'The Jack of Tarts - A Bittersweet Musical' Opens at LaMaMa Jan.31

The debut production of The Jack of Tarts - A Bittersweet Musical opens January 31, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (74 A East Fourth Street, First Floor Theatre, between Second Avenue and Bowery) and runs through February 17, 2007.

"The Jack of Tarts - A Bittersweet Musical is an audacious fairy tale set in a kingdom by the sea known as Tartannia where life is centered around the consumption of irresistible tarts.  On the day of the annual Grand High Tea, a revolutionary named Agnes (Michael Lynch) endeavors to blow the house of tarts down.  The Queen of Tarts (Lance Cruce) and her son, the Jack of Tarts (Chris Tanner) feel the threat of impending rebellion.  Plans get complicated when a brazen hemophiliac named Annabel Lee (Julie Atlas Muz) comes to town and steals the heart of the Jack," explain press notes.

The Jack of Tarts features a book by Chris Tanner and Eric Wallach with music by Paul Johnson.  The design team includes Garry Hayes (set), Becky Hubert (costume), Paul Jepson (lighting), Erick Paiva Nouchi (video).  Wallach directs.

Collaborators include: visual and performing artist Chris Tanner, New Orleans-born composer Paul Johnson and theatre director Eric Wallach. The Jack of Tarts- a Bittersweet Musical is made possible with the support of La Mama E.T.C., Dance Manhattan and chashama.  

Show times are Thursday - Sunday at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm, Tickets $20