Theater for the New City Presents MY BOYFRIEND IS A ZOMBIE 6/3 - 27

Theater for the New City (155 First Ave. at East 10th St.) presents MY BOYFRIEND IS A ZOMBIE from June 3rd to the 27th. This piece sports thirteen original numbers written by the team of William Electric Black and Gary Schreiner, both Emmy-winners. There's an ensemble of ten actors and a three-piece live band. Book, lyrics and direction are by William Electric Black.

In William Electric Black's newest musical, two guys are in love with the same girl. One's a monster and the other's a wise guy with quick fists. Who's gonna get to take her to the dance?  The year is 1958 and the dance in question is the Springtown High School Halloween Hop. This time, the monster gets the girl. It's a rockin', boppin' family-friendly show.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children and those who dress up as zombies. The show runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. It's 100 minutes, without intermission, and is recommended for age 10 and older. Information about the show can be found at www.boyfriendzombieonstage.com and tickets can be purchased over the phone at (212) 254-1109 or online at www.theaterforthenewcity.net.

Last season, author/director William Electric Black directed TNC's sensational and serious "Lonely Soldier Monologues: Women at War in Iraq." The play was a staged series of monologues based on a book by Helen Benedict.

Writing as Ian Ellis James, Black has won seven Emmies as a writer for "Sesame Street." Black composed songs for Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Patti LaBelle, and Arrested Development when they made special guest appearances on Sesame Street. He has received several Best Play Awards, been published by Benchmark Education, The Dramatic Publishing Co., Smith & Krauss, and received a Bronze Apple for directing (National Educational Video Award).

Black is curator of the Poetry Electric reading series at La MaMa, which fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word. Black is also an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School, where among other things, he teaches techniques performance of plays based on literary works.

Co composer Gary Schreiner received an Emmy for his work on the PBS special "Sneakers," starring Jon Secada. and writes music actively for films, TV and theater. He has contributed music to 23 feature films, including "Donnie Brasco," "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" and "Tiptoes." In theater, he scored Alison Larkin's hit one woman show, "The English American," which led to the bestselling novel of the same name. In independent films, he wrote the music for "The Pirates of Central Park," which won prizes at Long Island International Film Expo and San Francisco International Film Festival.

Photo: Jamaal Kendall and Nicole Patullo. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.

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