Mark Stuart Dance Theatre's STANDARD TIME to Play The Duke on 42nd Street, 11/15-12/6

Mark Stuart Dance Theatre's critically acclaimed new dance musical, Standard Time, will play a limited engagement at The Duke on 42nd Street (229 W 42nd Street) in NYC Sunday, November 15 through Sunday, December 6, 2015. The new dance musical, which Dance Magazine called "Spectacular," features direction and choreography by award-winning choreographer Mark Stuart (Women on the Verge..., The Bandstand). Tickets are now on sale.

The cast of Standard Time features creator, Mark Stuart, Jaime Verazin (Finding Neverland), along with Loren Allred ("The Voice"), Michael Balderrama (Movin' Out), Jerome Bell ("American Idol"), Michelle Camaya (Disney's The Lion King), Allyson Carr (Mamma Mia), Arielle Campbell (Memphis), Jon Drake (Dirty Dancing), Brian Golub, Sean Hingston (Contact), Ayo Jackson (Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark), Marc Heitzman (Movin' Out), Sarah Meahl, Alexis Simms, Rickey Tripp (In the Heights), CJ Tyson (Wicked, Beyonce), and Michael Williams (Wicked).

Standard Time is a 90-minute, action-packed and gravity-defying celebration of love's power to defy the endless cycle of prejudice in modern society. Showcasing Mark Stuart Dance Theatre's explosive brand of movement and storytelling, Standard Time follows three separate, period-specific love stories set against the backdrops of the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and today's fast evolving acceptance of Gay Rights. Danced to live music, the new dance musical features 12 dancers, 4 vocalists, and a 7-piece orchestra.

Performances of Standard Time are Sundays through Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, with 2 pm matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets are $69 each and can be purchased online at: www.standardtimetix.org, by calling The Duke on 42nd Street box office at 646-223-3010 or by visiting the box office in person (Tuesday through Friday 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 12 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. On performance days, box office hours are extended). Group sales (10 or more) rates are also available. For more information on booking a group, please contact Carol Ostrow at 212-265-8500.

Standard Time is produced by Mark Stuart Dance Theatre. For more information, please visit: www.standardtimetix.org.