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Altar Boyz (NYMF)
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Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
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September 16-October 3
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Musical
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N'Sync meets Nunsense in Altar Boyz, a new musical comedy about a struggling Christian boy-band riding the wave of America's latest fascination with religion. Armed with catchy melodies, freaky moves, and product in their hair, the self-anointed apostles of pop (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Juan) bring their soul-saving tour to NYC, featuring their heavenly hits "Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called Me on My Cell Phone." Tickets and info »
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the Atrainplays vol. XIV
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Neighborhood Playhouse
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September 18-September 23
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Musical
Experimental
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Unlike anything else! theAtrainplays, set up writers on the subway, makes
them randomly select a cast and then gives them one day to rehearse the
show. Don't believe it can be done? Come see for yourself! Tickets and info »
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The Big Voice: God or Merman (NYMF)
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Belt Theater
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September 24-October 3
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Musical
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Jim & Steve perform their hilarious, tuneful story about a gay marriage featuring a Baptist from Arkansas and a Catholic from Brooklyn who find
Eternal Salvation in the Temple of Musical Theatre! (And in each other). Tickets and info »
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Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic (NYMF)
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Theatre at St. Clement's
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September 14-October 9
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Musical
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Ancient Rome meets 70s Glam Rock in this retelling of the classic tale of power, sex and incest. Starring Taboo's Tony-nominated Euan Morton and Judy McLane (Johnny Guitar), and with a score based on early '70s rock-- David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Queen - Caligula was a finalist for the 2003 Richard Rodgers Award and was strongly received at a recent concert reading at the Zipper Theater in NYC Tickets and info »
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Captain Louie - Concert Version (NYMF)
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47th Street Theatre
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October 1-October 2
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Musical
Children/Family
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Captain Louie is a new Stephen Schwartz musical, for all the family. Based on the picture book The Trip by Caldecott Award-winner Ezra Jack Keats, this brand new family musical that tells the story of a young boy on Halloween night who escapes into his own imagination as a means of coping with the loneliness he feels when he moves to a new neighborhood. Tickets and info »
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Frankenstein...do you dream (NYMF)
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Belt Theater
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September 23-October 2
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Musical
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A name that has permeated society for almost 200 years, an enduring legend,
is now, an epic musical experience. Frankenstein...do you dream is a tale
of loving and being loved, a story of unrestrained ambition, passion and desire - its essence a simple request, "I just want you to make one like
me." The true account rarely told, Frankenstein...do you dream is a
faithful telling of Mary Shelley¹s original story. Tickets and info »
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Fringical!: A Fringical!!
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American Theatre of Actors Chernuchin Theatre
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September 16-October 2
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Comedy
Musical
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Fringical!: A Fringical!! It's August in New York City, which can only mean one thing: It's getting kind of Fringy. This new musical romp has something to say about the current theatrical climate - from way downtown to the Great White Way. Tickets and info »
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A Hundred Years into the Heart (NYMF)
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45th Street Theatre
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September 14-October 3
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Musical
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In the late 1950's, a baby fell from the sixth floor window of an apartment building in Queens, New York. A boy, passing though the alley below, caught the child and saved his life. The incident became the inspiration for the new
musical play A Hundred Years into the Heart, which takes place 25 years later when the two, now men, both fall in love with the same woman. Tickets and info »
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Like You Like It (NYMF)
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Beckett Theatre
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September 26-October 2
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Musical
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All the world's a mall in this totally awesome mix of Shakespeare and John Hughes - It's 1985 and the brand new Arden Mall is hosting a high school dance. Tickets and info »
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Meet John Doe (NYMF)
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Theatre at St. Clement's
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September 22-October 2
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Musical
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When a 1930's newspaper columnist creates a fictional political protester as a prank, she never imagines that she will touch a national nerve and leave the country forever changed. Based on the classic Frank Capra film, Meet John Doe is a powerful, jazz-driven show about greed, lies, ideals, and a media battle for the heart of the American people. Tickets and info »
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Pretty Faces (NYMF)
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Theatre Three
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September 21-September 27
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Musical
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The "other girl next door" finds fame and glamour at a beauty pageant for plus-sized women in this backstage musical. Dubbed "a size XXL Chorus Line" (NY Post), Pretty Faces follows each contestant's Cinderella transformation, from day one of rehearsals to the crowning moment of truth. Complete with two feuding stars, a love-struck stage manager, a baton-twirling rich Southern belle, and a spoiled rich girl, this show pays tribute to the large and lovely. Tickets and info »
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Three Sistahs (NYMF)
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Theatre Three
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September 23-October 1
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Musical
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It is the fall of 1969 in Washington, DC. Three African-American women (Cheryl Alexander, Daria Hardeman, Shelley Thomas) reunite to bury their only brother, just killed in Vietnam. Echoing the female lead characters in Chekhov's Three Sisters and set in the midst of a country torn apart, this musical tapestry evokes the rhythms of the 1960s, melding blues, gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul. Tickets and info »
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[title of show] (NYMF)
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Belt Theater
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September 22-October 1
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Comedy
Musical
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What happens when two struggling writers try to write a musical about writing a musical for NYMF? Will they meet the deadline? Will it get
produced? Will Emily Skinner star? Will Michael Berresse direct? Find out in [title of show] a new musical comedy with a score that includes "The Opening Number", "Hot 'n Juicy" and "Ground Beef in a Cup". Tickets and info »
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Tusk (NYMF)
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47th Street Theatre
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September 18-September 30
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Musical
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Tusk is not a children's musical, it is a musical for the entire family. A universal story that teaches survival is sharing life's lessons, a compelling story of social significance that will challenge your sense of humankind. Told by a company of actors who never become elephants, but through the "shadows", engaging the audience. This evocative and powerful musical is a absorbing and thought-provoking journey. Bring your imagination. Tickets and info »
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