Mike Pettry News

Holiday Stuffing: An Evening of Original Holiday Music is part of New York Theatre Barn's Monthly series that highlights new composers, lyricists, and performers. The show is taking place Monday, December 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue).

Things To Ruin, an incendiary collection of songs by Joe Iconisreturns to play a limited, four-performance run at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The musical, directed by John Simpkins(Theatreworks USA's The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks) will be performed Friday, October 31 at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, November 14 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m. & Friday, November 28 at 8:00 p.m.

Things To Ruin, an incendiary collection of songs by Joe Iconis returns to play a limited, four-performance run at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

Things To Ruin, an incendiary collection of songs by Joe Iconis returns for a limited, four-performance run at The Zipper Factory in New York. The musical, directed by John Simpkins (Theatreworks USA's The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks) will be performed at 8pm on Friday, October 31, Friday, November 14, Saturday, November 22 and Friday, November 28.

Things To Ruin, an incendiary collection of songs by Joe Iconis returns for a limited, four-performance run at The Zipper Factory in New York. The musical, directed by John Simpkins (Theatreworks USA's The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks) will be performed at 8pm on Friday, October 31, Friday, November 14, Saturday, November 22 and Friday, November 28.

CAP21 has announced this Fall's Dorothy Strelsin New Works Series, running October 6th through November 10th.

heAtrainplays are a celebration of New York, created by six teams while traveling the entire route of the A train, from 207th Street & Broadway to Far Rockaway and back. On Tuesday evening, June 24th, four librettists will hop on the A train at 207th Street and begin writing the books for four 15-minute musicals, all set on the A train. Before each of the teams begins their journey, they pick a number between 3 and 5 to set the number of characters, then they choose headshots from a blind draw to determine who is in each piece. When the librettists reach the Far Rockaway stop, they randomly select, through another blind draw, their collaborative lyricists, composers, directors and choreographers, who have been awaiting their arrival at a nearby McDonald's with two playwrights joining them and just beginning their journey. Two directors will meet the creators of the now finished plays at 207th Street and they all proceed to Columbus Circle where they meet the pre-selected pool of actors, decipher their scribbles, copy the scripts and begin rehearsals. They have until show time THE NEXT DAY, Wednesday night, June 25th at 8:00PM to develop these works into six exciting new musical experiences to be shared with the audience at New World Stages on the set of the hit musical Altar Boyz.

Emerging Artists Theatre presents 'Notes From a Page' beginning June 10th.

Outrageous drag star Mimi Imfurst will present a newly updated version of her controversial (and sold out) 2006 show 'A Very Mary Christmas.' Conceived and delivered by writer/performer Mimi Imfurst and composer/lyricist/arranger Mike Pettry (winner of the 2007 Jonathan Larson and Fredrick Loewe Awards), performances begin December 19 at Don't Tell Mama.

And then there is Lisitza herself, who performs alternately with wide-eyed innocence and wide-eyed intensity as each song demands, unabashedly throwing herself into each number with gusto...

A one-night-only performance of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, to benefit The Ali Forney Center, will be presented March 5

Matt Gould, Melissa Li, Abe Rybeck, Robert Maddock, J. Oconer Navarro, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Mike Pettry are the winners of this year's Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Awards.

NEW YORK, NY, November 13, 2006 - After a controversial Off-Broadway run of 'Mary, Like a Virgin', downtown drag performer Mimi Imfurst has teamed up with composer Mike Pettry to create follow-up show: 'A Very Mary Christmas' just in time for the holidays. This newest production is the latest in Mimi Imfurst's Virgin Mary cabaret chronicles. According to production notes 'over 2000 years ago in the little hillside town of Bethlehem a miraculous birth occurred. Consumed by religious doctrine and fable the story of Jesus' birth is surrounded by a cloud of mystery. Finally Jesus' Mother, Mary, is prepared to set the record straight. From the moment of conception to Jesus' emergence as religious figurehead- Mary was there.A Very Mary Christmas is a musical retelling of the months leading up to the birth of Christ, as told by the Virgin Mary. With the help of her sidekick & accompanist Earl Weissman, Mary also shares the intimate details of her relationship with her boyfriend God, her love for her husband Joey, her feelings about Christmas and her journey to stardom. This new Christmas show is a follow up to drag artist writer/performer Mimi Imfurst's controversial Mary, Like a Virgin.'A Very Mary Christmas features 14 musical numbers that span pop, rock, musical theatre, country, and inspirational music. See the newest installment in Mimi Imfurst's Virgin Mary shows that have been protested nationally and called 'worst than the sin of abortion' by religious extremist organizations. The show is written and performed by Mimi Imfurst (Mary) and Mike Pettry (Earl Weissman).'A Very Mary Christmas' is the inaugural production of the new Christopher Street Theater located at Pieces Bar in the heart of Greenwich Village. Mimi Imfurst has been working closely with Pieces owner Eric Einstein to transform the previously unused space into a new performance arena for artists. Mimi Imfurst says 'When I saw the room, which was used as a piano bar in the past, and had basically becomea giant storage room, I imagined many possibilities for the room. I approached owner Eric Einstein about transforming the room into a functional cabaret and theatre space and he agreed. I'm so excited that Eric(Einstein) is as dedicated and excited as I am about the potential for the new Christopher Street Theater as a space for unique artists to workshop and present untraditional theatre without the intense overhead costs of producing off-beat pieces like A Very Mary Christmas.'Mary, Like a Virgin is produced by Sanctuary Productions & TJ Micallef. The production runs opens December 1st at the new Christopher Street Theater at Pieces (8 Christopher Street between Gay St & Greenwich Ave at 6th Ave), performing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm through December 23rd. Tickets are $10.00 and available through the show's website, www.virginmarylive.com or by calling TheatrerMania at 212-352-3101.-END-

Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Side Show, to be presented at Off-Broadway's American Theatre of Actors from August 31 to September 3, will feature a cut song entitled 'She's Gone'

Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Side Show will return to New York in a new Off-Broadway production at the American Theatre of Actors from August 31 to September 3

Side Show will play Off-Broadway's American Theatre of Actors from August 31st through September 3rd

'The Mimi Show,' featuring musical theatre performers, will have its debut on May 23rd