New York: The MAC award-winning, Broadway’s Next H!T Musical welcomes award winning composer, Gary Adler to the Triad stage for Broadway’s Next Hit Musical – Thursday, February 17, Thursday, March 3 & Monday, March 14.
GARY ADLER received two 2005 Drama Desk nominations (along with Michael Patrick Walker) for both his music and lyrics for Altar Boyz. The show itself received seven Drama Desk noms., four Lucille Lortel noms. (winner, Outstanding Choreography), two Drama League noms., and won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. Gary has composed songs for “Johnny and the Sprites†on the Disney Channel and serves as its Musical Supervisor. He is currently the Conductor of Broadway’s Avenue Q. Other NYC conducting credits include Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Urinetown, The Fantasticks and Nunsense
Broadway’s Next Hit Musical brings the glitz and glam to the Upper West Side with New York’s only unscripted theatrical awards show. Taking suggestions from the audience, the cast of Broadway’s Next H!T Musical brings to life an actual mock awards show, complete with made-up show tunes and genuinely witty banter.
Here is how it works:
1) The first act is a fancy award ceremony, spotlighting four of the year’s “Best Musical†nominees (made up on –the-spot, based on audience-created song titles.)
2) The second act is the entire “winning†musical based on the audience favorite nominee from act one.
Move over, Tonys! Every Thursday night you can attend the hottest theater awards show of the season—and you make it up as you go!
Broadway’s Next H!T Musical has been called “Hilarious!” by The New York Times; “Remarkable… Something that few improvisers anywhere have the talent, experience and wit needed to successfully do…An ‘A-list’ of seasoned improvisers. A spontaneity, wit and inventiveness that must be seen to be believed!” –New York Post; “A fun, snappy night of comedy and music” –NEXT Magazine; “The swift and gifted troupe scores lots of laughs” –Daily News; “This deliciously funny, clever and cute troupe improvises a full Broadway musical on the spot each week for the audience. Incredible, but true!” – Cabaret Hotline
This unscripted, fully improvised award show extravaganza is hosted by Greg Triggs and features an amazing cast including Robert Z. Grant, Kobi Libii, Deb Rabbai, Stefan Schick, Rob Schiffmann, Rebecca Vigil with Eric March and Andrew Resnick on piano. Broadway’s Next H!T Musical is presented by Strategic Entertainment NYC in association with Ralph Buckley.
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