New York City Broadway Theater Guide

[title of show]

Broadway Musical

Previews  July 5 2008
Opened  July 17 2008
Closed  October 12 2008

Run  13 previews & 102 performances

Producers

Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Roy Miller, Laura Camien, Kris Stewart, Vineyard Theatre

Creative

Hunter Bell book & lyrics
Jeff Bowden music
Larry Pressgrove orchestrations

Michael Berrese director & choreographer

Chase Tyler costume design
Ken Billington lighting design
Neil Patel scenic design
Acme Sound Partners sound design

Synopsis

What does Hunter Bell do when he finds that the deadline for submissions to New York Musical Theatre Festival are only three weeks away? He gets together with his buddy Jeff and they start writing an original musical. They don't really have any ideas, but they write away

Their friends Susan and Heidi come in to help inspire the two budding writers. The submission is finished. The Festival accepts it and now it's time to deal with the jealousy, angst and frustration that can be part of any such project

The Road to Broadway

The first incarnation of [title of show] premiered at the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival. The show was further developed during six-performance runs at NYC's Belt Theatre at Ars Nova, sandwiched around work at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Summer 2005 Cabaret and Performance Conference

[title]'s big break came in Winter 2006 at New York's Vineyard Theatre. Opening February 26th, the production was extended three times, then was called back for an eight-week return engagement stating July 26, 2006

The New York Musical Theatre Festival

Yep, it's real, as is the show synopsis above. The NYMF's (Yes, they drop the T and pronounce it "nymph".) main project is the three-week festival presented each September. In five season to date (2009), more than 175 shows have been showcased. And what's good for the productions is even better for theater-goers. Tickets to full productions were 20 bucks at the 2009 festival