[title of show] Gives In-Store Performance At Borders, 7/31

Cast members of [title of show] will sing, discuss and sign copies of their Original Cast Recording during a Thursday, July 31st, 5:30pm in-store performance Borders at Time Warner Center.

The NY Times' Charles Isherwood praised the Broadway production as an "obsessively and hilariously self-referential show," and a "peculiar and quite adorable musical."

Ghostlight's in-store for the OCR celebrates the recent Broadway premiere of [title of show], and continues the label's efforts to promote the music of the most innovative new voices on the Broadway scene.

Ghostlight's recent releases of the OCRs for Tony winners In The Heights and Passing Strange, as well as their single release featuring the winner of MTV's Legally Blonde The Musical competition, have brought the label acclaim for their innovative marketing techniques and their efforts to reach the next generation of Broadway music fans via iTunes, music videos and more. 

The new, original Broadway musical [title of show] opened on July 17 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) to rave reviews. [title of show] is produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Roy Miller, Laura Camien, Kris Stewart and The Vineyard Theatre.
 
[title of show] has music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, book by Hunter Bell and is directed by Michael Berresse.  [title of show] Jeff Bowen,Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff. Larry Pressgrove is musical director.
 
[title of show] takes a thoroughly unique look at the pleasures and perils of the artistic process as two struggling writers and two struggling actresses take on the seemingly impossible task of creating a new musical about creating a new musical. With Broadway as their destination, the quartet lives on raw nerve, unbridled hopes and take-out food as pressures mount, deadlines loom, day jobs intrude and friendships strain in this funny and unforgettable look at the birth of a musical as it finally comes to life on the Great White Way.  
 
The indomitable spirit of succeeding -- against all odds -- as depicted by both the play and its players has demonstrated broad appeal to people of all ages and stripes since [title of show] debuted in 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, followed by its Off-Broadway debut in 2006 at The Vineyard Theatre.  Jeff Bowen,Hunter Bell, and Michael Berresse each won a 2006 Obie Award for their work on [title of show].
 
Last year the creators of [title of show] began what has become a wildly popular internet series "The [title of show] Show."  (To view episodes on "The [title of show] Show," log on to www.titleofshow.com/toscasts.htm)  Thus far in nine episodes, "The [title of show] Show" has chronicled the anticipation and angst the creators and cast experienced while plotting the show's path to Broadway.
 
[title of show] opened on Broadway on July 17 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) to such rave reviews as: "This fresh new musical is something worth cheering. [title of show] is far funnier than many of the more manufactured musicals that make it to Broadway these days," New York Times. "[title of show] is as spunky and smart as it is reflective and brazen. You don't have to make theater to identify with [title of show], you just have to want something meaningful," Philadelphia Inquirer. "Clever and tuneful and bursting with charm…[title of show] is a funny, big-hearted portrait of creativity, friendship and chasing your crazy dreams," NY1 News. "A joy from start to finish - original, clever, and surprisingly moving," New Yorker. "Some of the best laughs on Broadway! [title of show] has an appealing universality in its tale of the struggle and satisfaction of pursuing a seemingly impossible dream," Bergen Record. "For anyone who loves a Broadway musical, or likes laughing," Radar Magazine. "Sharp, entertaining and surprisingly resonant…with a swift, bright score in the style of 'Avenue Q' and 'Spelling Bee'," The Star Ledger.
 
An Original Cast Recording of [title of show] is available on Ghostlight Records.  The Broadway recording of [title of show] is presently being planned.
 
[title of show]'s creative team includes Neil Patel (set design); Chase Tyler (costume design); Ken Billington and Jason Kantrowitz (lighting design) and ACME Sound Partners (sound design).
 
In addition to [title of show], producers Kevin McCollum and Jeffrey Seller are also producers of the original musicals, the Tony Award-winning hits RENT, AVENUE Q and last season and IN THE HEIGHTS.  Mr. McCollum also produced the original musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.
 
Producer Roy Miller has previously partnered with Mr. McCollum on the hit musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.  Producer Laura Camien is the founder and Artistic Director of Bridge Club Productions, a Resident Company at manhattan theatre source.
 
Producer Kris Stewart founded and served as Executive Director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, where [title of show] got its start in 2004.  The Vineyard Theatre is now in its 26th season of producing original, challenging new plays and musicals, including the recent SLUG BEARERS OF KAYROL ISLAND and AVENUE Q.
 
[title of show] performs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm &8:00pm; and Sundays at 3:00pm &7:30pm (Wednesdays are dark) at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on Broadway. Tickets are priced $101.50 - $51.50 - 26.50 to allperformances, excluding Saturday matinee and evening performances which are priced $111.50 - $61.50 - 36.50, and until the Lyceum box office opens on June 14th can be purchased exclusively through Tele-charge at 212-239-6200, or on-line at www.telecharge.com.
 
For additional information, log on to the web site: www.titleofshow.com.

Ghostlight is a label created by and for the Broadway community. They are committed to bringing the music of the 'New Broadway' to a contemporary audience, using modern technology, innovative marketing and artist involvement. Utilizing music videos, digital downloads and other aggressive strategies new to the Broadway arena, Ghostlight continues to be on the vanguard of interacting with the next generation of Broadway music consumers. The label and its artists continue to generate significant attention. President Kurt Deutsch was interviewed by PLAYBILL, regarding the label's embrace of 'Broadway's Digital Age': http://www.playbill.com/features/article/118331.html

ABOUT GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS:
Sh-K-Boom Records and its imprint Ghostlight Records is a Grammy-nominated record label, a producer of recorded and live entertainment, and an interactive community at www.sh-k-boom.com, and www.ghostlightrecords.com.  Since being founded seven years ago by Kurt Deutsch and Sherie Rene Scott, Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight is the leading producer of Original Broadway and Off Broadway cast albums, and solo recordings by the new generation of Broadway stars and composers.  Their winning philosophy has been to work in close partnership with performers and producers, to create product that comes from directly within the community of Broadway artists.  With over 50 albums in their catalogue, titles include: The Smash Broadway Hit Legally Blonde, Grammy and Tony Nominated Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Grammy nominated and Tony Winning The Drowsy Chaperone, Grammy nominated and Tony Winning The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the Grammy nominated all-star benefit recording of Hair for The Actors' Fund of America, as well as The Last 5 Years, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Bright Lights, Big City (with Patrick Wilson and Jesse L. Martin), and Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See and Bernarda Alba.  Solo Artists include: Patti LuPone, Billy Porter, Jason Robert Brown, Christine Ebersole, Adam Pascal (original star of Rent), Sherie Rene Scott (star of Aida and The Little Mermaid), and Kelli O'Hara's debut solo album, Wonder in the World. On May 27, Ghostlight released the Passing Strange OCR as the first-ever Digital Exclusive release via iTunes for a Broadway show.

Photo Credit Peter James Zielinski