The New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Thomas Jefferson Musical Theatre Company of Mexico City with Executive Producer Jane Bergère will present the American Premiere of ANJOU, A Tale Of Horror, October 8th at 8:00 pm, October 9th at 1:00 pm, October 11th at 8:00 pm, and October 12th at 1:00 pm - The Theater at St. Clements, 423 West 46th St. - part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. www.nymf.org/anjou or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXjTwlMe_w
Sixteenth century France comes to life in this modern-day Mexican Pop Musical, featuring 25 students from schools across Mexico. Book, Music and Lyrics are by Guillermo Mendez and Lupita Sandoval. ANJOU, A Tale of Horror, is directed and choreographed by Edgardo Lar.
Politics and passion are interwoven throughout this electrifying musical tale, culminating in one of history's most sordid events - the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. Catalina de Medici, queen of France, engages in bloody crimes and inexpressible cruelties against her own people, in a quest to enthrone her son, Henry d'Anjou.
Music, Book and Lyrics by Guillermo Mendez and Lupita Sandoval. Musical arrangements by Jose Manuel Castro Skertchly, Set design by Miguel Manuel Ocon. Lighting design by Jonathan Dunkle, Costumes by Montserrat Alvarez and the Production Manager is Claudia Villa.
Performed in Spanish with English supertitles, ANJOU, A Tale Of Horror, features a cast of 25 including Liesl Lar, Jim Carlo Heneidi, Daniel Tejeda, Maite De Samaniego, Daniel Chavez, Emilio Gutierrez, Jesus Gabriel Siles, Abdul Bornio, Ignacio Juarez, Xaxier Sol La Lande, Luis Angel Garcia, Fernando Arturo Aduna, Luis Andree Arias, Christian Sosa, Diego Matus, Luis Angel Oropeza, Zelma Cherem, Jaqueline Gonzalez, Rebeca Castilleios, Gabriela Palacio, Katy Castro, Tamara Vallarta, Mariana Gonzalez, Jimena Cornejo, and Paulina Ruiz.
ANJOU, A Tale Of Horror performs on:
Thursday, Oct 8th, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Friday, Oct 9th, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Sunday, Oct 11th, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Monday, Oct 12th, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Tickets for ANJOU, A Tale of Horror are $20 and can be purchased online at www.nymf.org, by calling OvationTix at 866-811-4111 or at the box office prior to each performance. The theater is located at 423 West 46th St. between 9th and 10th Avenues. Take the A, C or E trains to 42nd Street.
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Founded by Jeanene Bluhm (President) and Edgardo Lar (Executive Director), the Thomas Jefferson Musical Theatre Company (TJMTC) began an annual musical theatre tradition in 1987 by presenting Broadway Musicals as an extracurricular activity at the Thomas Jefferson Institute in Mexico City, Mexico. Transforming education in Mexico by setting standards that motivated many other schools throughout the country to start their own theater companies, TJMTC later started including students from any school that showed interest and talent in the performing arts. Students develop values such as team work, self-confidence and self-esteem - giving students a healthy space in which to learn their craft.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, now in its sixth year, has premiered more than 175 new musicals since 2004. The largest musical theatre event in America, NYMF has been hailed as "the Sundance of Musical Theatre," and is widely regarded as the key source for new material and talent discovery. NYMF is the flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization. NYMF 2009 is presented in association with BroadwayWorld.com, Production Resource Group and TheaterMania.com, and is supported by Back Stage, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, BroadwayBox.com, BroadwayInsider.com, Broadway.TV, Clear Channel Spectacolor, DFD-TV, Frank & Camille's Fine Pianos, King Displays, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, New World Stages, NASDAQ OMX, Next Magazine, PMD Promotions, Queerty.com, Reuters, Sweet Caroline's, Tekserve, TheMenEvent.com, The Tank, and Times Square Squared. Major supporters include The ASCAP Foundation, BMI Foundation, Inc., The Broadway League, The BWF Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation with the support and encouragement of Jamie Mayer, The Charlie & Jane Fink Charitable Fund, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Theater League. NYMF is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. NYMF's programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. NYMF Memberships, which combine charitable contributions with valuable, flexible ticket packages and perks like early seating, and tickets to individual events are available for purchase at (212) 352-3101 or www.nymf.org.
are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
ANJOU, A Tale Of Horror is an official selection of the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
