Seyb & Lonergan's 'Freshly Tossed' NYMF Special Event 10/1

Choreographer Wendy Seyb and Director Mark Lonergan team up to curate Freshly Tossed, a special event at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on October 1 for two performances, 7PM & 9PM at the Theater at St. Clement's.

"Blending music, dance, theatre, and comedy, Freshly Tossed features artists who take an innovative and exciting approach towards musical theatre.  Curators Wendy Seyb and Mark Lonergan have brought together an outstanding group of artists who blend music and comedy in intriguing and surprising new ways," state press notes.

Wendy Seyb (Walmartopia, School Daze, But I'm A Cheerleader) presents two excerpts from her repertoire including her latest works Catch and Supernovas, a Golden Nose award-winning dance comedy piece created with performers Mark Gindick and Kathryn Fraggos.  Mark Lonergan (This Way That Way, Velocity) presents excerpts from his company Parallel Exit's tap comedy Time Step, featuring performers and co-creators Ryan Kasprzak, Brent McBeth, and Derek Roland.  Performer Hilary Chaplain, one of America's leading professional physical comediennes, presents her variety piece Classically Trained Musician.  Exploding Puppet Productions/Blue River Productions present a montage from their hilarious NYMF production Die Hard: The Puppet Musical.  Jessica Green and Tami Stronach present an excerpt from their acclaimed physical comedy piece The Birds.  And performer Ray Hesselink (Billy Elliot) rounds out the evening with a work of brand new choreography.

The Theatre at St. Clement's is located at 423 46th Street. Tickets ($20) are available at 212-352-3101 and www.nymf.org.

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.