Dr. Sex, a new musical based on the life of Dr. Alfred Kinsey will have its New York premiere at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street, home to the Signature Theatre), where it will run from Friday, August 26th, to October 30th; opening night is set for Thursday, September 15th.
Presented by Richard Ericson and Greg Young, Dr. Sex has a score by Larry Bortniker, with book by Larry Bortniker and Sally Deering. Pamela Hunt (Musical of Musicals: The Musical) will direct, with choreography by Mark Esposito, and musical supervision by Patrick Vaccariello (Boy From Oz, the upcoming revival of A Chorus Line). Brian Noonan (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) will take the title role, while three-time Drama Desk nominee Jennifer Simard (Forbidden Broadway SVU, The Thing About Men) will play his devoted wife, Clara; Christopher Corts will play Wally--the boyfriend of both. Jared Bradshaw, Linda Cameron, David Edwards, Christy Faber, Colleen Hawks, and Benjie Randall will also be featured in the cast."Dr. Sex is the cleanest show about sex in the history of musical comedy," state production notes. "Set in the 1930s and '40s in Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Sex explores the loving relationship between Dr. Alfred Kinsey, his wife, Clara...and their handsome boyfriend (and lab assistant), Wally Matthews. When Professor Kinsey, tired of cataloguing American gall wasps, discovers his life's work in human sexual research, Bloomington becomes a hotbed of science and sex. Fun, sweet and outrageously screwball, with toe-tapping music and memorable lyrics, Dr. Sex is the new musical comedy for anyone who's ever had (or thought about having) 'you-know-what.'"
Dr. Sex' design team will include Rob Bissinger (sets), John Carver Sullivan (costumes), and Mary Jo Dondlinger (lighting). Dr. Sex was developed at Lehman Engel/BMI workshop; Stages 2002, Theater Building Chicago; and the ASCAP at Disney Workshop; it subsequently had its world premiere at the Bailiwick Theatre, where it became the one of the hits of the Chicago season.Dr. Sex will run on the following performance schedule during its previews through September 14th: Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8 pm, with Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm and 7 pm. Beginning September 15th, performances will be Monday, Wednesday through Friday evenings at 8 pm, with Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm and 7 pm. Tickets for all performances will be $70 and may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.TicketCentral.com. More information is available online at www.drsexthemusical.com.
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