Michael Ruby News

This summer the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation?s leading forces in musical theater, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers which gives audiences a first look at new musicals.

This summer the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, one of the nation?s leading forces in musical theater, launches 21/24 Signature Lab, a new initiative for the creation of musical theatre works by emerging young composers which gives audiences a first look at new musicals.

Two exciting new musicals about The Big Apple will play together tonight, as The University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre presents a double bill of Fred Ebb Award Winner Adam Gwon?s Ordinary Days and Robert Rokicki/Michael Ruby?s American Harmony Prize Winning Love, NY. OU?s Paul Christman directs Ordinary Days; Shawn Churchman directs Love, NY.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce casting for two forthcoming presentations in their Developmental Reading Series. As always, these readings are open to the general public and admission is free, but reservations are suggested, and can be obtained by e-mailing series coordinator Jeff Landsman at jlandsman@yorktheatre.org or calling 212-935-5824 x24. Upcoming readings include:

The York Theatre Company, James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, as part of its Developmental Reading Series, Jeff Landsman, Series Coordinator, presents SWING FOR VICTORY! on March 11th at 3:00 PM. The all-new 1940's big band revue is presented in collaboration with the show's conceivers, Lively Arts Productions (James Bedell, Daniel T. Lavender and Michael Ruby). The 45th Street Theatre with Lively Arts will present the show on March 10 at 8:00 PM for industry only as well.

The York Theatre Company, James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, as part of its Developmental Reading Series, Jeff Landsman, Series Coordinator, presents SWING FOR VICTORY! on March 11th at 3:00 PM. The all-new 1940's big band revue is presented in collaboration with the show's conceivers, Lively Arts Productions (James Bedell, Daniel T. Lavender and Michael Ruby). The 45th Street Theatre with Lively Arts will present the show on March 10 at 8:00 PM for industry only as well.

Hot off last week's one-night concert at New World Stages, LOVE, NY, the new musical by Robert Rokicki (MARTHA & ME) and Michael Ruby (ETHAN FROME) will be presented on February 9 as part of Stamford Connecticut's Curtain Call Musical Monday Series. The hour-long concert reading will be followed by the presentation of the American Harmony Prize to Rokicki and Ruby. The concert will feature the talents of Nick Blaemire (GLORY DAYS, CRY BABY), Jennifer Blood, Jennifer Byrne, Amanda Flynn (Vegas MAMMA MIA, WICKED in LA) and Barry James (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Nat'l Tour). Ruby will stage the concert; Rokicki will music direct and accompany.

Hot off last week's one-night concert at New World Stages, LOVE, NY, the new musical by Robert Rokicki (MARTHA & ME) and Michael Ruby (ETHAN FROME) will be presented on February 9 as part of Stamford Connecticut's Curtain Call Musical Monday Series. The hour-long concert reading will be followed by the presentation of the American Harmony Prize to Rokicki and Ruby. The concert will feature the talents of Nick Blaemire (GLORY DAYS, CRY BABY), Jennifer Blood, Jennifer Byrne, Amanda Flynn (Vegas MAMMA MIA, WICKED in LA) and Barry James (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Nat'l Tour). Ruby will stage the concert; Rokicki will music direct and accompany.

The concert performance of LOVE, NY, the new musical by Robert Rokicki and Michael Ruby, will now play at New World Stages on January 26, 2009 at 8PM. The concert had been set to play at The Zipper Factory until its unexpected closing earlier this week. In addition, Tony Award Nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (AVENUE Q) will perform and host the event. Also joining the cast is WICKED's current Boq, Alex Brightman. D'Abruzzo and Brightman join Randy Aaron (DAME EDNA: BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, JUNIE B. JONES), Kevin Massey (TARZAN, BIG RIVER), Brynn O'Malley (WICKED, SUNDAY IN THE PARK), Vanessa Ray (THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTRY SPELLING BEE), and Krysta Rodriguez (IN THE HEIGHTS, SPRING AWAKENING).

The concert performance of LOVE, NY, the new musical by Robert Rokicki and Michael Ruby, will now play at New World Stages on January 26, 2009 at 8PM. The concert had been set to play at The Zipper Factory until its unexpected closing earlier this week. In addition, Tony Award Nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (AVENUE Q) will perform and host the event. Also joining the cast is WICKED's current Boq, Alex Brightman. D'Abruzzo and Brightman join Randy Aaron (DAME EDNA: BACK WITH A VENGEANCE, JUNIE B. JONES), Kevin Massey (TARZAN, BIG RIVER), Brynn O'Malley (WICKED, SUNDAY IN THE PARK), Vanessa Ray (THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTRY SPELLING BEE), and Krysta Rodriguez (IN THE HEIGHTS, SPRING AWAKENING).

This past fall, Stamford's Curtain Call, Inc., presented a concert reading of the new romantic musical comedy LOVE, INCORPORATED. On Monday, February 9, the theater will mount the second of this season's concert readings: another new romantic musical comedy LOVE, NY, the winner of this year's American Harmony Prize.

The team of composer/lyricist Robert Rokicki (MARTHA & ME) and librettist/lyricist Michael Ruby (ETHAN FROME) will debut their pop-rock musical collaboration and just-announced winner of Curtain Call's American Harmony Prize LOVE, NY with a one-night-only concert performance at The Zipper Factory on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 7PM.

Finborough Theatre's upcoming production of Ordinary Days - the musical's European premiere - will feature Julie Atherton, (Kate Monster in Avenue Q on the West End) as Claire; Kenneth Avery-Clark (of the West End's The Producers and The Drowsy Chaperone) as Jason; Hayley Gallivan (Follies in Concert at the London Palladium) as Deb; and Lee William-Davis (most recently of Mamma Mia! and Mary Poppins in the West End) as Warren.

Finalists have been announced for the 2008 American Harmony Prize, a playwriting award sponsored by Stamford, Connecticut's Curtain Call, Inc., to spotlight new musicals that explore our country's many ethnic, religious and gender identifications. The second annual American Harmony Prize will showcase a new musical that dramatizes an aspect of the experience of Jewish Americans.

The fourth year of the acclaimed series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' will continue on September 29th with special guest host Megan McGinnis, who recently stared as Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables.

The fourth year of the acclaimed series, 'Monday Nights, New Voices,' will continue on September 29th with special guest host Megan McGinnis, who recently stared as Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables.

On Monday, March 3, the award-winning York Theatre Company proudly inaugurated its NEO Spotlight Concert series with an evening showcasing the songs of two emerging writers in musical theatre.

TheatreRats presents the 3rd Annual Chester Horn Short Play Festival, featuring twelve 10-15 minute plays at the Medicine Show Theatre from September 27-30.

The York Theatre Company presented 'NEO3,' a benefit concert celebrating emerging musical theatre writers tonight, on Monday, June 11th at its home in the Theatre at Saint Peter's

Christiane Noll and Michael Minarik, co-stars of the Urinetown National Tour, will reunite in a by-invitation only reading of the new musical Ethan Frome: An American Romance on Sunday, May 6.