Amas Presents Free Performances of BURLY-Q! 10/22

Amas Musical Theatre presents two free performances of BURLY-Q! A Gay Burlesque, a show created by Phillip George (co-director of Forbidden Broadway) on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:30pm and Wednesday, October 23 at 6pm at the newly-restored Actors Playhouse, 100 Seventh Avenue South in New York. BURLY-Q! was written by Peter Charles Morris, Phillip George, Ernie Lijoi, Tom Orr and Hector Coris, with music by Fred Barton (pictured), David Caldwell, Brad Ellis, Ethan Fein, Mat Eisenstein, Dick Gallagher and Matt Ward. The production is directed by Phillip George (Forbidden Broadway, SHOUT! The Mod Musical, Whoop-de-doo). "BURLY-Q! is a loving homage to and madcap exploration of a treasure trove of classic burlesque routines, featuring up-to-date sketches and songs presented with a gay twist," says Amas Producing Artistic Director Donna Trinkoff. "With top  bananas and beautiful men, there's something for everyone to enjoy in Burly-Q! And with a comedic director like Phillip George at the helm, you know it's going to be a fun evening."

The cast includes Fred Barton, Andrew Briedis, Michael  Dexter, Mitchell Greenberg, Michael LaMasa, Jay Rogers and Jake Warnecke. The presentations are part of the ongoing Amas Six O'Clock Musical Theatre Lab, a development series for writers, lyricists and composers to mount new musicals, free to the general public.

For free tickets to BURLY-Q! A Gay Burlesque, email amasevents@aol.com or call (212) 563-2565.

Amas Musical Theatre is a non-profit, multi-ethnic theatrical organization founded in 1968 by Rosetta LeNoire. The Amas mission is grounded in non-traditional, multi-ethnic production, education and casting. Amas ("you love" in Latin) is devoted to the creation, development and professional production of new American musicals through the celebration of diversity and minority perspectives, the emergence of new artistic talent, and the training of inner-city young people. Recent productions include Wanda's  World, Shout!, The Mod Musical, Lone Star Love, From My Hometown, Zanna, Don't! and Stormy Weather: The Story of Lena Horne.

The  Amas Musical Theatre Lab is made possible through funding from the New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the
Arts--a State agency, ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, the BMI Foundation,
the Barbara Bell Cummings Foundation, the Dramatists Guild, the Edith Meiser
Fund, the Shubert  Foundation and through the generous support of many
individuals

For more information, visit http://www.amasmusical.org.

Photo credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

 

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