New York Musical Theatre Festival News

NYMF's special reading of 'JC2K' stars Matt Caplan, Kate Wetherhead, Jared Gertner, James Monroe Iglehart on October 1 and 5

Masi Asare, Brooke Pierce, and Kate Shindle talk about creating a new character and a new musical from page to stage...

From Cadillac yak-yak-yak to rama lama lama ka-ding: Former 'Movin' Out' star Green has joined the Rydell High gang.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents The Last Star Fighter, with book by Fred Landau; Original Screenplay by Jonathan Betuel; Lyrics and Music by Skip Kennon

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents The Piper, with Book by, Music and Lyrics by Marcus Hummon

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Maccabeat! with book and additional music and lyrics by Chayim Ben Za'ev; Lyrics by Richard Jarboe; Music by Harvey Shield

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents The Kids Left, The Dog Died, Now What? with Book, Lyrics and Music by Carole Lonner

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and The University of the Arts present Gemini the Musical, by Albert Innaurato (book & lyrics) and Charles Gilbert (music & lyrics), based on the 1977 play, also by Innaurato, which ran for four sold-out years on Broadway.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents The Family Fiorelli, with Book and Lyrics by Fred Anthony Marco; Music by Alastair William King.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Emma, Jane Austen's classic tale of matchmaking goes awry with book, lyrics and music by Joel Adlen.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents Bernice Bobs Her Mullet, with Book, Lyrics and Music by Joe Major. A redneck teenager learns city life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and From the Top Productions will present the New York premiere of Austentatious, featuring Stephanie D'Abruzzo in a musical comedy about a community theatre troupe staging a new production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Naughty! The Musical World of Emmet Taylor Farkas, a new musical comedy by Leo Schwartz, will have its world premiere reading Thursday, September 27 at the Sage Theatre (711 7th Avenue) at 4:30PM & 8PM as part of this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival. Naughty! has been awarded the 2007 NYMF Director's Choice Award.

Back Home: The War Brides Musical, part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), has sold out two of their seven shows. Performances will be at The Sage Theater (711 Seventh Avenue), and will begin on Monday, September 24, continuing through Sunday, September 30.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is pleased to announce that it has scheduled additional performances for 3 more productions. The Piper has added a show Thursday September 27 at 1PM. Die Hard: The Puppet Musical has added a show Sunday September 30 at 9PM. Going Down Swingin' has added a show Friday October 5 at 11PM

Center Stage Theatre Company is pleased to announce it had been awarded the Community Theatre Division of the Moss Hart Award from the New England Theatre Conference for is production of Intervention - A Teen Musical Comedy, which is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival on September 23 at 4:30PM & 8PM at The Acorn Theater.

WIN TICKETS TO THE GOOD FIGHT! The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has 25 pairs of tickets to give away for The Good Fight, performances on: Thursday, September 20 at 8PM or Friday, September 21 at 4:30PM

CONTEST: Jane Austen is in the air at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival, with two new pieces inspired by the famous literary author. Free tickets are available for 'Austentatious' and 'Emma,' plus a copy of a new novel.

Producer Steven Ullman has announced that any ticket holder who shows up to a performance of Bernice Bobs Her Mullet, the new musical which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), wearing a mullet (real or fake!), will be inducted into the 'Bernice's Mullet Hall of Fame' at the Julia Miles Theatre.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents a new musical comedy, Bernice Bobs Her Mullet. A redneck teenager learns city life isn't all it's cracked up to be. With Book, Lyrics and Music by Joe Major.