York Theatre Company's Oh, Coward! will feature Peter Land (RSC's All's Well That Ends Well on Broadway; The Phantom of the Opera and Cabaret in London), Jim Stanek (The Story of My Life, Little Women) and MAC Award winner KT Sullivan (headliner at The Oak Room and Carnegie Hall, "A Prairie Home Companion") with direction by Michael Montel (returning to direct his 18th Mufti) and music direction by Greg Pliska (War Horse).
Oh, Coward! is a revue of material from the Noël Coward library that premiered in 1972. The show intersperses some of Coward's best songs with writings and anecdotes from his life. Witty, melodic and as dry as a glass of great champagne, Sir Noël's work is unparalleled in its sophisticated style and ability to entertain theatre lovers of all ages. The New York Times called it "ingenious & very, very funny!"
The York Theatre Company is the only theater in New York City-and one of very few in the world-dedicated to developing and fully producing new musicals and preserving neglected, notable shows from the past. Over the past two seasons alone, York productions and artists have been nominated for a combined 19 Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Off Broadway Alliance, AUDELCO and Callaway Awards (and its productions of Yank! A WWII Love Story and Enter Laughing, The Musical have both been announced for Broadway). For over four decades, York's intimate, imaginative style of producing both original and neglected classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim and recognition from artists and audiences alike, including a special Drama Desk Award for "developing and producing new musicals."
Under the guidance of Producing Artistic Director James Morgan since 1997, the York has focused exclusively on new musicals in its Mainstage Series-most of them world, American, or New York premieres-by some of the field's most esteemed creators, and has also helped launch the careers of many talented new writers. Over 35 cast recordings from York Theatre Company productions are now available on CD, and commercial transfers of such York premieres as The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Souvenir, Jolson & Company, and its acclaimed revivals of Sweeney Todd and Pacific Overtures have all showcased the importance of the York and its programs.
GENERAL INFO:
2011 Musicals in Mufti Concert Series:
Oh, Coward!
Words and Music by Noël Coward
Devised by Roderick Cook
July 15-17, 2011
For additional information, visit: www.yorktheatre.org
