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Stars Sing Lipton & Rossmer's Songs You Don't Know, Sept. 26

By: Sep. 12, 2005
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The Concert Premiere of Songs You Don't Know by People Who Love You will premiere September 26th at 8pm for one performance only as part of the 2nd Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival.

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The concert of songs from Dan Lipton and David Rossmer's musicals notes to MariAnne and JOE! will be performed by Christian Anderson (Avenue Q), Kate Baldwin (Wonderful Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Bridget Barkan (Dog Sees God, HBO's "Everyday People"), John Cariani (Tony Nominee-Fiddler on the Roof), Matt Cavenaugh (Urban Cowboy), Mark Jacoby (Tony Nominee- Show Boat, Ragtime), Steven Pasquale (FX's "Rescue Me," A Man of No Importance), Suzan Postel (Edwin Drood), Anthony Rapp (Upcoming Rent film), Steve Rosen (Monty Python's Spamalot), Josh Young (Les Misérables) and several others.

The stellar musicians include Adam Ben-David, Howard Joines, Amy Kimball, Joe Quigley, Peter Sachon, Jake Schwartz and Andrew Sterman. The evening is being presented by Kirsten Berkman (Araca Group) and Jamie McGonnigal (World AIDS Day Concerts of Children of Eden, Pippin and this year's The Secret Garden)

 The concert will feature songs, arrangements, and even instrumental concert music by prolific up-and-coming writers Dan Lipton & David Rossmer. The eclectic duo has collaborated since 1997 and has an array of projects in development.  notes to MariAnne, their contemporary rock musical, premiered in concert at Joe's Pub and is optioned for production by Kirsten Berkman. Their Broadway satire JOE! -- a musical about a guy who gets trapped in a musical -- was recently seen at the Kennedy Center's Theatre Lab. The team is currently collaborating with writer Drew Z. Greenberg  (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The O.C.) on The Stork Derby, a true story of the ground-shaking will left by eccentric millionaire lawyer Charles Vance Millar in the 1920s. The new musical will be produced by Jayson Raitt (Pasadena Playhouse).  Rossmer & Lipton are also developing a movie musical with Greg Lessans at Terra Firma Films (Universal).

Rossmer has performed in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions, most recently in Fiddler on the Roof. This summer, he played a leading role in Michael Weller and Lucy Simon's new musical Zhivago, directed by Des McAnuff. Rossmer is singer/songwriter/keyboardist for the rock band The Misconceptions, whose second album Super Orange Happy Sauce comes out this fall.  Lipton has played piano for numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions, currently in the pit orchestra of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He also tours concert halls across the country accompanying Audra McDonald. Lipton has scored a number of award-winning short films, and will release Zeitgeist, his third solo album of pop music, this fall.

NYMF 2005 runs September 12th through October 2nd in various Off-Broadway theaters located in the Times Square area.  For further information, scheduling and ticketing, please go to www.nymf.org or call 212-352-3101 or 866-811-4111 (toll free).  Individual tickets for Festival shows are now currently available.



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