Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Musical Reading Friday 6/6

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE PRESENTS

"Johnny Infamous" - a benefit reading of a 30 minute musical (plus talk-back afterwards)

Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Casarino

Staring

Andrew Claus as Elbert, a Nerd
Valerie David as Brenda
Desmond Dutcher as Billy Bastard, a Bully
Rebecca Hoodwin as Tammy
Aimee Howard as Annette

and
Ryan Knowles as Johnny Infamous

Musical Direction by Peter Saxe
Direction by Ian Streicher

"Johnny Infamous" is a late 50s/early 60s musical spoof about High School cool guy Johnny Infamous (and his 'unconventional lusts') , the 3 desperate girls who throw themselves at him, a trumpet-playing nerd named Elbert, and a Bully named Billy. Briskly paced, with 5 musical numbers.

Tickets for, priced $10 donation, are available by visiting https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/453 or by phoning (866) 811-4111.
The Roy Arias Theatre Center is located at 300 West 43rd Street (5th floor) in Manhattan.