Partner Events
NYMF has joined forces with other organizations celebrating musical theatre during the Festival season. Support the full spectrum of NYC's musical theatre activity, and check out these partner productions held at a variety of different venues around the city.
Ticketing for these events is through each partner organization. Click the ticketing link on each show's page to find out more.
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10 Minutes of Happinessby Roi EscuderoETdC Projects’ Lab presents 10 Minutes of Happiness by Roi "Bubi" Escudero, a site-specific installation-cinema™, projected on the alley’s wall at The Philip Coltoff Greenwich Village Center. Bubi’s distinctive dream-like super sized virtual murals bring together images, from her performance-art pieces presented at The New York Musical Theatre Festival: After Charlie (2004), La Playa (2005), what@trip! (2006), Antonin…mon Artaud (2007) and Bubi's new performance-art-cinema™ piece, 10 Minutes of Happiness. Schedule: Sep 20th, 9:00 pm, Sep 20th, 9:20 pm, Sep 27th, 9:00 pm, Sep 27th, 9:20 pm, Oct 4th, 9:00 pm, Oct 4th, 9:20 pm at The Philip Coltoff Center |
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Eight women gather for the holidays to discover that the master of the house has been murdered. What's more; the telephone wires have been cut, the car has been thrown out of gear, the eight are trapped inside, and without a doubt, the killer is among them! Watch the ladies discover the murderer (and themselves!) in this live adaptation of the popular film, teeming with twists, turns, and pop music! Schedule: Sep 10th, 7:30 pm, Oct 8th, 7:30 pm at The Loft at Professor Thom's |
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A group of disparate youths help a twelve year-old girl and her grandfather overcome potential tragedy and find common ground. Currently in development at BergenPAC, the show features a pop/rock band and a high-energy cast of ten Broadway-bound kids between the ages of nine to nineteen. Schedule: Sep 15th, 7:00 pm, Sep 21st, 7:00 pm, Sep 22nd, 7:00 pm at Nuyorican Poets Cafe |
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Midnight MadnessBook and lyrics by Cynthia MerylMusic by Jack Bender In this comedic musical fable based (very loosely) on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” New York Republican mayor announces his engagement to his Democratic opponent. Meanwhile, the Fairies of Central Park are manipulating two pairs of lost lovers, a troupe of amateur actors and the mayoral candidates! Result: a rollicking tale of comic confusion set to a glorious, original score. For tickets, visit www.SmartTix.com or call 212-868-4444, House Seats for Industry Professionals, call 908-233-3200 or 908-591-0850. Schedule: Sep 18th, 3:00 pm, Sep 19th, 8:00 pm, Sep 20th, 8:00 pm, Sep 21st, 3:00 pm at The Ailey Citigroup Theater |
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Saturday, September 20 2 p.m. ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE: BRIGADOON A television adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe classic about two Americans who chance upon a Scottish town that comes to life once every hundred years. With Robert Goulet, Peter Falk, Sally Ann Howes, and Edward Villella. (1966; 90 minutes) OF THEE I SING 3:30 p.m. A lavish television adaptation of the 1931 show (the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize) with songs by George and Ira Gershwin. The satiric plot concerns the presidential candidacy of John P. Wintergreen. With Carroll O'Connor, Cloris Leachman, Michele Lee, Jack Gilford, and Jim Backus. (1972; 90 minutes) Sunday, September 21 2 p.m. THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR: ANYTHING GOES New acquisition! A highly truncated yet highly enjoyable presentation of the classic Cole Porter musical, with an all-star trio of headliners: Ethel Merman (reprising her Broadway role as Reno Sweeney), Frank Sinatra, and Bert Lahr. (1954; 60 minutes) 3 p.m. DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH: JUNIOR MISS Newly discovered! This long-lost original television musical (adapted from the Broadway comedy) about teenager Judy Graves and her family is the only collaboration between composer Burton Lane and lyricist Dorothy Fields. With Carol Lynley, Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Jill St. John, David Wayne, Diana Lynn, and Paul Ford. (1957; 90 minutes) Schedule: Sep 20th, 2:00 pm, Sep 20th, 3:30 pm, Sep 21st, 2:00 pm, Sep 21st, 3:00 pm at Paley Center |
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A single New Yorker, finds the search for her soul-mate both comedic and poignant as she receives help from her three married friends, all dealing with relationship troubles of their own.. The journey has just begun... For more info go to www.soulsearchingamusical.com For tickets, visit www.SmartTix.com or call 212-868-4444 Schedule: Sep 15th, 9:00 pm, Sep 21st, 9:00 pm, Sep 22nd, 9:00 pm, Sep 23rd, 9:00 pm at Nuyorican Poets Cafe |
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The humorous and touching true story of how, blessed with a remarkable streetwise voice, Susan Collins sang her way out of the Glenwood Projects to work with a galaxy of stars including Jimi Hendrix, Todd Rundgren, KISS, ELO, John Lennon, SNL and more, all in their heyday. “Susan Collins is my favorite singer . . . period!” -Paul Shaffer, Late Night with David Letterman Schedule: Sep 26th, 8:00 pm at The Cutting Room |
