New York Musical Theatre Festival - The Taster's Menu
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 12, 2004
It would almost be understandable if someone found the New York Musical Theatre Festival tough to negotiate – finding your way through almost eighty different shows and events and 296 performances would be tough for anyone!
IF YOU LIKE – big, sweeping musicals, with grandeur and romance, try...
Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic
Sex, blood, and rock & roll reign supreme as ancient Rome meets '70s
glam.
An emotional, romantic adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic. FRANKENSTEIN...do you dream
The story of unrestrained ambition, passion, and desire at the heart of Mary Shelley's novel, with a pulsating score.Houdini
A love story of magic, mystery and murder.
Rudyard Kipling's adventure about two con-men's attempt to conquer a tribal nation.Meet John Doe
Frank Capra's classic tale about an unlikely American hero and the lies that create and destroy him.Tim and Scrooge
A Christmas Carol, twelve years later... with Scrooge as the ghost.The Woman Upstairs
Romantic musical about a violinist and the physicist who loves her.
IF YOU LIKE – musicals that KNOW their job is make you laugh, try...
Altar Boyz
N'Sync meets Nunsense, with the
apostles of pop, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan!
A wacky, fast-moving musical comedy
A witty new spin on the Austen classic, by hot new writer Stephen KaramJoe Starts Again
An award-winning musical from Australia about a forty-something gay male stepping back into the dating pool.Like You Like It
All the world's a mall in this totally awesome mix of Shakespeare and John Hughes...Pretty Faces
The Large and Lovely Musical – with an XXL chorus line!The Big Voice: God or Merman
A hilarious, touching musical about gay marriage that asks, "Is your big voice God, or Merman?The Eyes are the First Thing To Go
The Mid-Life Musical Comedy Revue. The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Your classic "stripper-and-mobile-home" musical…The Taxi Cabaret
A return engagement of the hit revue about twenty-somethings in NYC.[title of show]
A musical in a festival about a musical in a festival! A hysterically funny (yet sincere) look at the artistic process.Top Gun! The Musical
The biggest Toronto Fringe hit in history! You'll laugh, you'll hum, you'll believe a jet can fly!
IF YOU LIKE – personal stories or family dramas, try…
And the Earth Moved
A
second-generation Asian-American examines his place in the Great American
Experiment.
A hilarious, touching musical about gay marriage that asks, "Is your big voice God, or Merman?The Blue Flower
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories. A Hundred Years into the Heart
A musical drama about an Italian-American family in Queens, by Pulitzer Prize nominee Richard Vetere.Joe Starts Again
An award-winning musical from Australia about a forty-something gay male stepping back into the dating pool.Three Sistahs
A musical tapestry that evokes both Chekhov and 1960s America, melding blues, gospel, R&B, and soul.
IF YOU LIKE – musicals created before your eyes (or nearly so), try...
5horts
A series of short musicals
from the BMI Workshop, featuring Avenue Q's Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez on stage.
Five musicals written in the time it takes for the A train to move from 207th street to Far Rockaway.Dreams This Way: The Best of RIMT
A series of short musicals – highlights of the award-winning Raw Impressions series. The Nuclear Family
A musical day in the life of a family, created with help from the audience.The Next Big Broadway Musical!
The audience creates an improvised musical!Spontaneous Broadway
You help write this improvised musical.
IF YOU LIKE – musicals with a modern sound, try...
Along the Way
An a
cappella musical, set on the NYC subway.
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories.Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic
Sex, blood, and rock & roll reign supreme as ancient Rome meets '70s glam.Drift
"...When love has drifted on, what do you rely upon?" A multimedia rock musical about divorce, in concert. Get There Early: The Songs of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen
Emily Skinner and other Broadway favorites perform folk/rock-inspired songs by this Jonathan Larson Award-winning team.LULU: a new musical
Lush, jazzy burlesque about a femme fatale, fresh from FringeNYC.Three Sistahs
A musical tapestry that evokes both Chekhov and 1960s America, melding blues, gospel, R&B, and soul.
