Isabelle and the Pretty Ugly Spell, presented with Kaleidoscope Production, LLC, will continue its run at
the Lion Theatre (410 W. 42nd St., between 9th and 10th Avenues) on September 28th at 4:30 pm, September 29th
at 8:00 pm, October 1st at 1:00 pm and October 2nd at 1:00 pm and 4:30
pm.
The show "is a new musical fairy tale about Isabelle, a
lovable, but scatterbrained fairy godmother who goofs while casting a
spell to help the Princess find true love and now has only three days
to make things right. Izzy's clock-ticking, cliff-hanging, nail-biting
journey leads the audience through hilarious high jinx to heart-warming
moments, and underscores the lesson that looks don't matter—it's what's
on the inside that counts," state production notes. After several readings and workshops, Isabelle
won the National Children's Theatre Festival at The Actors' Playhouse
at the Miracle Theatre (Coral Gables, FL) and received a full
thirty-performance production on their mainstage in May of 2005.Isabelle and the Pretty Ugly Spell features
direction and choreography by David G. Armstrong. The music and lyrics
are by Steven Fisher (who also provides the music direction) and the
book is by Joan Ross Sorkin (The Real McCoy) and Fisher (Mandela). Featured as "Izzy" is Ruth
Gottschall (The Music Man, Forum, The Goodbye Girl),
as well as Bill Caleo, Darryl D. Winslow, Erin Maguire, Meredith McCasland,
Kevin B. McGlynn, and Jamie McGonnigal. The design team includes sets
by Ken Goldstein, costumes by Cheryl McCarron, lighting by Paul
Frydrychowski, and sound by Aaron Blank.
Dedicated
to discovering new work and new artists, The New York Musical Theatre
Festival celebrates the diversity, creativity, and future of musical
theatre. NYMF is a flagship program of the National Music Theater
Network, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and is America's
largest annual musical theatre event. NYMF is produced in association
with Virgin Megastores and proudly supported by amNewYork, Village Voice, WB11, Receptasign, King Displays, Rosco, Scharff Weissberg, TheaterMania.com, BroadwayWorld.com, Manhattan Living and others. For more information, visit www.nymf.org.The show will play five more performances on September 28th at 4:30 pm, September 29th at 8:00 pm, October 1st at 1:00 pm and October 2nd at 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm.
Tickets are $15, and can be ordered by calling (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org.
