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The Business of Broadway and Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS)  showcase of three original Korean musicals - each presented in the United States for the first time.The K-Musical Roadshow features fully translated performances with New York–based creative teams and performers. Each 40-minute presentation is followed by a brief Q&A with the artists and a networking reception with the Korean producers and creative teams.

Following Jimmy ValentineBook, Music & Lyrics by Jeff FlasterNotorious jewel thief Jimmy Valentine swears he’s going straight this time. But Jimmy has baggage that won’t fit in his suitcase of burglar’s tools. Soon after his release from prison, he’s back to his old habits. Disillusioned New Orleans detective Jen Price wants to catch Jimmy Valentine — and feel like a hero again. But Jimmy isn’t the villain she’d hoped he’d be. While hiding in a small town, Jimmy falls in love with Annabel Adams, which inspires him to go straight at last. But is it too late?

Pirates! The Penzance MusicalLibretto: W. S. GilbertMusic: Sir Arthur SullivanAdaptation: Rupert HolmesGilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike.

The Choir of ManWelcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry to name but a few, this is a pub like no other! A wildly talented group of incredible instrumentalists, world-class wordsmiths, and sensational singers; this cast of nine (extra)ordinary guys serve it all... live!An uplifting celebration of community and friendship where everyone is welcome. It's 90 minutes of feel-good, foot-stomping entertainment unlike anything else in the West End.

Higher Ground the MusicalIn a future ravaged by global warming, the last colony of survivors in New York City face an impending superstorm. "HIGHER GROUND: THE MUSICAL" is a four-part graphic novel series and stage musical that explores the intimate relationships between members of a multi-racial and multi-generational group struggling to survive in the only neighborhood still standing in the city. When mysterious strangers arrive, the colony must decide if they are a threat, or a way out.

We are joined by 3 members of the Thailand musical theatre world to talk about: What is Thai musical theatre? What's it like? How does it compare to the rest of the world and many other questions.We are joined by Raksak Kongseng, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Chutimta Puttikulangkura for another Musical Theatre Round Table.

House of Fallen WomenMusic, Lyrics & Book by Natalie Rebecca LovejoyHouse of Fallen Women is an original new musical that explores women’s sexual liberation through the stories of historical women whose ambition, defiance, or desires cast them as cautionary tales or erased them from history entirely. It asks: what really makes the “fallen woman” so threatening?

Dubbo Championship WrestlingBook & Lyrics by Daniel CullenMusic by Daniel & James CullenThere’s not a spare seat in the Dubbo Dome. Ozzy the Aussie Battler flicks his cape and steps into the ring, and the crowd go troppo.This is Dubbo Championship Wrestling, the hilarious new Aussie rock musical that will change everything you thought you knew about professional wrestling, regional Australia, and musical theatre itself.Rose, a young woman from Dub-Vegas with wrestling in her blood, has long ago turned her back on the family business and Dubbo’s stifling small-town ways. When circumstance brings her back to her hometown on the eve of Dubbomania, the biggest wrestling tournament of the year, Rose is drawn into a monumental battle over family and identity, featuring capes, choreography, and some of the most colourful characters you’ll ever meet.The violence, the joy, the costumes, the thumbtacks. Will there be blood? We bloody hope so.

Taro Angels & LoveMusic, Book & Lyrics by Dawa TenzinHarold married Carnation when they were young and living on the Earthly Plane.  Now a hundred years on they live on the Astral Plane, Carnation is a fully fledged angel but Harold is a lowly spirit guide still trying to earn his wings.​Harold is tasked with bringing a young couple, Erin and Adam together and Carnation has to reunite Erin with her estranged father.​Erin believes in destiny and consults with a tarot card reader who with the help of Harold forecasts certain happenings.​Things don't always go to plan, can Harold and Carnation succeed in their heavenly tasks or does random fate determine otherwise?

The Fitzgeralds of St. PaulBook, Music and Lyrics by Christie BaugherThe Fitzgeralds of St. Paul is a two-person, one act full-length chamber musical about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, celebrated literary figures of the Jazz Age. Part memory play, part gin-soaked vaudeville, The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul is a fictionalized, hyper-theatrical imagining of an infamous marriage – an evening in which two tragic, larger-than-life icons of a bygone era finally get to tell their story.

fuzzy a New MusicalJeff Talbott - Book & LyricsWill Van Dyke - Music & Lyricsfuzzy is the story of a furry little monster (named Fuzzy) who has come home to take care of their currently-ailing mother (named Muzzy). fuzzy is also the story of a storyteller we’ll call The Human, who has come to a theatre to tell the story of a furry little monster who . . .you get the gist. A teeny tiny musical (with puppets! lots and lots of puppets!) about great big things, fuzzy is mostly a story about stories themselves – why we tell them, how we tell them and what happens to a group of people listening when we do.

