FOR LOVERS ONLY, Featuring Nearly 100 Love Songs, Begins 4/24 At New World

FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs... Nothing but Love Songs), a new musical revue celebrating romance, will begin performances on Friday April 24th at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues). Opening Night is set for Monday May 11th (8 PM).

FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs...Nothing but Love Songs) features nearly 100 of the 20th Century's most beloved love songs, from the American Popular Songbook, Broadway, and beyond, interspersed through a fast-paced evening, directed and choreographed by Christopher Scott, with musical direction by Ken Lundie. The five-member cast features Glenn Allen, Monica L. Patton, Dominique Plaisant, Trisha Rapier, and Kevin Vortmann.

FOR LOVERS ONLY presents a cavalcade of love songs from pop to Puccini, from Broadway and around the world, including "True Love," "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," "Love Is in the Air," "Love Makes the World Go ‘Round," Almost Like Being in Love," "Till There Was You," and "People Will Say We're in Love." And these are heard in the first 8 minutes alone!

Glenn Allen appeared in Broadway's The Light in the Piazza and Off-Broadway in A Fine and Private Place at York Theatre. Monica L. Patton had roles in Ragtime on Broadway. Off-Broadway's Little Ham, and she was the Star to Be in the 30th anniversary tour of Annie. Dominique Plaisant recently toured in Philip Glass' Book of Longing, and she was seen on Broadway in The Wild Party and Lestat. Trisha Rapier appeared on Broadway in The Boy From Oz, and her Off-Broadway credits include Sessions, Shout! The Mod Musical and The Pirates of Penzance. Kevin Vortmann appeared in the Encores! productions of Face the Music, Juno, Stairway to Paradise, On the Town, and Applause.

Director/Choreographer Christopher Scott has numerous Off-Broadway directing credits including Golf: The Musical, Lorenzo, My Secret Garden, and The Big Bang. Musical Director Ken Lundie's credits include Golf: The Musical and A Celebration of the Gershwins, and regional productions of Barnum, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Dames At Sea, Moby Dick, and Some Enchanted Evening.

FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs... Nothing but Love Songs) will have set design by Peter R. Feuchtwanger, with costume design by Bernard Grenier and lighting design by Ben Hagen.

Performances will be Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 9 PM, Sunday at 7 PM, and Monday at 8 PM. Tickets range from $20 to $60 and are available through Telecharge.com or at 212-239-6200. For group sales call 212/354-4722.

FOR LOVERS ONLY (Love Songs... Nothing but Love Songs) is being presented Off-Broadway by Eric Krebs and Sara Lundie.