Andrew Knox News

The much anticipated, groundbreaking, interactive theatrical event, BLANK! THE MUSICAL will open tonight, November 17 at NYC's New World Stages.

?The much anticipated, groundbreaking, interactive theatrical event, BLANK! THE MUSICAL will open on Monday, November 17 at NYC's New World Stages.

No two performances are ever the same. This couldn't be truer for the upcoming interactive Off-Broadway improvised musical BLANK! THE MUSICAL. Co-created by Michael Girts, Mike Descoteaux, and T.J. Shanoff, this innovative improv showcase promises to have audiences busting a gut with the only musical show that requires them to help create it.

BLANK! THE MUSICAL is created by Michael Girts, T.J. Shanoff (director) and Mike Descoteaux (musical director) and executive produced by Matt Britten. The show will begin performances at NYC's New World Stages on November 1, celebrating its opening night on Monday, November 17 and will run through December 14, 2014. BLANK! THE MUSICAL has partnered with app designer by Livecube, improv partners Uprights Citizens Brigade and ImprovBoston and is being General Managed by Eva Price at Maximum Entertainment Productions.

ONE NIGHT ONLY returns from off-Broadway for a special limited engagement, now through December 28, 2013, with Chicago's premier musical improvisers -- a new musical every night.

ONE NIGHT ONLY returns to Chicago from Off-Broadway at Stage 773, from Dec. 17-28. Tickets are $15 and are available at 773.327.5252 and OneNightOnlyNYC.com.

UP Comedy Club has announced its remount of Porchlight Music Theatre's smash hit, BEST MUSICAL! A Completely Improvised Musical Comedy. BEST MUSICAL! was developed in 'Off the Porch' Porchlight Music Theatre's new works development program. BEST MUSICAL! will run October 2 - November 6, 2013 at the UP Comedy Club, located at 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor of Pipers Alley.

UP Comedy Club has announced its remount of Porchlight Music Theatre's smash hit, BEST MUSICAL! A Completely Improvised Musical Comedy. BEST MUSICAL! was developed in 'Off the Porch' Porchlight Music Theatre's new works development program. BEST MUSICAL! will run October 2 - November 6, 2013 at the UP Comedy Club, located at 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor of Pipers Alley.

Best Musical, a completely improvised show, will be coming to the UP Comedy Club in Chicago for a limited run. Porchlight has also announced Porchlight Revisits, which are one night showings of some of their favorite shows, this year includes GOLDEN BOY and FADE OUT - FADE IN, both for one night only.

Straight Camp: A New Musical will be presented by iO Chicago Theater. The musical features Book and lyrics by Rob Anderson and Score by Mike Malarkey. It will be directed by Rob Anderson with choreography by Nikki Pierce and accompaniment by Benjamin Nichols, running today, March 7-April 11, 2013 at the iO Chicago Theater, 3541 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill.

Straight Camp: A New Musical will be presented by iO Chicago Theater. The musical features Book and lyrics by Rob Anderson and Score by Mike Malarkey. It will be directed by Rob Anderson with choreography by Nikki Pierce and accompaniment by Benjamin Nichols, running March 7-April 11, 2013 at the iO Chicago Theater, 3541 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill.

Dynamic and graceful solo percussionist Lisa Pegher (www.lisapegher.com), called "the future of percussion" by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, makes her New York City debut at the cell, located at 338 W. 23rd Street (btwn 8th & 9th) in Manhattan. The concert, held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 8pm will feature works by Tobias Brostrom, Paul Lansky, Joe Sheehan, Leigh Stevens, and Andrew Knox. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and are available at www.thecelltheatre.org. the cell, "A Twenty First Century Salon™", is a not-for-profit collective for artists to incubate and present new work. For more information, email info@thecelltheatre.org or call 646.861.2253.

Dynamic and graceful solo percussionist Lisa Pegher (www.lisapegher.com), called "the future of percussion" by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, makes her New York City debut at the cell, located at 338 W. 23rd Street (btwn 8th & 9th) in Manhattan. The concert, held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 8pm will feature works by Tobias Brostrom, Paul Lansky, Joe Sheehan, Leigh Stevens, and Andrew Knox. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and are available at www.thecelltheatre.org. the cell, "A Twenty First Century Salon™", is a not-for-profit collective for artists to incubate and present new work. For more information, email info@thecelltheatre.org or call 646.861.2253.