tick, tick...BOOM!Fri Nov 7th - Sat 15th (EST)Alumnae Theatre70 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6, Canada  Before RENT, there was tick, tick...BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.SHOW INFOMatinees @ 3PMEvenings @ 8PMPreviews: Nov 7th (8PM), Nov 8th (3PM)Opening: Nov 8th (8PM)Approximately 90 mins with no intermission.General Admission seating.Content Warnings: adult themes, HIV/AIDS, mental health, drug and alcohol use.Accessibility: Alumnae Theatre is fully wheelchair accessible. Please email us at info@bowtieproductions.ca to reserve a wheelchair seat.

Perfect WorldRichard Winzeler - Composer & Co-LyricistAlan Edmunds - Librettist & Co-LyricistPerfect World began innocently as a research project to document and analyze the incredible writings of Barbara Follett. As a professional psychologist, Alan had been curious about precocious child writers for more than a decade. Children who write like adults are incredibly rare and Barbara’s prolific work certainly fit the bill. Being an avid musical theatre fan and performer, he instinctively envisioned Barbara’s compelling life story as a musical and the archives at Columbia University were a treasure trove of detail. The initial book and lyrics evolved over a few years and two table readings were held. Richard joined the project as composer/co-lyricist, the score was created, and the journey to hone and refine this original musical theater piece began. The third table reading included demo recordings of all songs. The participants’ positive and inspiring feedback has led to more refinement and an upcoming staged reading. They say you never write a musical, you simply rewrite it until it works. The creative process continues.

Selections from The Path to CatherineMusic - Jan RoperLyrics and Book - Patricia ZehentmayrThe Path to Catherine is the true backstory of Sophie, the teenage girl who will become Catherine the Great, and the two women whose lives would ignite her extraordinary destiny.Featuring music by Jan Roper and book and lyrics by Patricia Zehentmayr, the album features Tony Award nominee Caitlin Kinnunen (The Prom), Krystina Alabado (Mean Girls), Sharon Wilkins (Seussical), Sophia Oda (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), Zakiya Young (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) and Maiya Sykes (La La Land).

Tom founded Theatre Now in 2013 and has been the Producing Artistic Director since its inception, working on the development of new musicals through writers' groups, productions, readings, workshops and other developmental programs. Through Theatre Now, Tom produces the annual SOUND BITES Festival of New 10-minute Musicals now entering its twelfth year with over 40 titles available for licensing through Theatre Now’s partnership with Music Theatre International (MTI). With Theatre Now Tom has worked with over 200 theatre writers on the development of new musicals.  Prior to Theatre Now Tom was the Artistic Director of ReVision Theatre, a regional theatre in Asbury Park, NJ where he produced The Who’s Tommy, and the NJ premiere of Spring Awakening to critical and audience acclaim at sold-out capacity. He helped develop and produced the musical premieres Kingdom by Aaron Jafferis and Ian Willams, a hip-hop rock musical based on the Latin Kings (Winner Best Musical 2008, New Jersey Star Ledger), The Break-up Notebook, The Lesbian Musical by Lori Scarlett, David Manning and Patricia Cotter staring Beth Malone (Winner Best Musical 2010, New Jersey Star. Ledger) and The Bikinis, a jukebox musical featuring hits from the 60’s with an original book by Jim Hindman, Ray Roderick and Joseph Baker, featuring Annie Golden, Cheryl Freeman, Karen Quakenbush and Kathy Morath. Following the Revision Theatre’s production, The Bikinis was produced at The Goodspeed Opera House and many of the shows Tom has developed have been produced commercially and presented throughout the U.S. at regional theatres. Also with Revision Theatre he produced and directed Hello, Dolly! Starring Richard Skipper as Carol Channing and The Rocky Horror Show (Winner Year End Best Theatre Awards 2011, New Jersey Star Ledger and Tri-City News).  In 1995 Tom founded The Genesius Theatre Guild a non-profit organization dedicated to new works. Notable writers included Andrew Lippa, Adam Gwon, Joe Iconis along with Kerrigan and Lowdermilk who created work through Genesius’ new musicals Upstairs At Red cabaret program. Tom worked with playwright Itamar Moses and produced the premiere production of Jonathan Tolin’s The Last Sunday In June which became the highlight of Rattlestick Productions 2003 off Broadway season and went on to its commercial New York run at the Century Center Theatre.  Tom was a member of Circle Repertory Company as a LAB member and directed at other prominent NYC companies that included Naked Angels and Ensemble Studio Theatre in addition to directing many plays and musicals at regional theatres across the U.S. Tom attended New York University as an acting major and studied acting with Stella Adler and directing with Suzanne Shepherd and Larry Arrick. ​He has worked in all areas of professional theatre: regional, summer, dinner theatre, off and on Broadway. Tom has taught acting, musical theatre  classes and workshops at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), Wagner College, New York University, The Creative Acting Company, NYC. A member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), his website can be found at www.ThomasMorrissey.com

