The New York Musical Theater Festival Closes BLOODTIES 10/6

The New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF), The Somerled Charitable Foundation and Wendy Macdonald are proud to present the world premiere of BLOODTIES, written by Ned Massey, directed by Scott C. Embler, with musical direction by Michael Morris. Performances will take place from September 28th through October 6th at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Official Opening is set for September 29th. Cast to be announced.

Although tapped to be the next big rock star, that early promise went largely unfulfilled. With raw honesty and dark wit, a musician explores destiny, faith, forgiveness...and the ties that bind.

Singer/songwriter Ned Massey's career began right out of college when he was discovered by legendary talent scout John Hammond. Described by Hammond as "the finest talent since Dylan and Springsteen," Massey was recording his debut album when Hammond suffered a stroke from which he never recovered. Since then, Ned has shared the bill in venues from LA to NYC with acts such as Shawn Colvin, Susanne Vega, Wilco, The Neville Brothers, The Smithereens, and many others. But he never fully achieved the fame or fortune forseen by Hammond. Massey shifted gears recently to acting. He's been featured in a principal role on the CBS TV series, "Hack", been seen in New York Theater Productions, and had a principal role in The JAR, an indie feature. He made his directorial film debut with the short Katie, Bar the Door. Following its world premiere at the Marco Island Film Festival, Katie, Bar the Door (from a script by Massey) showed at the Sedona International and Garden State Film Festivals. Another of Massey's screenplays, Outstanding in Brooklyn, won at the Jacksonville Film Festival Screenplay Awards.

Scott C. Embler (director) is a Founding Member and the former Producing Director of the OOBR?award winning Vital Theatre Company. NYC directing credits include: Stain (Off?Broadway); the world premiere of Margot Alone in the Light (opera adaptation of Ray Bradbury's short story "All Summer in a Day" with OperaMission); Death in England (Vital); Burning Botticelli (NYCFringe); opera premieres Faith and Caliban (Vital); many shorts including Save Me, Wonder Full, Trish at 10 (all at Vital) and Orpheus and the Dragon for the Drilling Company. Readings include The Seventh Monarch (with Karen Ziemba and Harriet Harris), At Daybreak (Rattlestick Theatre); Breasts of Fortuna (with Lea Michele); the musical Masada (with Maya Days) at the York Theater; and numerous reading series over the years for Young Playwrights, Inc. Out of town credits include: A Tribute to Miriam Makeba with Tsidii Le Loka (at Colorado World Theatre Festival and also Theatre Outlet in Allentown, PA); Galileo's Daughters (Piccolo Spoleto); Faith (World Science Fiction Convention, Chicago); Pieces in Short (Lake George Opera Festival); and Die Fledermaus (Albion College, Michigan). Recently, he created and adapted the Little Tales series, a theatre program for pre-school kids that ran for two seasons at Manhattan Children's Theatre. He was fortunate enough to be the SDC Observer to Walter Bobbie on the Encores production of No, No, Nanette.

BLOODTIES
Written by Ned Massey and Directed by Scott C. Embler
TBG Theatre is located at 312 W. 36th St., New York, NY 10018
Performance Schedule:
Tues 9/28 8pm
Wed 9/29 1pm
Sat 10/2 5pm
Sat 10/2 9pm
Sun 10/3 1pm
Wed 10/6 8pm
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.nymf.org
or by calling (212) 352-3101.
For more information about the festival please visit www.NYMF.org.
or visit www.BloodtiesTheMusical.com

Now in its seventh year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest annual musical theatre event in America and is widely regarded as the essential source for new material and talent discovery. NYMF provides a launching pad for the next generation of musicals and their creators to ensure the continued vitality of one of America's greatest art forms. Hailed as the "Sundance of Musical Theatre," NYMF discovers, nurtures, and promotes promising musical theatre artists and producers at all stages of development, and inspires a diverse audience through vibrant, accessible, powerful new work. NYMF is the flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not?for?profit organization. NYMF 2010 is presented in association with BroadwayWorld.com, Production Resource Group and TheaterMania.com, and is supported by Back Stage, BroadwayBox.com, BroadwayInsider.com, Broadway.TV, Clear Channel Spectacolor, DFD?TV, Frank & Camille's Fine Pianos, King Displays, NASDAQ OMX, New World Stages, Next Magazine, PMD Promotions, Queerty.com, Reuters, TheMenEvent.com, AP?Red.com, and Times Square Squared. Major supporters include The ASCAP Foundation, BMI Foundation, Inc., The Broadway League, The BWF Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation with the support and encouragement of Jamie Ariel Phinney, The Charlie & Jane Fink Charitable Fund, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Theater League. NYMF is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. NYMF is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. NYMF Memberships, which combine charitable contributions with valuable, flexible ticket packages and perks like early seating, and tickets to individual events, are currently available for purchase at (212) 352-3101 or www.nymf.org. Single tickets for Festival events will go on sale September 1.

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