The Piper, with Anderson & Noll, Begins 9/18 at NYMF

The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present the New York premiere of The Piper, a new musical by Grammy Award-winner Marcus Hummon, directed by Michael Bush with performances September 18 - 29.

The Piper is described as "a musical Victorian melodrama, told in the tradition of Irish pub storytelling. It tells the tale of Jordan, a woman who runs a boarding house for prostitutes in late 19th century Scully Square Boston, and her crippled daughter Wilder, who posses a magical ability to play the penny whistle.  Amidst hookers, thugs, and pubs, they struggle against a corrupt political machine and a mysterious 'strangler' who may just have moved into their midst."

Michael Bush directs a cast that includes Nancy Anderson, Sean Attebury, Cole Burden, Daren de Paul, Tom Galantich, Trisha Jeffrey, Jillian Louis, T. J. Mannix, Christiane Noll, Catherine LaVelle and Patrick Ryan Sullivan.  The Piper will have musical staging by Janet Watson (Big River) with set design by Anna Louizos (High Fidelity), costume design by Karen Ledger, and lighting design by Traci Klainer. Michael Morris will serve as Musical Director.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is widely regarded as an essential source for new material and talent discovery; NYMF is the largest musical theatre event in America, and has presented over 90 musicals in its first three years - including The Big Voice: God or Merman?, Gutenberg! The Musical, [title of show], Captain Louie, The Great American Trailer Park Musical and Shout the Mod Musical.  NYMF's 2004 hit Altar Boyz is now enjoying its third year off-Broadway at New World Stages.  For additional information, visit NYMF's web site at www.nymf.org.

Performances will be Tuesday, September 18 at 8PM; Friday, September 21 at 9PM; Saturday, September 22 at 1PM; Sunday, September 23 at 4:30PM; Thursday, September 27 at 9PM; and Saturday, September 29 at 5PM at The Theater at St. Clements (423 West 46th Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues).

Single tickets to The Piper go on sale to the general public on September 1, through Theatermania.com at 212-352-3101 or (toll free) 866-811-4111.