'Underwear Musical' Begins 7 Day Sold-Out Run 9/18

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Skivvies Inc. presentation of I See London, I See France (The Underwear Musical) opens Tuesday, September 18 at 8PM for its sold out seven-performance run.

Performances for I See London, I See France (The Underwear Musical) will take place from Tuesday, September 18 through Sunday, September 29 at the TBG Theatre (312 West 36 th Street). Official Opening is set for Tuesday, September 18 at 8PM. Subsequent performances will occur on Wednesday, September 19 at 4:30PM; Saturday, September 23 at 8PM; Sunday, September 24 at 1PM; Wednesday, September 26 at 4:30PM; Friday, September 28 at 4:30PM; and Sunday, September 29 at 4:30PM.

"Can you have your beefcake and eat it too? When brainy ad exec Gina is dumped for a bimbo on her 35th birthday, her universe starts to crumble.  Haunted by a trio of singing lingerie models, she's shocked to find herself falling for the dim-but-smoldering poster boy for her agency's most salacious campaign . In this fast-paced, scantily-clad musical comedy, seven colorful characters drag Gina to the brink of insanity and back on a round-the-globe search for love, happiness and an underwear ad that just might change the world," explain press notes.

Sandy Rustin stars as Gina with Nicholas Ardell as Kenny. The cast also features Jordan Gelber, Ronica V. Reddick, David Rossmer, Whitney Bashor, Juliana Ashley Hansen and Mandi Miller.

I See London, I See France (The Underwear Musical) features music and lyrics by Jeremy Desmon and book and lyrics by Vid Guerrerio. Jeremy Dobrish serves as director.

The creative team also includes choreographer Warren Adams, musical director Jana Zielonka, orchestrator Bernie Anderson, set designer Dustin O'Neill, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting designer Michael Gottlieb, and sound designer Jill BC Du Boff. The production is stage managed by Sarah Goshman.

Now in its 4th year, The New York Musical Theatre Festival is the largest musical theatre event in America.  NYMF premiered 99 new musicals during its first three seasons, with more than a dozen of these shows transferring to successful off-Broadway and regional productions.  NYMF is widely regarded as the premier source for new material and talent discovery.

I See London, I See France (The Underwear Musical) plays seven performances between September 18 to 29. TBG Theatre is located at 312 West 36 th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues, accessible by the A, C, E trains at 34th Street – Penn Station). For a more detailed performance schedule and additional information, please visit www.nymf.org.