NYMF Presents IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE 4 & 5 This October

The New York Musical Theatre Festical presents If Only Even Run A Minute 4 & 5 October 14th at 7:00pm (4th edition) and 9:30pm (5th edition).If It Only Even Runs A Minute 4 & 5 are the fourth and fifth editions of evenings of rare and inspiring songs, anecdotes, and photos from Broadway musicals that may not have been fully appreciated the first time around. The evening features performances and stories from original cast members of several of the featured shows. This is an essential concert for musical theatre nerds!

If It Only Even Runs A Minute is Created and Produced by Jennifer Ashley Tepper ([title of show], Boys Life, Things To Ruin, Bloodsong of Love) and Kevin Michael Murphy (Craig Stevens Guide to Making it on Broadway, NYMF's The Happy Embalmer). Musical director is Caleb Hoyer.

If It Only Even Runs A Minute is an official selection of the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The 4th edition at 7pm will star:
Andrew Kober, Carrie Manolakos, Cortney Wolfson, Donna Lynne Champlin, Farah Alvin, Jesse Brickel, Kevin Michael Murphy, Marla Mindelle, Neva Rae Powers, Peter Link, Rachel Sussman, Tim Jerome, Tim Shea, and more!

The 5th edition at 9:30pm will star:
Blair Goldberg, Caleb Hoyer, James Dybas, Jason Michael Snow, Jesse Brickel, Jim Wann, John Jeffrey Martin, Katie Schorr, Kenita Miller, Kristen da Costa, Marty Thomas, Nancy Ringham, Natali Hinds, Patti Murin Holbrook, Sarah Shahinian, and more!

The concert will feature songs from and stories about 3hree, Birds of Paradise, Cops, December Songs, Dessa Rose, King of Hearts, Lestat, The Magic Show, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, Nick and Nora, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Roza, Salvation, Summer of '42, Thou Shalt Not, Truckload, The Will Rogers Follies, Witches of Eastwick, and more!

The American Theatre of Actors is located at 314 West 54th Street.

Tickets are priced $20. For tickets, visit nymf.org/ifitonlyevenruns

Now in its seventh year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest annual musical theatre event in America and is widely regarded as the essential source for new material and talent discovery. NYMF provides a launching pad for the next generation of musicals and their creators to ensure the continued vitality of one of America's greatest art forms. Hailed as the "Sundance of Musical Theatre," NYMF discovers, nurtures, and promotes promising musical theatre artists and producers at all stages of development, and inspires a diverse audience through vibrant, accessible, powerful new work.

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