Isaac Robert Hurwitz News

New York Musical Theater Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director & Producer) in association with Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC) to present NYMF's 2008 Dance Series as part of this year's festival of new musicals, which runs September 15 - October 5.

On July 14th, 2008 the New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) presented a Guitar Hero benefit tournament featuring Broadway celebrities at Stitch Bar and Lounge (247 West 37th Street). Performers/Guitar Heroes appearing included Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer), Alli Mauzey (Cry-Baby), John Selya (Damn Yankees, Movin' Out), Paul Stancato (Director/Chorographer) and Jason Tam (A Chorus Line), among many others.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present a Guitar Hero benefit tournament featuring Broadway celebrities on Monday, July 14th, from 7pm to 10pm at Stitch Bar and Lounge.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present a Guitar Hero benefit tournament featuring Broadway celebrities on Monday, July 14th, from 7pm to 10pm at Stitch Bar and Lounge.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) will present a Guitar Hero benefit tournament featuring Broadway celebrities on Monday, July 14th, from 7pm to 10pm at Stitch Bar and Lounge (247 West 37th Street).

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) announces a special membership offer to this year's 5th annual Festival in honor of the original musical [title of show] as it makes its Broadway debut, previewing July 5 and opening July 17 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45 St.) The first 50 Platinum Memberships sold to the 2008 NYMF will guarantee a pair of tickets to [title of show] to select performances from July 6 through July 27 at the Lyceum.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) announces a 14 new musicals to be presented as part of the 5th annual Festival from September 15 through October 5, 2008 in New York City. The New York Musical Theatre Festival is the enormously popular three-week celebration that features the works of the newest generation of musical theatre writers. The 14 musicals listed below are joining the ten new musicals previously announced, which were chosen from NYMF's open-submission writer service program, The Next Link Project.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival announces the first 12 new musicals selected for this year's fifth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, which will run from September 15 through October 5, 2008.

Natalie Joy Johnson, of Legally Blonde and Bare: A Pop Opera, premiered her new club act at Therapy on Monday, February 25, with Musical Direction by Brian J. Nash, with special material by John Hill and directed by Ben Rimalower.

Kris Stewart, who has served as Executive Director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival since its inception in 2004, has left his post as of January 2, 2008, ending a 5-year tenure that moved the festival artistically from regional to national prominence. Isaac Robert Hurwitz, 29, who served as the Festival's Director of Programming during its first season before assuming the role of Executive Producer, will lead the company as it enters its fifth season.

Kris Stewart, co-founder of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, announced his resignation from the position of Executive Director on January 2, 2008.

NYMF honored the award-winning shows and artists, along with three young Broadway producers - Robert Ahrens, Pun Bandhu and Jennifer Maloney - at its November 4 Awards Gala at the Hudson Theatre

30 Days of NYMF, DAY 13: Written by Steve Ullman, Producer of 'BERNICE BOBS HER MULLET'

Masi Asare, Brooke Pierce, and Kate Shindle talk about creating a new character and a new musical from page to stage...

30 Days of NYMF, DAY 1: by Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Producer, NYMF

The full cast and crew has been announced for the world premiere of the new musical Sympathy Jones, which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival

Kate Shindle, the current co-star of Broadway's Legally Blonde, will play the title role in Sympathy Jones, a new musical which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced 12 additional new musicals to join the 18 musicals previously announced as part of the 4th annual Festival from September 17 through October 7, 2007 in New York City.

You won't want to miss this candid interview with Anna Chlumsky and Gillian Jacobs - two of the stars of the off-Broadway play, The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero as they discuss the show and share insights about teens and the internet, how the media and peers affect self worth, and more. Click now to watch this special feature and then go see both stars down at the DR2 Theatre before July 1st!

The cast and production team of the new off-Broadway show, 'The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero,' celebrated their Opening Night with a party at Borgo Antico on Sunday, June 17.