The New Victory Theater Presents THE GIRL WHO FORGOT TO SING BADLY, 5/31-6/9

In this inventive one-man production, Louis Lovett spins a fantastical yarn about a young heroine who journeys over snowy lands and high seas to save the day and rescue an entire city. Commissioned by The Ark, written by accomplished Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer (The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy, New Vic 2011) and helmed by celebrated director Lynne Parker, Theatre Lovett's The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly is Irish storytelling with a modern twist. The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly is presented by The New Victory Theater and will make its NY premiere at The Duke on 42nd Street from May 31 through June 9, 2013.

Peggy O'Hegarty and her parents are packers. They pack fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even the longest word in the dictionary into a single breath. All the while, Peggy sings with the voice of an angel - a grossly unfortunate angel, who can't sing at all. One day, Peggy wakes up to find the entire town deserted. In The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly, storyteller extraordinaire Lovett leads the audience on an untamed adventure as Peggy finds the courage to sing gloriously off-key. Aided only by an ingenious set designed by Paul O'Mahony-in which the world of a whole city is contained within one large, unfolding and magical crate-Lovett switches seamlessly from hero to villain and from man to mouse, employing improvisation and encouraging audience participation along the way.
The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly by Theatre Lovett became a success when producer Muireann Ahern Lovett united the unique talents of Lovett and Kruckemeyer; the playwright was the perfect complement to the actor's performance style. In a short while, The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly made its world premiere in the spring of 2010, soon embarking on a tour throughout Ireland. Since then, the show has performed around the world, including presentations at the Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh, Southbank Centre in London, The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, the 4th annual International Children's Festival at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland, Ohio, the International Performing Arts for Youth conference in Austin, Texas, and the 27thannual Pittsburgh International Children's Festival, co-presented by the Pittsburgh International Children's Theater and Giant Eagle. The New Victory Theater will mark the show's New York debut.

The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly is written by Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed by Lynne Parker and performed by Louis Lovett. Muireann Ahern Lovett joins as producer and Joint Artistic Director of Theatre Lovett. Maisie Lee serves as stage director, Sarah Durcan is the US tour consultant, Aidan Wallace is production manager and Hugh Roche Kelly is tour production manager. Voice-over is by Darragh Kelly, original set design is by Paul O'Mahony, costume design is by Joan O'Clery, lighting design is by Sinéad Wallace with additional lighting by John Comiskey. Sound and music design is by Carl Kennedy and Eoin McNinch is Chief LX and Relighter.