have made a hit. And that's really the most lasting and honest kind of success. Don't wait like I did. Go right now to see it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll enjoy!"

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Performances will be Tuesday, October 5th (8 pm); Wednesday, October 6th (1 pm); Sunday, October 10th (1 pm); Wednesday, October 13th (1 pm); Thursday, October 14th (8 pm); and Saturday, October 16th (9 pm) at TBG Theater, 312 West 46th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.) Tickets are $20 and are available at 899-811-4111 or www.nymg.org.

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi