The 60s sci-fi immersive musical comedy Wild Women of Planet Wongo, a wacky B-movie inspired sci-fi comedy about two astronauts that land on a planet of beautiful warrior women who have never seen men, is returning to New York after its successful Brooklyn run last year. Presented by Not Too Fancy Productions, LLC, Performances will begin at Parkside Lounge (317 East Houston) on Wednesday, September 28 at 8pm and run each Wednesday through November 16, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
The cast includes: Miki Hellerbach (NYC: The Bully. Regional: Cloud 9), Howie Schaal (Film: Oiled Up), Amanda Nicholas (NYC: Full House! The Musical!), Mary Mondlock (Regional: The Secret Garden), Moriel Behar (NYC:The Rebel Prayer), Sarah Summerwell (Regional: My Fair Lady), Aiesha Dukes (TV: "Why the Face"), Tae Braun. Creative team: Lisa Hufnagel (Lighting Designer), Emily Grayson (Production Supervisor/ SM), Amy Holson-Schwartz (General Manager), Rob Dutiel(Set Designer),Marsh Shugart (Wigs/ Makeup/ Wardrobe Designer), Ido Levran (Video/ Sound Designer).
Wild Women of Planet Wongo ran at Brooklyn Fireproof last summer. Wild Women Of Planet Wongo was workshopped at the University of Michigan's New Works Festival, was originally presented in NYC at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, was a Next Link selection at the New York Musical Theatre (NYMF) and then ran successfully at the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, Florida.
Tickets are $35 (which include a Wicked Wongotini) and can be purchased by visiting www.PlanetWongo.com or by calling 866.811.4111.
Wild Women of Planet Wongo is written by Ben Budick, Steve Mackes and Dave Ogrin and directed by David Rigano, with musical direction by Paul Rigano and choreography by Juson Williams.
Photo Credit: Davd Ogrin
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