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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
 

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY
ADDS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF
“T U N E   I N   T I M E”
A NEW MUSICAL THEATER GAME SHOW

CONFIRMED SONGWRITERS INCLUDE
BEN BOECKER, ALEXANDER SAGE OYEN, KEVIN RAY,
ANDY RONINSON, ZAK SANDLER, AND STEVEN SILVERSTEIN
 

NEXT PERFORMANCE
TOMORROW, DECEMBER 16

ADDITIONAL DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2015
MOVING TO MONDAYS: JANUARY 5, FEBRUARY 2, MARCH 9, APRIL 6

AT YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER’S

New York, NY – (December 15, 2014) – By popular demand, The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), and producing partners Amy Engelhardt and Heather Shields, have added a special performance of the acclaimed new game show for musical theater lovers Tune in Time.  Hosted by Emily McNamara, with music direction by Nate Buccieri, and Sheila Head as the annoyingly insistent timekeeper, the special performance is set for TOMORROW, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre Company’s home at Saint Peters (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). 

The acclaimed new musical game show series will continue into 2015 moving to Monday evenings at The York Theatre.  New dates are:  January 5, February 2, March 9 and April 5, with more to come.  All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

Songwriters confirmed for the special performance include Ben Boecker, Alexander Sage Oyen, Kevin Ray, Andy Roninson, Zak Sandler, and Steven Silverstein.  Celebrity guest judges include MaryKate Burke (NYMF, Director of Programming), Michelle Mais (Rock of Ages), and Mike Cruz (Talent Associate, The Luedtke Agency).

In this “musical theater Olympics,” Tune in Time brings together three teams of composers and lyricists who have never worked together – who must now collaborate to beat the clock!  Their task is to write a song for a new Broadway musical, the title of which is picked from a hatful of audience suggestions, in a style determined by a spin of the dreaded “Genre Wheel” – all within 20 minutes.  Tune in Time is an evening of edge-of-your-seat suspense, brain-frying bravery, and Broadway trivia.  Each edition features a different roster of musical theater composers and lyricists as well as a panel of celebrity judges who award points based on specific criteria (use of title, adherence to genre and whether they actually wrote a tune in time).  Trivia questions also give the contestants an opportunity to earn more points.  The final overall score determines the winner. 

General Admission tickets are priced at $20 and can be purchased online at www.yorktheatre.com, or by visiting the York Theatre Company Box Office (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), or by calling the Box Office at (212) 935-5820 during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). 

Songwriting winners for the performance held on December 2 were David Sisco and Kate Anderson who were paired together and awarded for their stunning duet from the mock operetta, The Moist Aardvark.

Previous songwriting winners have included Dan McKenzie and Ben Wexler (Dramatist Guild Fellow) who were paired together to write the title character's self-explanatory song from the faux Disney musical, The Stick Snake; Erik Jareth Ransom (two-time champ) and Clay Zambo for their song from the faux epic musical, The Hairy Ebola;  and Avi Amon and Robbie Torres for their original song written for the faux Disney musical, The Lovely Piano.

“A triumph! A rollicking celebration of words and music that skips briskly along the path that wends from the hilarious to the sublime.” – Big Yellow Taxi

“Head down to Tune in Time. It is a joyous, hilarious romp that has the added benefit of being an exceptional night of creative genius.”  – Stage Buddy

For additional information, please visit the website at www.yorktheatre.org.

The York Theatre Company is the only theater in New York City—and one of very few in the world—dedicated to developing and fully producing new musicals and preserving neglected, notable shows from the past. For over four decades, York’s intimate, imaginative style of producing both original and neglected classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim and recognition from artists and audiences alike. Under the guidance of Producing Artistic Director James  Morgan since 1997, the York has focused exclusively on new musicals in its Mainstage Series—most of them world, American, or New York premieres—by some of the field’s most esteemed creators, and has also helped launch the careers of many talented new writers. Over 35 cast recordings from The York Theatre Company productions are now available on CD, and commercial transfers of such York premieres as The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Souvenir, Jolson & Company, and its acclaimed revivals of Closer Than Ever (2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival), Sweeney Todd and Pacific Overtures have all showcased the importance of the York and its programs.

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