York Theatre Company Welcomes the Return of “Tune in Time” on Monday, November 9th
Contact:
Rick Miramontez / Philip Carrubba
rick@oandmco.com / philip@oandmco.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
NEW YORK’S NEW HIT MUSICAL THEATER GAME SHOW
“T U N E I N T I M E”
RETURNS TO THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER’S
“AVENUE Q” RETURNS TO WHERE IT STARTED
WITH ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS
STEPHANIE D’ABRUZZO, JORDAN GELBER, AND ANN HARADA
ON THE PANEL OF CELEBRITY JUDGES
NOVEMBER’S SONGWRITER LINE-UP INCLUDES
LYRICISTS MEGHAN KELLEHER, SUKARI JONES, AND KATHLEEN WRINN
PAIRED WITH COMPOSERS BOBBY CRONIN, ANDY RONINSON, AND ADAM SPIEGEL.
NEXT PERFORMANCE:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 AT 7:30 P.M.
New York, NY – (October 31, 2015) –The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), will host the return engagement of the game show for musical theater lovers called Tune in Time, presented by Amy Engelhardt and Heather Shields, hosted by Emily McNamara, with Musical Director Nate Buccieri and annoyingly insistent timekeeper Sheila Head. The November installment will be presented on Monday evening, November 9, 2015 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
In this “Musical Theater Olympics,” three teams of composers and lyricists who have never worked together are forced to collaborate – and to beat the clock. Their task? They must write a song for a new Broadway musical, the title of which is picked from a hatful of audience suggestions – and 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 musical theatre magnificence. Each edition of Tune in Time features a different roster of musical theater composers and lyricists as well as a panel of celebrity judges.
The November installment will feature lyricists Meghan Kelleher (songwriter), Sukari Jones (Location, Location, Location!!!), and Kathleen Wrinn (Ten: The Story of Grace and Joe) and composers Bobby Cronin (unlucky in Love, 2014 NEO writer at the York), Andy Roninson (creator of the podcast Take a Ten Musicals), and Adam Spiegel (Cloned! and a returning Tune in Time champion).
The panel of illustrious celebrity judges will feature three members of the original cast of Avenue Q: Tony Award nominee Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, and Ann Harada. In May of 2000, the York played host to the very first readings of the original version of Avenue Q, then subtitled “Children’s Television for Twentysomethings.” D’Abruzzo and Harada have been with the show since those performances, and the role Gelber would later play was essayed by future Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist/librettist Brian Yorkey.
General Admission tickets for Tune in Time 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.).
Previous winners have included Christiana Cole and Joe Kinosian for their experimental assault on the inside of the piano, the outside of the proscenium, and the concept of luncheon meat from The Sweating Smörgåsbord; Jordan Mann and Landon Braverman for their love anthem, “Retweeter” from the disco-era musical, The Capricious Hashtag (anachronism be damned); Bill Nelson and Brad Simmons for their original song “Kiss Her” from the fictional The Slighted Hickey, à la Jason Robert Brown; Lisa DeSpain and Sarah Ziegler for their selection from the nonexistent new multi-culturally themed musical, The Chatty Apple; David Gomez and Zach Redler for their original song, “Too Soon,” from the fictional Jason Robert Brown musical, The Gassy Breakthrough; Kellen Blair and Dave Christensen for the title song from the fictional 50s/60s throwback musical The High-Octane Chola; David Sisco and Kate Anderson for their stunning duet from the mock operetta, The Moist Aardvark; Dan McKenzie and Ben Wexler for the love duet from the faux Disney musical, The Sticky Snake; Erik Jareth Ransom (two-time champ) and Clay Zambo for their song from the imagined historical epic The Hairy Ebola; and Avi Amon and Robbie Torres for the Disney-style 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’s 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 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 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 York Theatre Company productions are now available on CD, including its acclaimed revival of Closer Than Ever (2013 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Revival); commercial transfers of such York premieres as The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), Souvenir (Tony Award Nomination for actress Judy Kaye), and Jolson & Company, and revivals of Pacific Overtures and Sweeney Todd (four Tony Nominations including Best Revival) have all showcased the importance of the York and its programs.
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