2006 NY Musical Theatre Fest - Best Bets?

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 6:10pm

Have the inside skinny from a preview of a show that was really good or is there one you're just dying to attend?

I saw a workshop of

River's End

and the music and story were pretty wonderful. I was wondering how they would creatively stage the river rafting. I bet this show will get picked up.

I recommend it!
NYMTF Schedule Updated On: 8/16/06 at 06:10 PM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/16/06 at 7:42pm

Here are some of the shows that have (sort of) big names attached including Ron Bohmer, Kerry Butler, Donna Lynn Champlin, Darius de Haas, Hunter Foster, Beth Fowler, Kaitlin Hopkins, Dee Hoty, Terrence Mann, Deven May, Marla Schaffel, Emily Skinner, Mary Stout, Max Von Essen, Nick Wyman:

http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8830

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:30pm

Place your recommendations here...

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:33pm

I'm quite interested in Flight of the Lawnchair Man. The score - at least, attached to 3hree, I'm not sure about on its own - is pretty good, and Donna Lynne Champlin is amazing.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:49pm

I got a ticket to see Warrior, which is about the Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, who was denied his Olympic medals because as I recall he has been paid as a professional athlete which was against the rules. Some sort of scandal. I hope the play doesn't turn out to be some racial diatribe, which I'm a bit worried about from its description. I'm much more interested in the man himself and his life.

[Patronus]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:53pm

I've heard some of the songs from "Emerald Man" and really like it quite a bit. It seems like a lot of fun.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 2:57pm

Behind the Limelight is about Charlie Chaplin so I have to see it just for that reason.

I wonder what actor will portray Chaplin? He would have to be one hell of a mime.

[Cages or Wings]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 4:20pm

Behind the Limelight sounds amazing. The score (at least from what has been posted) seems fantastic, and Chaplin is so interesting that I cannot wait to see it. Although Emerald Man has a very clever premise for a musical (A Quixoten update as a Superhero rather than a knight), I found the score to be not that impressive. Parts sounded good, but other parts were just downright awful. I am excited abut Smoking Bloomberg, and am considering Oedipus for Kids! as I think it is a clever concept for an adaptation.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 4:46pm

This Gutenberg! The Musical also looked interesting, though I do not have a ticket for it yet.

The Gutenberg was the first printing press, and its first printed book was the Bible.
Gutenberg! The Musical

[lfae]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:03pm

Virgins! I can't praise it enought. The third segment is my favourite, the other two are wonderful, the entire cast is SUPERB, you will love them. TRUST ME :)

[RyanDavis]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:05pm

I'll be seeing THE CHILDREN and the chaplin one.. Limelight something...

[RyanDavis]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:08pm

Rivers End and White Noise are sharing a set and sound designer.. So I think it'll look great. I'll for sure be seeing that.

[jensen11us2]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 6:31pm

White noise looks good! Updated On: 8/19/06 at 06:31 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 7:08pm

If you get a chance go see Three Sides, haven't seen it but the writers, Grant Olding and Tody Davies are great guys with lots talent! I'm currently doing a run of their show Yeti: An Abominamusical at the Edinburgh Fringe. Good stuff!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/18/06 at 7:27pm

I also have a ticket to see Journey to the West.

It's a musical about Buddhism which the promotional blurb says incorporates Asian theatre techniques. I believe set in China.

[BROADWAYFAN3]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 2:29pm

The Children

www.thechildrenthewebsite.com

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 2:37pm

I think I'll see pretty much anything that gets recommended to me (or that I get dragged to :P) this year if I have a chance. I will definitely be seeing White Noise. I am also interested in Flight of etc. and I really want to see Emerald Man. Since you recommend that River's End thing, maybe I'll hit that. I do want to see Journey to the West. I'm glad I'm not the only person who's ever thought it might make a good sort of musical and I want to see what they do.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 2:52pm

I'm exctied by two shows on completely different ends of the spectrum...GO GO BEACH and KINGDOM.

GGB is a fluffy beach blanket romp. KINGDOM is a Latin Rap musical about gang violence.

I know people who have seen both in readings and say that they are amazing, especially KINGDOM. Plus I like the fact that neither of them have "stars" so I think they deserve a look!
Remember [title of show] (see avatar) did not have stars and did not need stars to become a hit!

[BKLYN_FAN]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 3:34pm

HOT cast in The Children - Heath Calvert and Megan Reinking.

Man in a head also looks interesting
Updated On: 8/19/06 at 03:34 PM

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 4:02pm

So far, I have tickets for:

-- WARRIOR (w/ Deven May and Marla Schaffel)
-- SMOKING BLOOMBERG
-- PARTY COME HERE (w/ Kerry Butler, Hunter Foster, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Terrence Mann)
-- NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (w/ Ron Bohmer, Beth Fowler, Dee Hoty, and Mary Stout)
-- THE SCREAMS OF KITTY GENOVESE
-- WHITE NOISE

[Someday]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 4:10pm

Margo, I'm in agreement and understand why you picked five of those. Just curious about Kitty. What attracts you to that one? I'm inclined to make it my sixth pick, based solely on your recommendation, but I'd love to hear your rationale.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 4:10pm

I'll see Smoking Bloomberg, too.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 4:15pm

No rationale. I haven't seen a workshop or heard any music from it. It just sounded like an interesting idea for a musical when I read the description and I've heard good things about the creative team (book writer David Simpatico is a Larson Award winner).

[Someday]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 4:23pm

Okay. Thanks, Margo.

[Peronista]

Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:34pm

Two friends of mine are on the Vegas PHANTOM and they got to see a presentation of choreography for JOURNEY TO THE WEST. It's being done by all these people who work for CIRQUE DU SOLEIL. They said it was the most mind blowing thing they ever saw - it had pupperty and martial arts that somehow looked like MTV hip-hop. I didn't really understand what they were talking about but they are both flying to NYC just to see it at the Festival. Are there any names attached to it?