Midtown International Theatre Festival Launch Party June 28, 2010

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents their Eleventh Anniversary Season LAUNCH PARTY on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at Sweet Caroline’s, 322 W. 45th Street, NYC. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.

MITF’s LAUNCH PARTY will feature previews of upcoming shows in the MITF, including three musicals and one international show. There will be food and full bar. The jazz band Ham & Eggs will perform live. The evening will include raffles for show and event tickets, theatre memorabilia, goods and services, and more. Scenes and musical numbers from the following shows will be performed:

"Alice and Elizabeth’s One Woman Show", By Alice Barden
Can two forty-something BFFs finally “have it all,” without succumbing to the evil forces of plastic surgery, married people, or even their own bodies turning on them?
Scene: “Loving Susan Sarandon”

"Asian ‘Belle", By Michelle Glick
What happens when a sweet southern belle realizes.....she’s not so southern after all?

"Civil War Voices", By James R. Harris & Mark Hayes
Produced by Jim Harris – Rough & Ready LLC
Songs and memoirs of five extraordinary lives.

"Conspiracy: A Love Story", Book and Lyrics by Victor Lesniewski, Music by Ronnie Reshef, Produced by TrackTwelve Productions
July 14 – 21, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Every little thing might make you think: Conspiracy!
Musical Number: “Just Not Lucky”

"Etty", By Susan Stein, Produced by ettyplay inc. / Susan Stein
A portrayal of one woman’s struggle to sustain humanity in the face of Nazis’ brutality.
Wrestling Scene.

"The Gospel According to Josh"
By Joshua Rivedal, Produced by Joshua Rivedal/Small Pond Entertainment
A thirty character, twelve song, comedic tour de force of a one man show.
The Maury Povich scene.

"Gray Matters", By Jacques Lamarre, Produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative/Camilla Ross
When Sarah Gray loses the one thing she needs most as an actor, can she reboot her life to prove she still matters?
The Audition Scene: Oscar Wilde’s “A Woman of No Importance”

"The King of Bohemia: The Life and Times of Franz Kafka, "
Written and Produced by Jeffrey Boles
An inside account of the deception that created an icon.

"Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical"
Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael Tester, Produced by Broadway Clubhouse.com
It’s the Glee Club vs. The Jocks in a Senior Superlative Showdown.

"Peking Roulette", By Ben Thompson, Produced by Anna Grace
A quirky look at the life (and love) of an aging expat in Beijing.

"ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope", By Damion Sanders & Lawrence Floyd, Produced by Obsidian Media Group
A new millennium choreopoem from the male perspective.
Scene: “Myself”

"The Tragedie of Cardenio", By Ben Bartolone
Produced by Brain Trust Productions/Ben Bartolone
The lost play of William Shakespeare turns up in the hands of an idiot.

Raffles will include the following prizes:
Show tickets to "The 39 Steps" and others; discount offers from our friends at The Commercial Theatre Institute and neighborhood restaurants; and more!