NYMF Adds Five Musicals to 2007 Invited Works Selections

The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced five additional musicals hat will be part of its Invited Work Series. The festival, which runs September 17-October 7, also includes the popular Next Link Series, which consists of 18 musicals, as well as other events.

Following is a complete list of the Invited Works musicals. For more information, visit www.nymf.org.

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The Beastly Bombing, Or A Terrible Tale Of Terrorists Tamed By The Tangles Of True Love
Libretto by Julien Nitzberg; Music by Roger Neill
This Gilbert & Sullivan-style romantic operetta is about white supremacists and Al Qaeda terrorists plotting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge.

Bernice Bobs Her Mullet
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Joe Major
Loosely based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the show tells the story of a young redneck who leaves her hometown to experience life in Little Rock.

The Brain from Planet X
Book by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel, Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel
An affectionate and hilarious send-up of bad 50s sci-fi movies, the musical tells the story of a Brain and its two alien cohorts, Zubrick and Yoni, who arrive on Earth in 1958 and plan to take over the San Fernando Valley — starting with the happy nuclear family, the Bunsons.

The Good Fight
Book and Lyrics by Nick Enright; Music by David King
This Australian musical plots an epic journey of two young men — one a national icon, the other a mere soldier in the trenches of World War I — caught between their personal beliefs and those of their wartime government.

I See London, I See France – The Underwear Musical
Book by Vid Guerrerio, Music and Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon
When brainy fashion ad exec Gina is dumped for a bimbo on her 35th birthday, her universe starts to crumble as she finds herself falling in lust with the dim-but-smoldering poster boy for her agency’s most salacious campaign.

The Kids Left, the Dog Died, What Next?
Book, Music and Lyrics by Carole Lonner
This new musical revue follows four baby boomers standing at life’s crossroads — empty nests, waning marriages, aging bodies, and the arrival of the AARP membership card!

The Last Starfighter
Book by Fred Landau; Music and Lyrics by Skip Kennon
This adaptation of Jonathan Beutel’s 1984 screenplay concerns 18-year-old Alex Rogan, who is unaware that his favorite video game has actually been placed on earth by a con-man from another galaxy.

Like Love
Book and Lyrics by Barry Jay Kaplan, Music by Lewis Flinn
A man and woman start out having great sex, then reluctantly get to know more about each other, and finally, surprising them both, fearfully fall in love. All the while they are being manipulated by the personification of Love, who thinks the situation is under control, but is shocked to realize how complicated falling in love can be.

Love Kills
Book, Music and Lyrics by Kyle Jarrow
Obie Award winner Jarrow uses the story of famed killers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugage to explore the nature of love, desire and passion — and the lengths to which some people will go to hang on to these feelings.

Maccabeat!
Songs by Harvey Shield and Richard Jarboe, Book and additional lyrics and music by Chayim Ben Za’aev
In this pop rock musical version of the Hanukkah story, Judah Maccabee and his brothers sing doo wop, chase girls, and try to remain true to their Jewish faith in a world where it’s cool to be Greek.

The Piper
Book, Music and Lyrics by Marcus Hummon
Jordan, a courageous young innkeeper and former prostitute, tries desperately to keep her friends and son as far away as possible from a mysterious killer, only to find that he might just be her new boarder.

Platforms
Conceived by Holly-Ann Ruggiero and Delaney Britt Brewer; Music by Brent Lord
Using a combination of dance, music, and dialogue, the show unfolds as a Midwestern couple is separated on a crowded New York City subway platform.

Roller Derby
Book by Barry Arnold, Music by John Braden and Harold Wheeler, Lyrics by John Braden and Barry Arnold
On the road in 1972, a brash young rookie from NYC’s mean streets takes on the sport’s beloved but aging star in a battle royal for the title of Roller Derby Queen.

Unlock’d
Words by Sam Carner, Music by Derek Gregor
In lavish Hampton Court, surrounded by mischievous spirits, feisty young Clarissa fights to win the heart of the Baron from her gorgeous stepsister Belinda. Chaos ensues and teacups shatter when the Baron’s geeky brother Edwin enters the fray.

Virtuoso
Book by Diane Seymour
Using the music of many classical composers, the shows tells the extraordinary life of pianist-composer Clara Schumann.

With Glee
Book, Music, and Lyrics by John Gregor
A musical comedy about five nerdy boys who are sent away to boarding school in Maine.