Paul Scott Goodman News

Loaded, a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts, is set for a limited engagement from November 7, 2009 through January 23, 2010 at Theatre Row. Directed by Michael Unger, this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00PM.

The opposites attracting plot is probably as old as romantic comedy itself, but even if Rooms: a rock romance follows familiar paths, the Paul Scott Goodman (book/music/lyrics) and Miriam Gordon (book) two-person musical is such a buoyant, funny and upbeat affair that the clichés of the story are conquered by the cleverness and exuberance with which the story is told. Under Scott Schwartz's swift and breezy direction, the 90-minute one-act scoots the audience along on an immensely enjoyable ride.

Composer Paul Scott Goodman will perform Songs and Stories to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS tonight, November 3, at Pace University's downtown campus in the Eddie Layton Student Union.

From October 6th - October 16th, MAC Award winner Marilyn Maye will perform her new show 'More Mercer,' a celebration of songwriter Johnny Mercer, at the Metropolitan Room. She will be accompanied by pianist Tedd Firth, drummer Jim Elkof, and bassist Tom Hubbard.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Van Hill Entertainment and Time Life Records presenedt the pre-release and listening party for the upcoming cast album of Off-Broadway's ROOMS a rock romance, on Wednesday, October 14 at 8:30pm. The party was be at Sweet Carolines (322 West 45th Street) and showcased live performances from the musical's stars, Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger.

The original cast recording of the Off-Broadway musical 'Rooms: A Rock Romance', which starred Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger, will be released on iTunes on December 8, according to a spokesperson for the CD.

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy presents a special evening of her multi MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm. The concert will take place at New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE, which ran Off-Broadway earlier this year, will hold a pre-release listening party for their cast album on Wednesday, October 14th. ROOMS ran at the New World Stages and features a score by and a book by Paul Scott Goodman and Miriam Gordon. The Off-Broadway run starred Broadway's Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger.

Loaded, a new play written by Elliot Ramón Potts, is set for a limited engagement from November 7, 2009 through January 23, 2010 at Theatre Row. Directed by Michael Unger, this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00PM.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, now in its sixth year, has premiered more than 175 new musicals since 2004. The largest musical theatre event in America, NYMF has been hailed as 'the Sundance of Musical Theatre,' and is widely regarded as the key source for new material and talent discovery.

From October 6th - October 16th, MAC Award winner Marilyn Maye will perform her new show 'More Mercer,' a celebration of songwriter Johnny Mercer, at the Metropolitan Room. She will be accompanied by pianist Tedd Firth, drummer Jim Elkof, and bassist Tom Hubbard.

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy presents a special evening of her multi MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm. The concert will take place at New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

The first song I thought of after seeing this thoroughly enjoyable evening of theater was the following: 'Wonder of Wonders, Musical of Musicals'. With apologies to Fiddler on the Roof, theater aficionados must visit the little theater that could in Alexandria, VA and play the game Name that Show? as you listen to new lyrics applied to some of the wondrous melodies you've ever heard.

From October 6th - October 16th, MAC Award winner Marilyn Maye will perform her new show 'More Mercer,' a celebration of songwriter Johnny Mercer, at the Metropolitan Room. She will be accompanied by pianist Tedd Firth, drummer Jim Elkof, and bassist Tom Hubbard.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Juicy MoMo Productions with the US premiere of Making Strange's LUCK, devised and written by Megan Riordan, Dodd Loomis and Shawn Sturnick, which is part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters.

OCTOBER AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM- Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!

The first round of auditions for NYMF's Next Broadway sensation took place last Sunday night at New World Stages, with the live audience and the panel of judges, Bailey Hanks, Orfeh (Legally Blonde) and Marc Kudisch (9 to 5) selecting five finalists with a sixth finalist chosen by online voters who were able to see all of the performance at Theatermania.com thanks to DFD TV.

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: Encore: Friday, October 2nd at 5pm Fat Camp: Friday, October 2nd at 4pm

New York Musical Theatre Festival's 'Next Broadway Sensation,' formerly known as 'Broadway Idol,' returns for its fourth year. Diana DeGarmo, 'American Idol' (Season 3) runner-up, now in The Toxic Avenger at New World Stages, will serve as host for the competition's first round on September 13; celebrity hosts for the semifinals on September 20 and the Broadway Sensation October 4 finale will be announced shortly. Confirmed judges include Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, upcoming film Taking Woodstock), Bailey Hanks and Orfeh (Legally Blonde), composer/lyricist Paul Scott Goodman (Rooms), Kacie Sheik and Allison Case (Hair), and record producer Noah Cornman of Sh-k-boom Records... With more to be announced.

Preliminary auditions were held over the weekend and out of hundreds of auditions, NYMF has selected the 10 finalists that will compete to be the 'Next Broadway Sensation.' Belting this year at New World Stages will be: Nathan Brisby, Catherine Brookman, Starr J. Busby, Lisa Marie Gargione, Nkrumah Gatling, Lyle Colby Mackston, Zak Resnick, Angelo Rios, Louise Stewart and Cassie Wooley