LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! BOYS AND GIRLS!
STEP RIGHT UP AND PREPARE TO BE AMAZED!
Wendy Seyb (Walmartopia, School Daze, But I'm a
Cheerleader) and Mark Lonergan (THIS WAY THAT WAY,
VELOCITY) invite you Freshly Tossed, a night of
cutting-edge musical theatre comedy. Freshly Tossed is a
special event at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on
October 1, 2007, and plays for two performances, 7:00pm and
9:30pm at the Theater at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th
Street, at a price of $20. Tickets are available at
212-352-3101 and www.nymf.org.
Blending music, dance, theatre, and comedy, Freshly Tossed
features artists who take an innovative and exciting
approach towards musical theatre. Curators Wendy Seyb and
Mark Lonergan have brought together an outstanding group of
artists who incorporate music and comedy in intriguing and
surprising new ways. Wendy and Mark are co-producing this
series with Erich Jungwirth and Robyn Pottorff.
Wendy Seyb presents two excerpts from her repertoire
including her latest works CATCH and SUPERNOVAS, a Golden
Nose award-winning dance comedy piece created with
performers Mark Gindick and Kathryn Fraggos. Mark Lonergan
presents excerpts from his company Parallel Exit’s tap
comedy TIME STEP, featuring performers and co-creators Ryan
Kasprzak, Brent McBeth, and Derek Roland. Performer Hilary
Chaplain, one of America’s leading professional physical
comediennes, presents her variety piece Classically Trained
Musician. Exploding Puppet Productions/Blue River
Productions present a montage from their hilarious NYMF
production Die Hard: The Puppet Musical. Jessica Green and
Tami Stronach present an excerpt from their acclaimed
physical comedy piece The Birds. And choreographer Ray
Hesselink (Billy Elliot, Imagine Tap) rounds out the
evening with a work of brand new choreography called Lulu’s
(New) in Town. Join us for a night you won’t forget!
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