Al Tapper News

AMT announces that the first show they will be producing in their historic new Off Broadway theater will be An Unbalanced Mind, a musical revue by Al Tapper.  The state of the art facility located at 354 West 45th Street will be home to new shows, children's theater, cabaret, rentals and more. 

AMT Theater announces it will present 'An Unbalanced Mind', a new musical revue by Al Tapper, at its brand new Off Broadway theater on west 45th Street.  The show opens June 19th and runs through July.  The five character revue will be directed by Kelli Maguire, with music direction by David Wolfson.  Casting is still to be announced.

AMT Theater Productions, the new Off Broadway company located in the heart of the theater district, has announced that its first show will be 'On The Right Track', a new musical by Al Tapper and Tony Sportiello, scheduled to open in November of 2022. 

AMT Theater has unveiled the look of its stunning new 99 seat Off Broadway home at 354 West 45th Street, scheduled to open in June of 2022.  AMT plans to use the venue as a launching pad for shows to move on to Broadway, as well as provide a new, permanent home for artists and residents in the theater district. 

Artistic Director Tony Sportiello announced that AMT Theater at 354 West 45th Street would proudly present the inaugural THEATRE FEST NY 2022!  Spearheading the Festival will be producer Deborah Grimberg, who was instrumental in the success of the recent Midtown International Theater Festival. 

Artistic Director Tony Sportiello announced today that Writer/Director Mary Lauren will be in charge of the Youth Theater Program at AMT Theater, 354 West 45th Street. 

The new 99 seat AMT Theater at 354 West 45th Street, scheduled to open in the spring of 2022, is taking a unique approach towards success in Manhattan.  Smack dab in a city of eight million people, the mindset of AMT is going to be that of a small regional theater. 

Al Tapper, the entrepreneur behind the hit documentaries 'Broadway: The Golden Age' and 'Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy' announced he will be opening a new Off Broadway theater at 354 West 45th Street.

Electric Island​ is a new musical conceived and written by Rachelle Rak with music and additional lyrics by Steven Jamail. This developmental project tells the real stories of women working on Broadway: those working hard to go from show to show and aren’t the recognized stars above the marquee. Shining light on women of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, ​Electric Island illuminates how these performers have navigated the highs and lows of a life in the theater--on stage and off.

Electric Island​ is a new musical conceived and written by Rachelle Rak with music and additional lyrics by Steven Jamail. This developmental project tells the real stories of women working on Broadway: those working hard to go from show to show and aren’t the recognized stars above the marquee. Shining light on women of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, ​Electric Island illuminates how these performers have navigated the highs and lows of a life in the theater--on stage and off.

'Paparazzi, El Musical' regresa con su 2da temporada exactamente un año después de haberse estrenado en Guadalajara. 'Paparazzi' es el tercer proyecto proveniente de los productores y creadores Off-Broadway Al Tapper y Tony Sportiello que se presenta en Guadalajara bajo la dirección y producción de Mauricio Cedeño.

National Pastime, the award winning Al Tapper musical, is heading back to Guadalajara, Mexico, where it has already won a boatload of accolades.  Opening June 1st at the Teatro Experimental de Jalisco, National Pastimeis the story of a small town radio station in Iowa during the Great Depression which creates a fictional baseball team.  The screwball comedy musical will once again be directed by Mauricio Cedeno, winner of the prestigious Theatrical Merit Award in 2016.  The cast will feature Victor Aceves, Vanessa Arroyo, Enrique Valdez Arce, Franz Bomthanley, Luisa Cortes, Agni Gonzalez, Blanca Montoya, Alejandra Moreno, Giselle Restelli, Joaquin Romero and Mafer Santes.

Algonquin Theater Productions has announced that veteran theater stars Ken Jennings from the United States and Joaquin Romero from Mexico will be portraying Walter Winchell in the international presentation of the new Al Tapper musical The Paparazzi. The performance will feature casts from both Guadalajara and New York as they tell the tale of The Paparazzi in both English and Spanish. This one night only event will be done at the historic Ellington Room at 400 West 43rd Street, February 28th at 7:30pm.

Algonquin Theater Productions has announced that veteran theater stars Ken Jennings from the United States and Joaquin Romero from Mexico will be portraying Walter Winchell in the international presentation of the new Al Tapper musical The Paparazzi. The performance will feature casts from both Guadalajara and New York as they tell the tale of The Paparazzi in both English and Spanish. This one night only event will be done at the historic Ellington Room at 400 West 43rd Street, February 28th at 7:30pm.

Algonquin Theater Productions announces that legendary Mexican director Mauricio Cedeno will direct the February 28th International Presentation of the new Al Tapper musical 'The Paparazzi', held at the historic Ellington Room on West 43rd Street, Both U.S. and Mexican actors will join together to sing the songs as Algonquin makes plans to produce the show in both English and Spanish in 2019. Cedeno directed 'The Paparazzi' in the fall of 2018 in Guadalajara. Algonquin is producing 'The Paparazzi' under the project name Broadway Without Borders. The event on the 28th is a chance for audiences to see the Mexican cast and the New York cast together for one night, singing the songs in both English and Spanish. David Wolfson is the musical director for the evening, which starts at 7:30pm.

Algonquin Theater Productions has announced that the new Al Tapper musical 'The Paparazzi' will kick off its historic New York run at the Ellington Room February 28th, 2019 at 7pm. The evening will be a one night presentation, highlighting actors from both Guadalajara and New York, singing songs from the show in both English and Spanish. It will be directed by legendary Mexican director Mauricio Cedeno. Productions of 'The Paparazzi' in both languages are then scheduled for later in 2019.

In a historic move, Algonquin Theater Productions is announcing that it will be partnering with legendary Mexican director Mauricio Cedeno to produce two versions of the same show, 'The Paparazzi', one in English and one in Spanish, to run simultaneously in 2019. The English version will feature New York actors while the Spanish one will be comprised of actors from Guadalajara and directed by Cedeno. The new Al Tapper musical has already been produced in Mexico to great acclaim so it just made sense to bring those actors here to New York.

On Sunday, November 11th, Algonquin Theater Productions will present a reading of its new musical, 'The Paparazzi', music and lyrics by Al Tapper, book by Tony Sportiello, directed by Tom Herman.  Some will walk to see the reading, some will take cars or subways.  And some will fly from more than 2500 miles away. 

Broadway star Jim Newman ('Hands on a Hardbody', 'Curtains', 'Steel Pier') joins the cast of the new musical 'The Paparazzi' for a reading this November 11th and 12th at 305 West 38th Street, Ripley Grier Studio Theater. Newman plays country music star Jimmy Maguire who falls prey to the paparazzi and their penchant for distorting the truth. The show has music and lyrics by Al Tapper and a book by Tony Sportiello. The reading on the 11th will be at 6pm, while the one on the 12th will be 1pm.

On Thursday night 'The Paparazzi' opened at the Vivien Blumenthal Theatre in Guadalajara, Mexico and the place lit up like a Hollywood premiere.  Ten actors brilliantly portraying dozens of parts, including celebrities, photographers and paparazzi, all led by the ghost of Walter Winchell in a new musical by Al Tapper and Tony Sportiello, brought to life by legendary Mexican director Mauricio Cedeno.