Karl the Cat and the Junkyard PackJesse Lewis: Playwright/Composer, Producer, Karl the CatRachel Van Staalduinen: Production Designer, Puppet Builder, Ensemble CastKarl is an adventurous cat, exploring the garbage peaks and demolished cars of their junkyard home, but they struggle with figuring out their true purpose. Introducing the audience, the junkyard tourists, to his many puppet friends, from Daryl the Dog to Courtney the Crow, Karl will begin to figure out who they are, and how they belong in their pack. They’ll findadventure with those who matter to them the most in a 45-minute spectacle of live music and originally designed hand-puppets.

Goin' HollywoodMusic by David KraneBook & Lyrics by Stephen ColeIt’s Alice’s birthday, and Garson, her musical writing partner and sometimes lover, takes her to lunch at the trendiest restaurant in Grand Central Station, The Super Chief Dining Car. The restaurant is a perfect replica of the Super Chief Dining car of the train that took everyone out to Hollywood back in the Golden Age.  Alice and Garson have always had one wish, to live back when movie musicals and MGM was at its hottest, and when Alice blows out her candles and makes her wish, the Super Chief Dining Car starts to move on a track, taking them cross country and back to Hollywood in 1949.They are told by the conductor that their ticket is good for one year.Once there, they get jobs at MGM, and find out that every era has its dangers and pitfalls as they encounter the decline of the studio system, sexism, anti-semitism, homophobia, and the Blacklist.L.B. Mayer has them investigated and finds that they have no identity (as they’re from the future) and thinks they’re Commie spies.Their year is up and they hot-foot it back home to their own time with a new understanding of who they are and where they are meant to be and that there is no time like the present.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL has announced the release of The Billy Joel Project, the debut album from The Broadway Ensemble – an 11-member cast with a combined 48 Broadway credits – on streaming and digital formats today, Friday, August 1. The CD edition is due on Friday, September 26. The recording is produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond, the force behind the Grammy Award-nominated album series Sondheim Unplugged. Stream or download the album at Spotify or Apple Music. Pre-order the CD HERE. The Billy Joel Project is a new collection of songs, at turns intimate and explosive, that gets to the heart of one of the major singer/songwriters of our time. These new interpretations honor the original versions, but invite the audience to hear them in new ways. The album not only highlights beloved Joel classics like “She’s Always a Woman,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” but also a selection of deeper cuts, such as “Where’s the Orchestra?” and Joel’s latest single from last year, “Turn the Lights Back On.” The album highlights the vocal talents of Farah Alvin (Drama Desk nominee, The Marvelous Wonderettes), Nicholas Edwards (& Juliet, Frozen), John Treacy Egan (The Producers, The Little Mermaid), Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black,” Assassins), Lina Koutrakos (10-time MAC Award winner), Aaron Ramey (The Visit, The Bridges of Madison County), Nicholas Rodriguez (Company, The Sound of Music), Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys), Rachel Ulanet (Beauty and the Beast, LoveMusik), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Hell’s Kitchen), and Michael Winther (Flying Over Sunset, Songs from an Unmade Bed). Music direction is by Jeremy Robin Lyons (Anastasia). THE BROADWAY ENSEMBLE, founded in 2025 by Grammy-nominated record producer Phil Geoffrey Bond was created to bring Broadway’s vocal artistry to a larger audience, featuring some of the most exciting voices ever to grace a Midtown stage. Settle in with your favorite cocktail as cast members from shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked, Frozen, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, and The Producers lend their remarkable voices to contemporary classics. From Billy Joel and Joni Mitchell to The Beatles, Annie Lennox, Elton John, and Carole King, these powerhouse performers reimagine the music of legendary artists, supported by extraordinary Broadway pit musicians who have stepped out of the orchestra pit and into the spotlight. More details at www.TheBroadwayEnsemble.com 

Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist. His Broadway credits include: Associate Conductor of Little Women and the last six years of Les Misérables, keyboards for Evita (2012 revival), Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Grey Gardens, and Bombay Dreams.National Tour credits include Music Director of Evita (2012 revival) and The Phantom of the Opera, Associate Conductor of Les Misérables, Little Women, and Sunday in the Park with George. Off-Broadway: Myths & Hymns, Violet, The Prince and the Pauper, Gutenberg! The Musical!, and music arrangements for Disenchanted. TV: Encore! (Disney+), Earth To America (TBS), Renee Fleming-Live at Lincoln Center (PBS). Las Vegas: Associate Conductor of Avenue Q, keyboards for Mamma Mia and Hairspray. Williamstown Theatre Festival: Ten Cents a Dance (directed by John Doyle). Paper Mill Playhouse: Peter Pan (Music Director), Forum, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Associate), A Wonderful Life, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(keyboards). San Diego credits include a nomination for Best Musical Direction for Fun Home (San Diego Rep), keyboards for Wicked, Waitress, Beautiful and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (San Diego Civic Theatre), Bright Star, Looking for Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec, Fly (La Jolla Playhouse) and Far Away Places, a one-night cabaret show with Patti Lupone (Balboa Theatre).Robert served as Music Prep Supervisor/Orchestrator for the benefit concert, You’ve Got a Friend at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles honoring legendary singer/songwriter Carole King. New orchestrations included “I Feel the Earth Move” for Alicia Keys and “It’s Too Late” for Amy Grant.Mr. Meffe serves as the Head of the Faculty for the Musical Theatre Studio at the Trentino Music Festival in Mezzano, Italy. For this festival he has music directed Godspell, Evita, Into the Woods, and Rent.A champion of new works, Mr. Meffe has music directed many workshops and reading of new musicals including Postcard American Town by Lynne Shankel and Crystal Skillman,  'Til Death Do Us Part, by Bobby Cronin and Caroline Prugh, Mister Doctor and Mr. Holland's Opus, both written by B.D. Wong and Wayne Barker, We Foxes and Darling, both written by Ryan Scott Oliver, Quanah by Larry Gatlin and Tony Dodge, College: The Musical by Drew Fornarola and Scott Elmegreen, A Lasting Impression by Zoe Sarnak, Factory Girls by Sean Mahoney and Creighton Irons and I Capture the Castle by Cara Reichel and Peter Foley. SDSU New Musical InitiativeOver the course of two years, MFA students will rehearse and develop to full production a new work of musical theatre under the guidance of faculty director Stephen Brotebeck and faculty music director (and Head of MFA Program) Robert Meffe. Brotebeck and Meffe have years of Broadway experience developing new musical works for the stage including shows such as Peter and the Starcatcher, Ghost and Little Women. Past artists have included Derek Gregor, Phoebe Kreutz, T.C. Lind, Lynne Shankel, Crystal Skillman, Bobby Cronin, Caroline Prugh, Ryan Scott Oliver, BD Wong, Wayne Barker, Michael Federico and Home for Hovercraft band members Seth and Sean Magill. Our plan is to collaborate with a creative team in three stages from reading to workshop to full production. We are looking for completed scripts and scores from a team that is interested in developing their work in conjunction with our graduate students. The committee considers a host of factors in the selection process, including representation of writers and stories from a range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and other affinities, as well as the gender balance of the writers whose work is presented in a given theatrical season.

Tinkerbell LiveBruce's Garden 11 Park Terrace E, New York, NY 10034, USA Ticket InfoJoin Princess Snow White, Prince Dreamboat, The Evil Queen, and Little Rosa Riding Hood for a wacky, bilingual trip to Fairlyland.Frog & Peach Theatre Company, one of New York's most beloved arts institutions, is very pleased to announce that the 2025 edition of Tinkerbell Live will be coming to Bruce's Garden in Inwood Hill Park (11 Park Terrace E) on Saturday, October 18 at 1pm.Join Princess Snow White, Woodsman Will, Prince Dreamboat, The Evil Queen, Ringmaster Ron, and Little Rosa Riding Hood for a wacky, BILINGUAL trip to Fairlyland.With games, music, songs and excitement, Tinkerbell Theatre has been bringing high-quality family theatre to New Yorkers of all ages since 2009. If you love Rocky & Bullwinkle or Pee-Wee Herman, TINKERBELL LIVE is just right for you.TINKERBELL LIVE is appropriate for kids (and former kids) ages 4 and up.Don't miss the fun of TINKERBELL LIVE! Starring Anuj Parikh, Hari Bakhsar, Erica Cafarelli, Jaixa Irizarry, Steven Ungar, and Lenny Ciotti as The Evil Queen!Written and directed by Lynnea Benson. Music & lyrics by Ted Zurkowski. Production Assistants Abril Soler Rocha and Arley Trice.