“It’s central to us, and I love new musicals.” Schwartz said the world premiere of this musical continues a tradition he started of having one premiere each season. “I can see opening this show on Broadway.” Mr. David Korins worked up something similar for the set design. Feiffer’s illustrations for the original graphic novel. Rick Lyon, the puppet designer for “Avenue Q,” crafted puppets based on Mr. Andrew Lippa, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show, will be acting in it as well. It is the first time Jeffery Seller, known for his work as a producer of “Hamilton,” “Avenue Q,” and “Rent,” will direct a production. It is also a “show with three major artists all stepping out of their comfort zone.” It is Mr.
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It’s the first New Works Festival play that has gone on to a full production. Jules Feiffer’s “The Man in the Ceiling” is first up from Tuesday (with a limited number of “pay-what-you-can” tickets available at 11 a.m. This year’s Mainstage season will consist of three plays: “The Man in the Ceiling,” “Intimate Apparel,” and “As You Like It.” 25, Bay Street will once again be in Mashashimuet Park with a concert presentation of “Kiss Me, Kate,” Cole Porter’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” starring Melissa Errico. Schwartz’s father performing with friends. Other performers include Ben Vereen, Lorna Luft, first and Mr. The cabaret-style concerts that were usually scheduled on Saturdays have moved to Mondays with Betty Buckley up first on July 10. This year, comedy has moved from Mondays to three Saturdays, beginning with Colin Quinn this weekend, Colin Jost on July 1, and a final comedian to be announced for Aug. The theater is building on what worked in the past couple of seasons, and shaking its schedule up a bit to accommodate its patrons better. Schwartz said that the theater’s “subscriptions were way up over last year’s,” which were also “way up.” The theater’s New Works Festival had full houses for most plays, and the fall and spring events have been selling out.
In a recent junket to discuss the new summer season, Mr. An off-season schedule that has shifted from old films to live performances from musicians, comedians, and even opera, has also brought winter crowds to the theater and to Sag Harbor.Īfter an awkward stage, Bay Street has emerged as a swan, or rather, a diva ready for its close-up. His productions that draw on national and international sources of plays, directors, actors, and designers and shaped for East End summer and year-round audiences are clearly a hit. Schwartz is now helming his fourth season fully in charge of programming. Bay Street had fallen on uncertain times with a few years of lackluster performance, management shakeups, and a transitional season that might be best characterized as Florida dinner-theater classic. When he first arrived almost five years ago to take over as Bay Street Theater’s artistic director, the Broadway brat (he is the son of Stephen Schwartz, the award-winning composer of “Wicked,” “Pippin,” “Godspell,” and numerous other scores and musical works) was an outsider and an unproven commodity on the Sag Harbor theater scene. Well, not really, but it is tempting to go “over the top” after spending an hour with his infectious enthusiasm. No word yet on casting for the workshop.Scott Schwartz speaks in superlatives - “greatest,” “magnificent,” “world-class,” “thrilling,” “unparalleled,” and that is just in one sentence. The company included Judy McLane, Matt Doyle, and Howard McGillin. The musical was seen last year in a staged concert presentation in Sag Harbor as part of Bay Street Theater's Under the Stars Community Outreach Program. Jamie Cesa serves as producer with Bel Chiasso Entertainment. Scott Schwartz (London's The Prince of Egypt) will direct the workshop, which will also feature music direction by Jesse Vargas and choreography by Lauren and Christopher Grant. The show presents Juliet's suitor Paris as a newly elected official of war-torn Verona, intent on destroying a progressive resistance. Similar to the recently Olivier-nominated & Juliet, this musical, featuring a book by Bradley Bredeweg, uses a familiar catalog to offer a new take on the Bard's tragedy. The industry presentation will take place May 12–15. The Romeo & Juliet Project, a new musical featuring hits by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, will get a private workshop in New York City this spring.
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