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MUD DONAHUE & SON 2007 NYMF!
GREETINGS ALL!
THE FIRST HIT OF THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL!
TWO MORE PERFORMANCES ADDED:
THURSDAY OCTOBER 4th AT 4:30PM & FRIDAY OCTOBER 5th AT 1PM
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, in Association with
Melanie Herman,
Present the Premiere of
Mud Donahue & Son
A new musical based on the letters of a spirited young
hoofer who runs away from home and his indomitable mother
for the glamour of vaudeville!
Karen Murphy and Shonn Wiley Star!
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, in association with
Melanie Herman, will present the World Premiere of Mud
Donahue & Son, a new musical with book by Jeff Hochhauser,
based on Jack Donahue's Letters Of A Hoofer To His Ma, with
music by Bob Johnston and lyrics by Johnston & Hochhauser,
directed by Tony Award nominated Lynne Taylor-Corbett
(Swing!), as part of the 4th Annual NY Musical Theatre
Festival (NYMF). Performances will run October 2nd through
the 7th only, with two additional performance added to
accommodate the demand for tickets.
Mud Donahue & Son is a new musical based on the letters of
a spirited young hoofer who runs away from home and his
indomitable mother for the glamour of vaudeville! Jack
(played by Shonn Wiley), a passionate kid who would rather
dance than breathe, is bursting out of his skin to realize
the talent that he knows is inside him. Mud (Karen Murphy),
an equally passionate woman, would rather die than have her
son go into something as trivial as Vaudeville.
Mud Donahue & Son features choreography created by Lynne
Taylor-Corbett inspired by the eccentric tap greats of
vaudeville, a tradition carried on by Ray Bolger, Eleanor
Powell and James Cagney in movies.
The show is being presented by special arrangement with The
York Theatre Company, where Mud Donahue & Son received its
first staged reading as part of the York’s Developmental
Reading Series. Mud Donahue & Son will have scenic design
by James Morgan, costume design by David Toser, and
lighting design by Jason Kantrowitz. Douglas Oberhamer will
serve as Musical Director.
Hailed as "the Sundance of Musical Theatre," The New York
Musical Theatre Festival is widely regarded as an essential
source for new material and talent discovery; NYMF is the
largest musical theatre event in America, and has presented
over 90 musicals in its first three years – including The
Big Voice: God or Merman, Gutenberg! The Musical, [title of
show], Captain Louie¸ The Great American Trailer Park
Musical and Shout the Mod Musical. Two more – Nerds://A
Musical Software Satire and Meet John Doe – have enjoyed a
successful regional runs. NYMF’s 2004 hit Altar Boyz is now
enjoying its third year Off-Broadway at New World Stages.
Performances will be Tuesday, October 2nd at 8 PM,
Wednesday, October 3rd at 1 PM, Thursday, October 4th at
4:30pm and 8 PM, Friday, October 5th at 1pm and 8 PM,
Saturday, October 6th at 4:30 PM, and Sunday, October 7th
at 1 PM at The 45th Street Theatre (354 West 45th Street,
between Eighth and Ninth Avenues). Single tickets to Mud
Donahue & Son go on sale to the general public on September
1, through Theatermania.com at 212-352-3101 or (toll free)
866-811-4111. For more information, visit NYMF's web site
at www.nymf.org or visit www.muddonahueandson.com
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