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Writing team Barker and Kaz Present Exclusive Look At Their New Musical LIVE! NUDE !GIRL! at NYMF
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 12, 2009


Live! Nude! Girl! is an official selection of the New York Musical Theatre Festival's developmental reading series and will receive two AEA readings on October 15th at the festival's 45th Street Theatre venue.

30 Days Of NYMF: Day 28 LIVE!NUDE!GIRL!
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 12, 2009


Live!Nude!Girl! By Donna Kaz, book and lyrics In 2004 my piano tuner suggested that I meet composer Wayne Barker. We met, we wrote a few songs and in 2005 we received a commission to write a musical. We talked over many ideas but in the end came up with an original story. This is how 'LIVE! NUDE! GIRL! began.

The Boiler Room Theatre Presents CLUE The Musical, Opens 10/9
by BWW News Desk - Oct 9, 2009


The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County's resident professional theatre company, will present the musical comedy CLUE The Musical, based on the popular board game. CLUE The Musical will begin on Oct. 9, 2009 at thetheater, located in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, for arun through Nov. 7, 2009.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival Announces More Extensions: R.R.R.E.D: A Secret Musical and Gay Bride of Frankenstein
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 5, 2009


Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances this week: R.R.R.E.D: A Secret Musical - Thursday, Oct. 8 at 11pm Gay Bride of Frankenstein - Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11pm

Mary Birdsong to Appear in LIVE! NUDE! GIRL! in NYMF Reading, 10/15
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 5, 2009


Mary Birdsong will appear in a stage reading of NYMF's Live! Nude! Girl! on Oct. 15. The show, about a 1950s housewife who undergoes a dramatic make-over, is written by composer Wayne Barker and lyricist-librettist Donna Kaz. Live! Nude! Girl had a Manhattan reading in January 2008 and will premiere a revised script and score in two NYMF presentations.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival Announces Extensions for F#@KING UP EVERYTHING and SING, BUT DON'T TELL
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2009


Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

NYMF Announces Extensions for ENCORE, FAT CAMP, F#@KING UP EVERYTHING & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 17, 2009


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

The Boiler Room Theatre Presents CLUE The Musical, Opens 10/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 16, 2009


The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County's resident professional theatre company, will present the musical comedy CLUE The Musical, based on the popular board game. CLUE The Musical will begin on Oct. 9, 2009 at thetheater, located in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, for arun through Nov. 7, 2009.

NYMF Announces Casting For 2009 Festival, Extensions Announced for COUNT TO TEN, HURRICANE and PLAGUED
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 11, 2009


In the glory days of the movie musical, folks joked that MGM stood for 'Makes Great Musicals' and it boasted more stars than in the heavens.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival Announces Complete Schedule For 2009 Festival
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 26, 2009


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) today announced the complete schedule for the 2009 Festival, which will begin September 28th and continue through October 18th. A full breakdown of this year's performances and venues follows.

ANDY WARHOL WAS RIGHT And ENCORE Among NYMF's Upcoming Shows
by Reynard Loki - Jul 21, 2009


In addition to the previously announced 27 full productions, The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director & Producer) today announced two dance productions, nine special events and concerts, and three developmental readings that will all take place during this year?s three-week festival.

Woodshed Collective's 'Sipping On Schmaltz' 2009 Sping Gala Benefit Held 6/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 15, 2009


Woodshed Collective has announced that its 2009 spring gala benefit S. O. S. - Sipping on Schmaltz, will take place Monday, June 1, when The Ford Lobby at Playwrights Horizons 416 W. 42 Street will transform into a cruise ship-style cabaret show, and the schmaltz will flow aplenty! Cocktails begin 6pm; performance begins at 7pm; more sipping and schmoozing at 8pm.

Rick Elice's PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS Opens At La Jolla
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2009


