The Pursuit of Persephone

Mitch Jarvis, Michael Cunio & More Set for THE ROCKAE Encore Performance at NY's Le Poisson Rouge, 10/7

Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday, October 7th. (more...)

Prospect Theater Company Announces 2012-13 Season: WORKING, DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES and UNLOCK'D

Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, has announced programming for its 2012 - 2013 season. Season subscription packages featuring tickets to all three productions are offered at the discounted rate of $99 (or $125 for Premium seating) until October 15. Visit www.ProspectTheater.org or call (212) 352-3101 and use code EB2012. (more...)

Mitch Jarvis, Michael Cunio & More Set for THE ROCKAE Encore Performance at NY's Le Poisson Rouge, 10/7

Prospect Theater Company, one of America's leading producers of new musical theater, will kick off its 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only concert presentation of The Rockae, a hard rock musical based on Euripides' The Bacchae featuring music and lyrics by Kleban and Fred Ebb, Award-winning writer Peter Mills, and a book by Mills and Cara Reichel (Illyria, Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, upcoming Death For Five Voices). The performance will take place at New York's Le Poisson Rouge tonight, October 7th. (more...)

Rob McClure Joins Prospect Theater Company's Annual Gala Tonight

Prospect Theater Company presents its annual gala, 2013's Spring Soiree, in the Harbor View Room at Battery Gardens, a beautiful and unique waterside location nestled at the southernmost corner of Battery Park. This special one-night only event will be held on Monday, May 6 from 6pm - 10:30pm, with an 8pm concert performance, to feature performances by Broadway friends as well as Prospect stars! Guests will be treated to a sneak peek of songs from upcoming 2013 - 2014 Prospect productions, as well as encore performances from previous Prospect shows. The evening's line up of writers includes work by Sam Carner and Derek Gregor, Marisa Michelson and Joshua H. Cohen, Peter Mills, and Ryan Scott Oliver, among others. (more...)

Gregg Edelman, Melissa Errico, et al. Set for Prospect Theater Company Gala Tonight, 5/21

Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) presents its annual gala, 2012's Spring Soiree, in the Harbor View Room at Battery Gardens in Battery Park. This special one-night-only event is tonight, Monday, May 21 with an 8 pm concert performance, featuring performances by Broadway friends as well as Prospect stars. (more...)

Gregg Edelman, Melissa Errico, et al. Set for Prospect Theater Company Gala, 5/21

Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) presents its annual gala, 2012's Spring Soiree, in the Harbor View Room at Battery Gardens in Battery Park. This special one-night-only event will be held on Monday, May 21 with an 8 pm concert performance, to feature performances by Broadway friends as well as Prospect stars. (more...)

Prospect Theater to Stage 'Prototype Production' of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, 3/6-17

Prospect Theater Company will present its inaugural 'Prototype Production' with public performances of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, an original musical drama inspired by true events in the life of infamous Renaissance composer - and murderer - Carlo Gesualdo. (more...)

Prospect Theater Company to Present Developmental Production of Peter Mills and Cara Reichel's DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, Beginning Today

Prospect Theater Company will present a developmental production of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, an original musical drama inspired by true events in the life of infamous Renaissance composer - and murderer - Carlo Gesualdo. (more...)

Prospect Theater to Stage 'Prototype Production' of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, 3/6-17

Prospect Theater Company will present its inaugural 'Prototype Production' with public performances of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, an original musical drama inspired by true events in the life of infamous Renaissance composer - and murderer - Carlo Gesualdo. (more...)

Pace New Musicals Announces I CAPTURE THE CASTLE and MAKE ME BAD Readings

Pace University's Pace New Musicals program, dedicated to the discovery of new theater works, and Ryan Scott Oliver, composer-lyricist and producer, will present a staged reading of I Capture the Castle by Marion Adler, Peter Foley and Cara Reichel January 23-27, and its inaugural New Musical Lab, a concert reading of Make Me Bad, by Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman, which will be presented January 26-27. (more...)

Prospect Theater to Offer Free Master Class with Donna Lynne Champlin, 2/23; Summer Intensive to Begin 7/8

This July, Prospect Theater Company will build upon its education initiative for musical theater students aged 12-17. Beginning Monday, July 8 and running through Saturday, July 27, selected students will participate in a daily musical theater training program from 10am-6pm (Sundays off). (more...)

Prospect Theater Offers Free Master Class with Donna Lynne Champlin Today; Summer Intensive to Begin 7/8

This July, Prospect Theater Company will build upon its education initiative for musical theater students aged 12-17. Beginning Monday, July 8 and running through Today, July 27, selected students will participate in a daily musical theater training program from 10am-6pm (Sundays off). (more...)

Prospect Theater Company Closes RITES OF PASSAGE, 2/20

Prospect Theater Company presents a developmental performance of new works by some of NYC's emerging musical theater writers, the result of works created in the company's 5th annual musical theater lab. (more...)

Prospect Theater Presents Reading of TAMAR OF THE RIVER Tonight

Prospect Theater Company will present a developmental reading of TAMAR OF THE RIVER, a new music theater work with music and book by Marisa Michelson and book and lyrics by Joshua H. Cohen. The reading will be directed by Daniel Goldstein. (more...)

Prospect Theater Company Closes RITES OF PASSAGE, 2/20

Prospect Theater Company presents a developmental performance of new works by some of NYC's emerging musical theater writers, the result of works created in the company's 5th annual musical theater lab. (more...)

Prospect Theater to Present Reading of TAMAR OF THE RIVER, 2/18

Prospect Theater Company will present a developmental reading of TAMAR OF THE RIVER, a new music theater work with music and book by Marisa Michelson and book and lyrics by Joshua H. Cohen. The reading will be directed by Daniel Goldstein. (more...)

Prospect Theater Company to Present Developmental Production of Peter Mills and Cara Reichel's DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, Beginning 3/6

Prospect Theater Company will present a developmental production of DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES, an original musical drama inspired by true events in the life of infamous Renaissance composer - and murderer - Carlo Gesualdo. (more...)

Cady Huffman, Robert Petkoff and Tom Nelis Star in Prospect Theater Company's DEATH BY DESIGN Today

Prospect Theater Company will present a staged reading of Rob Urbinati's original play Death By Design, a witty and wonderfully mysterious whodunit inspired by Noel Coward and Agatha Christie, today, December 8, 2012 at 2:15pm. (more...)

Breaking News: Bang, Zoom! THE HONEYMOONERS Musical to Open Old Globe's 2013-14 Season; McGrath to Star & Mitchell to Direct & Choreograph

The Old Globe will open its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of The Honeymooners, a new musical based on the legendary CBS television series. 2012 Tony Award winner Michael McGrath (Nice Work If You Can Get It) will star as Ralph Kramden, the small-time bus driver with big-time dreams. Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde) will direct and choreograph the musical comedy, with book by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss, music by Stephen Weiner and lyrics by Peter Mills. (more...)

Cady Huffman, Robert Petkoff and Tom Nelis to Star in Prospect Theater Company's DEATH BY DESIGN

Prospect Theater Company will present a staged reading of Rob Urbinati's original play Death By Design, a witty and wonderfully mysterious whodunit inspired by Noel Coward and Agatha Christie, on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 2:15pm. (more...)

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