Diversionary Theatre Presents [title of show]

Just in January and February 2010, four productions of [title of show] have opened around the country - in St. Louis, Boston, Detroit, and through the Arizona Theatre Company performing in both Tuscon and Phoenix. Diversionary Theatre has landed the rights to stage a production, starting July 8, that might be the West Coast Premiere! (We say might be, because another theatre along the West Coast could also apply for the rights and open a production The Day Before ours. That would be a bummer.)

[title of show] is the story of two struggling young writers writing a new musical about two struggling young writers writing a new musical. Jeff Bowen (Music & Lyrics) and Hunter Bell (Book) decide to submit something for the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival just three weeks before the deadline. They began chronicling their own process and crafted an original story that just happens to be (with some artistic license taken) autobiographical, so they cast themselves in the roles along with their two friends, Susan and Heidi. The evolution of [title of show], from its smash debut at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in the fall of 2004, to its successful Off-Broadway run at the Vineyard Theatre in February 2006, to its debut on Broadway in July, 2008, is chronicled in this "zesty, sweet and charming new musical." (The New York Times).

The boys (Jeff and Hunter) have a blurb on the [title of show] website www.titleofshow.com that reads, in part, ‘The New York Times called [title of show] "delectable entertainment! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line."' Jeff and Hunter are also well-known as the creators of the popular web series "the [title of show] show" ( www.youtube.com/user/titleofshow)

Dan Kirsch, Diversionary's Executive & Artistic Director had this to say. "What fun!" Diversionary has asked James Vasquez to direct and Tim McKnight to musical direct. [title of show] will open on July 8 as the first show of Diversionary's 2010-2011 season in celebration of their 25th Anniversary Year. The mission of the theatre is to produce plays with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes that portray characters in their complexity and diversity both historically and contemporarily (and [title of show] is both very gay and very contemporary!).

The entire 2010-2011 Season will be announced in late April. For more information, call the Diversionary box office at 619.220.0097 or log on to www.diversionary.org.