IF YOU LIKE – musicals that really break the mold, try…
After Charlie
A handcrafted
installation of musical "performance-cinema" – "Spontaneous, unique, and
absolutely liberating".
An award-winning Dada-inspired romp through history set within an artist's memories. [title of show]
A musical in a festival about a musical in a festival! A hysterically funny (yet sincere) look at the artistic process.
IF YOU LIKE – concerts and other celebrations of today's hottest new talent, try...
5horts
A series of short musicals
from the BMI Workshop, featuring Avenue Q's Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez on stage.
New Voices Collective melds rock and Broadway in their celebration of the Torch Song.BeboperElla
A theatrical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald performed by the amazing Grammy Award nominee, Patti Austin.Discovered Treasures
A concert of new theatre and cabaret songs, celebrating new writers.Drift
"...When love has drifted on, what do you rely upon?" A multimedia rock musical about divorce, in concert.Gavin Creel and Alice Ripley Concert
Acoustic pop meets R&B/funk in this concert by dynamic singer-songwriters Gavin Creel and Alice Ripley. Get There Early: The Songs of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen
Emily Skinner and other Broadway favorites perform folk/rock-inspired songs by this Jonathan Larson Award-winning team.Jeremy Kushnier Concert
The Broadway star performs his own songs.Jim Caruso's Cast Party
Open-mike cabaret, where Broadway stars and fans share the stage.MAC/ASCAP Songwriter's Showcase
Featuring new songs by today's hottest theater and cabaret writersMidtown Cabaret Festival
An intimate cabaret series with award-winning performers and no drink minimum.M-Lab Concert
A theatrical brand of rock – featuring a Richard Rodgers award-winning composer.Rhapsody in Seth
Real stories. Real names. Real jazz dance video of Seth in leg wamers.
IF YOU LIKE – musicals with the whole family in mind, try...
Captain Louie
Stephen Schwartz's
new musical, for all the family. Based on the classic, award-winning children's
book, "The Trip".
A heartfelt and moving show in which the devastation of war is redeemed by the power of love.The Flute Player's Song
A mixture of fable and dance, about a girl's search for her mother's spirit.The Happy Prince
Oscar Wilde's classic, for all ages.The Striking Viking Story Pirates
Adapting stories written by elementary schoolers, the Story Pirates show kids just how far they can carry the thoughts that spring into their heads.Tim and Scrooge
A Christmas Carol, twelve years later... with Scrooge as the ghost. Tusk
A family-friendly musical told with theatrical artistry of silhouette and shadow puppets, about the survival of an elephant family
IF YOU LIKE – having inside access to forums and panels with industry leaders, try...
MAC/ASCAP Songwriter's Showcase
Featuring new songs by today's hottest theater and cabaret
writers
How to Write Shows and Influence People.CHANGING SOUNDS Seminar
How today's music is remaking musical theatre.CAST ALBUMS Seminar
>From hit LPs to free MP3s – the changing face of Cast Albums.NON-PROFITS Seminars
Discussing the relationship between not-for-profit theatres and the development of new musicalsCRITICS Seminar
Reviewing the Situation: theatre critics talk back. TRU Seminar
Big, Bouncy and Breakable: How to Raise a Healthy Musical
IF YOU LIKE – getting in early with readings and workshops of new works, try...
Along the Way
An a
cappella musical, set on the NYC subway.
Stephen Schwartz's new musical, for all the family. Based on the classic, award-winning children's book, "The Trip". Ducks and Lovers
A wacky, fast-moving musical comedy Emma
A witty new spin on the Austen classic, by hot new writer Stephen KaramThe Enchanted Cottage
A heartfelt and moving show in which the devastation of war is redeemed by the power of love.The Chromium Hook
A witty parody of modern journalism and a laugh-out-loud send-up of the classic "man with a hook" horror story.Monica! The Musical
A theatre piece that asks the major questions about the Presidential scandal – and dares to answer them in song. SHOUT! The Mod Musical Revue
A tribute to what made England swing in the 60's!Titus! The Musical
A new punk-rock adaptation of Shakespeare's bloodiest play.The White Rose
A group of students in Nazi Germany stand up against injustice--a concert reading.
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