NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG—the group that “charms audiences with programs that combine meticulous research with an infectious strain of vocal hedonism” (The New York Times)—continues its 2011-12 season with a sequel to a favorite NYFOS program, A MODERN PERSON’S GUIDE TO HOOKING UP AND BREAKING UP on Tuesday, February 14 and Thursday, February 16 at 8:00PM at Merkin Concert Hall.
Music by Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, The Bobs, Noël Coward,
Ed Kleban, Jason Robert Brown, Frank Loesser, George Gershwin & more
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8:00PM
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:00PM
No intermission
Post-concert meet-the-artists wine reception open to all
Merkin Concert Hall (129 West 67th St.)
$40–$55 for single tickets; student tickets $15
New this year: Real Deal Tickets – $25 Advance Purchase/“Pot Luck” Seating
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NYFOS takes this program to Calderwood Hall at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
in Boston, MA on Sunday, February 12 at 1:30PM
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“When we saw that our February concert was going to fall on Valentine’s Day, we couldn’t resist having another look at A Modern Person’s Guide to Hooking Up and Breaking Up. It had been one of our favorite NYFOS shows, a freewheeling, all-embracing look at a dizzying spectrum of amorous attractions. This will be a second edition of the show, revised to show off the brilliant talents of this year’s cast, including some wonderful new songs I’ve encountered in the last few years.”
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, audiences can bring their best (or worst) date to Merkin Hall for a “quirky survey of the awkwardness, pain, lust and perversity of contemporary relationships” (The New York Times; read the complete review of the original 2008 production here.). NYFOS examines the full range of modern love with affection and humor through songs of Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, The Bobs, Noël Coward, Jason Robert Brown, Ed Kleban, and others. Subjects range from voyeurism, S&M, and ménages à trois, to good old-fashioned heart-to-heart love.
