Photo Flash: 'Compose Yourself' in Rehearsal

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces rehearsals have begun for its New2NY series, which will present staged concerts of musicals in their NYC premieres.

Starting rehearsal today is COMPOSE YOURSELF! (July 11-13) (Music by Larry Grossman with lyrics by Hal Hackady, Ellen Fitzhugh, Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Buz Kohan, Carol Hall, Fred Ebb,Amanda Green, Drey Shepperd and Michael Korie. The cast will boast Nikki Renee Daniels (Les Misérables), Darius de Haas (Rent), Jason Graae (A Grand Night for Singing), Tony Nomimee Liz Larsen (Hairspray, The Most Happy Fella), Lorna Luft (Guys and Dolls) and Howard McGillin (The Phantom of the Opera). Stuart Ross (Forever Plaid creator) will direct the production with music direction by David Snyder. Award-winning composer Grossman will be featured at the piano.

For this brand new revue, Mr. Grossman (six time Emmy winner and two time Tony nominee) reaches into the trunk for songs never heard on a New York stage, and includes numbers he created for Broadway, television, revues, cabaret acts and even a presidential inauguration. Culled from an ongoing career spanning four decades, this material runs the gamut from sweeping ballads to raucous showstoppers. While some of these numbers will be familiar to musical theatre fans, many have never been heard on a New York stage before.

All shows will be presented at the Theatre at Saint Peters (619 Lexington Ave, just south of 54th Street) playing five performances: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2:30 pm & 8 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Audience discussions will follow all matinees.  Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call the York's Box Office at 212-935-5820.

Larry Grossman with York Artistic Director James Morgan

Larry Grossman in rehearsal for "Compose Yourself!"

Liz Larsen, Howard McGillin, Nikki Renee Daniels, Darius de Haas,Lorna Luft and Jason Graae with Larry Grossman

Photos by: The York Theatre Staff