HE'S NOT HIMSELF TO PLAY PTC Performance Space, 7/9-15

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and ARon Lewis Productions present He's Not Himself a new musical comedy by Marc Silverberg. Michael Pantone directs a cast of five including Keith Panzarella, Marc Silverberg, Taylor Sorice, Dexter Thomas-Payne, and Carly Voight. Performances for He's Not Himself will be held at the PTC Performance Space, 555 West 42nd Street (bet. 10th & 11th Avenues) in NYC for six performances from Monday, July 9 through Monday, July 16, 2012.

Ruthless criminal mastermind or hapless traffic cop? Gene is leading a double life. The trouble is nobody knows it, not even him. On the eve of a daring jewelry heist, Gene is trapped in a whirlwind adventure that pits him against his other half: Lowlife gangster or honest citizen? A Ladies' Man or one lady's man? If only he could just stay one of his selves long enough to do the other in. Marc Silverberg's playful new musical comedy comes to the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival full of farce, fast-paced physical action, and an exuberant musical score. A journey of self-discovery as whimsical as it is endearing, He's Not Himself explores the alter-egos, gangster or otherwise, that we've all secretly longed to be.

He's Not Himself is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and ARon Lewis Productions. Director: Michael Pantone; Music Director: Stephanie Wells­­­­­­­­­­­­; Set, Costume, Props Designer: Laurie Gamanche; Stage Manager: Samia Fakih; General Manager: Kevin Lambert; Publicist: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.

He's Not Himself plays for six performances on the following schedule: Monday, July 9 @ 8pm; Tuesday, July 10 @ 4:30; Tuesday, July 10 @ 8pm; Thursday, July 12 @ 8pm; Sunday, July 15 @ 1pm; Monday, July 16 @ 4:30pm.

Michael Pantone (Director) is the Producing Creative Director of TheatreWest97, the performing arts program at The Franciscan Community Center on Manhattan's upper west-side. He began his career as a performer working in theatre, film, television and dancing with several companies including Lee Theodore's American Dance Machine. Michael originated roles in new works at Manhattan Theatre Club, La Mama, The Public Theatre and Playwright's Horizon working with distinguished artists such as Richard Adler, Bill Davies and Pat Birch to name a few. He toured the country as Clarence; the bumbling Angel second-class in David Nehl's It's a Wonderful Life. Michael has served as the director of the Drama Repertory Theatre at Usdan Center for the Performing Arts and with his partner Laurie Gamache, has directed main stage musicals at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and original musical sketch comedy shows at Caroline's on Broadway. He received his theatre training from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and SUNY Empire State.

Marc Silverberg (Book, Music and Lyrics) is a Doctoral Fellow at Five Towns College, where he directs two a cappella groups, and co-directs the Five Towns Chorus and Choir. He writes a blog on CASA.org, which discusses the progressing education of contemporary a cappella music. His semi-professional a cappella group is a member of the Contemporary A cappella League, and he performs as a solo a cappella live looper. Recently, He's Not Himself was nominated for best musical in the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. He's Not Himself has the honor of being a part of the New York Music Theatre Festival's a Next Link Project.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. For more information, please visit nymf.org.