La Jolla Playhouse welcomes back Rick Elice, co-writer of the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys, as the playwright of Peter and the Starcatchers. Alex Timbers and Roger Rees are set to direct with choreography by Kelly Devine and music by Wayne Barker. Peter and the Starcatchers will be playing at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at La Jolla Playhouse February 13 -March 8, 2009. Based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers dares to tell the real story of precisely how a desperate orphan in Victorian England became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. It's a tale that travels halfway round the world and straight up to the stars. It's a comedy that takes aim at social injustice. It's a romance of young heroes who risk everything for the sake of doing right. It's an expos? of extravagant villains possessed of a single-minded ferocity from which no good shall ever spring. In short, it's an awfully big adventure. La Jolla Playhouse will present Peter and the Starcatchers, a new play, as a part of its Page To Stage program, by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions. Adam Green has been cast in the role of Peter. He has appeared in Off-Broadway productions such as Election Day, All This Intimacy and None of the Above. Molly will be played by Celia Keenan-Bolger who most recently appeared on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. She also appeared in Saved. Lost boy Prentiss will be played by Carson Elrod, who appeared in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Our Town. Elrod has also appeared on Broadway in Reckless and Noises Off. David Rossmer is cast as the ever - peckish lost boy Teddy. His Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof and Titanic. Christian Borle, who will be playing the ravenous Black Stache, received acclaim for his roles in Spamalot. He also received a 2007 Tony Award nomination for his role in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. Andrew McGinn is set to play Slank. His New York credits include Coast of Utopia and The Invention of Love. Playing Lord Aster is John G. Preston, who recently appeared as Cameron Parker in the Off-Broadway production of Taboos. Greg Hildreth, playing the good hearted Alf, recently appeared in Dance Dance Revolution and Gentlemen of Verona. Teddy Bergman will be playing Fighting Prawn. His New York theater credits include Dance Dance Revolution and Nobody Likes the Mormons.

Rick Elice's PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS Opens At La Jolla
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 23, 2009


La Jolla Playhouse welcomes back Rick Elice, co-writer of the Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys, as the playwright of Peter and the Starcatchers. Alex Timbers and Roger Rees are set to direct with choreography by Kelly Devine and music by Wayne Barker. Peter and the Starcatchers will be playing at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at La Jolla Playhouse February 13 -March 8, 2009. Based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers dares to tell the real story of precisely how a desperate orphan in Victorian England became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. It's a tale that travels halfway round the world and straight up to the stars. It's a comedy that takes aim at social injustice. It's a romance of young heroes who risk everything for the sake of doing right. It's an expos? of extravagant villains possessed of a single-minded ferocity from which no good shall ever spring. In short, it's an awfully big adventure. La Jolla Playhouse will present Peter and the Starcatchers, a new play, as a part of its Page To Stage program, by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions. Adam Green has been cast in the role of Peter. He has appeared in Off-Broadway productions such as Election Day, All This Intimacy and None of the Above. Molly will be played by Celia Keenan-Bolger who most recently appeared on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination. She also appeared in Saved. Lost boy Prentiss will be played by Carson Elrod, who appeared in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Our Town. Elrod has also appeared on Broadway in Reckless and Noises Off. David Rossmer is cast as the ever - peckish lost boy Teddy. His Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof and Titanic. Christian Borle, who will be playing the ravenous Black Stache, received acclaim for his roles in Spamalot. He also received a 2007 Tony Award nomination for his role in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde. Andrew McGinn is set to play Slank. His New York credits include Coast of Utopia and The Invention of Love. Playing Lord Aster is John G. Preston, who recently appeared as Cameron Parker in the Off-Broadway production of Taboos. Greg Hildreth, playing the good hearted Alf, recently appeared in Dance Dance Revolution and Gentlemen of Verona. Teddy Bergman will be playing Fighting Prawn. His New York theater credits include Dance Dance Revolution and Nobody Likes the Mormons.

Challenging Musical 'Caroline, Or Change' At Center Stage
by Charles Shubow - Jan 18, 2009


E. Faye Butler's Performance as Caroline Gets National Attention

Challenging Musical 'Caroline, Or Change' At Center Stage
by Charles Shubow - Dec 26, 2008


E. Faye Butler's Performance as Caroline Gets National Attention

Meet the Actors of 'A Little Night Music'
by Charles Shubow - Mar 25, 2008


Actors in the Baltimore production at Center Stage discuss their work.

CENTERSTAGE's 'Night Music': Elegant and Charming
by James Howard - Mar 21, 2008


REVIEW: CENTERSTAGE's starry revival of A Little Night Music opens triumphantly in Baltimore.

Boys AND Girls from 'Syracuse' Raise Funds New Year's Eve
by Charles Shubow - Jan 7, 2007


The talented Center Stage cast delights Baltimoreans during benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids

Broadway Roots of CenterStage's 'Boys from Syracuse'
by James Howard - Dec 4, 2006


CenterStage in Baltimore presents 'The Boys from Syracuse' featuring a cast and design team with major Broadway credits.

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