New York Musical Theatre Festival

“Pope: An Epic Musical” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Pearl Theatre Company (Closed Tuesday July 21, 2015)

July 21, 2015 | hand to god, NY Musical Theatre, nymf 2015 > | Tags:

With a traditional Broadway structure, a delightful and often “edgy” book, and engaging lyrics and music, “Pope: An Epic Musical” chronicles a pontifical journey of epic proportions. The Pope of this musical (played with superhero charm and a winning vulnerability by Sam Bolen) navigates his way through his own adventures with danger, temptation, fidelity, and faith. There are no Sirens…

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“Claudio Quest” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival” at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (Closed Thursday July 16, 2015)

July 12, 2015 | NY Musical Theatre, nymf 2015 > | Tags:

Theatregoers have had a decent dose of the epic video game Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo) in the recent past. The Fringe NYC 2014 featured “Jump Man – A Mario Musical” which garnered the Fringe Excellent Award for Best Musical. And “Claudio Quest,” currently running at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, had its first incarnation at DC’s Fringe Festival in…

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“The Cobalteans” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at Theater 3 (Closed Wednesday July 15, 2015)

July 12, 2015 | NY Musical Theatre, nymf 2015, the piano > | Tags:

Perhaps I was already numb to the plot where young people are trying to cope with the death of a friend in an automobile accident, in which a surviving friend was driving, since I had endured the same theme in a show in a different festival the night before; however, I do not think that influenced my perspective as I…

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“210 Amlent Avenue” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (Closed Tuesday July 14, 2015)

July 12, 2015 | be more chill, girlfriend, NY Musical Theatre, pretty woman > | Tags:

Judah (Zal Owen) is convinced that his parents’ closest friend Mrs. Jordan (Robin Skye) is harboring a deep secret. Both Judah and Elizabeth Jordan have recently suffered loss: his parents both died tragically within the year as did her Broadway director husband Matthew. Zal returns to Mrs. Jordan’s home in the Hamptons where he spent a great deal of time…

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“The Calico Buffalo” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the PTC Performance Space (Closed Saturday July 18, 2015)

July 11, 2015 | NY Musical Theatre, nymf 2015 > | Tags:

One of the most difficult tasks in musical theater is the creation of a theatrical piece that appeals to children and adults alike, and that is also based on a wonderful, well received illustrated children’s book. The new musical “The Calico Buffalo” now playing at PTC as part of NYMF, audaciously confronts this daunting task and the results are what…

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“Moses Man” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Alice Griffin Theatre (Closed Monday July 13, 2015)

July 9, 2015 | NY Musical Theatre, the prom > | Tags:

“Moses Man,” currently running at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, is based on the true story of writer Deborah Haber’s parents Kalman and Lily Haber whose nine-year journey from Nazi-occupied Austria throughout Europe, Cyprus, Palestine, and Africa finally – against many odds – leads to freedom and a new home in the United States. In “Moses Man” that survivor…

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“Acappella” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival” at the PTC (Closed Tuesday July 14, 2015)

July 8, 2015 | girlfriend, NY Musical Theatre, nymf 2015, the play - little gem > | Tags:

It is difficult to imagine it getting any better: a group of talented a cappella singers (Broadway veterans and vocal band members), beatboxing, traditional American spiritual hymns, and a decent book about finding one’s voice and finding one’s way. All of that is featured in the new musical “Acappella” enjoying its weeklong run at the Pearl Theatre Company as part…

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“spot on the wall” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at Theater 3 (Closed Tuesday July 14, 2015)

July 8, 2015 | NY Musical Theatre > | Tags:

“spot on the wall,” currently playing at Theater 3 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, is a complicated, entangled love story utilizing art and mythology as metaphors. The book by Kevin Jaeger introduces themes including a love triangle, unfaithful marriage, struggling artists, and father/son antagonism that provide no perspicacity, resulting in feeble dialogue and idealistic situations. Mr….

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“Marry Harry” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (Closed July 28, 2013)

July 29, 2013 | NY Musical Theatre > | Tags:

Anyone who enjoys good old fashioned musical theater should certainly find comfort in a new endeavor titled “Marry Harry” which completed a successful run as part of NYMF at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre. This is a full two-hour production which tackles the impetuous plot of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and boy gets girl with a slightly…

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“Bend in the Road” at the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the PTC Performance Space (Closed July 28, 2013)

July 25, 2013 | NY Musical Theatre > | Tags:

“Bend in the Road” is a delightful character-driven musical lifted from the framework of the classic 1908 novel “Anne of the Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The musical – like those before it – closely follows the plot of the novel and includes all of the significant moments in Montgomery’s delightful story of Anne Shirley’s coming of age at…

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