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For Immediate Release:
Contact: Ron Lasko @ 212-505-1700 x. 11 / spin160@aol.com

Beltway Politics Get Broadway Treatment in
MONICA! THE MUSICAL
World Premiere Sept. 21- Oct. 2 at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and P73 Productions, Inc. present MONICA! THE MUSICAL beginning September 21 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Directed / Choreographed by Casey Hushion, this new musical features book and lyrics by Daniel J. Blau and Tracie Potochnik, music by Adam Blau and musical direction by W. Brent Sawyer. Fresh from a successful workshop produced this past spring, this World Premiere production will be presented on the following schedule:
- Wednesday, 9/21 at 8:00pm
- Thursday, 9/22 at 4:30pm
- Saturday, 9/24 at 1:00pm
- Sunday, 9/25 at 1:00pm
- Wednesday, 9/28 at 7:00pm
- Sunday, 10/2 at 1:00pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is located at 307 West 26th Street at the corner of 8th Avenue (accessible from the 1 train at 28th Street). For ticketing information visit www.nymf.org.

In the face of the national scandal that was the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, MONICA! THE MUSICAL dares to ask one crucial question: "Exactly how did something this ridiculous happen?" And it answers this question in song -- with a generous helping of irreverant absurdity, libelous implications and insight that only time can bring. This bold satire mixes past and present D.C. politics with the best (and sometimes worst) of musical theater as it examines the our relationship to tabloid scandal, partisan crackpots and that barrel of Beltway monkeys.

The cast features Christine DiGiallonardo (the current "Two Gentlemen of Verona" at Shakespeare in the Park) as Monica, Megan Lawrence (the current "Two Gentlemen of Verona" at Shakespeare in the Park, "Urinetown") as Hillary, Duke LaFoon ("I Love My Wife", "The Audienc"e) as Bill Clinton, Rashad Naylor ("Hairspray") as Vernon Jordan, Frenchie Davis (ousted American Idol, current production of "Rent", "Dreamgirls" national tour) as Betty Currie, Kristie Dale Sanders ("Urinetown") as Janet Reno, Charlie Pollock ("Urinetown") as Ken Starr and Josh Walden ("La Cage Aux Folles", "42nd Street") as George Stephanopoulos with lighting by Jason Lyons ("Nerds" at this year's NYMF, "Hurlyburly") and scenic & costume design by Seth Sklar Heyn.

Daniel J. Blau, Tracie Potochnik and Adam Blau have been working on MONICA! THE MUSICAL since 1998. Staged reading has been presented by Manhattan Theatre Club and the New York Musical Theater Festival. Long Island natives Adam and Daniel J. Blau are brothers who split their time between New York and LA while Tracie Potochnik resides in Providence, Rhode Island. Daniel works as a story editor on a reality television show while skewering other TV shows as a critic for Television Without Pity. Adam is a composer for film and theater who has written music for such cult favorites as Call Us Crazy: The Anne Heche Monologues and the feature film Buttleman. Tracie works in the non-profit sector writing, researching and Web designing for education reform organizations.

Founded in 1997 by Nicole Fix, Liz Jones, Asher Richelli, and Daniel Shiffman, P73 Productions, Inc. is committed to developing and producing the work of emerging playwrights. Since its inception, P73 has helped develop works by Peter Ackerman, Peter Morris, Julia Jordan, Karen Hartman, Michael Friedman and many others. Works developed by P73 have moved on to productions at Primary Stages, New York?s Women?s Project and Productions, Baltimore?s Center Stage and San Francisco?s Magic Theater. P73 won the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award for its work on The Unknown by Janet Allard, Shane Rettig, and Jean Randich, which will also be presented in the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival. For more information visit www.p73.org.

Dedicated to discovering new work and new artists, The New York Musical Theatre Festival celebrates the diversity, creativity, and future of musical theatre. NYMF is a flagship program of the National Music Theater Network, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and is America?s largest annual musical theatre event. NYMF is produced in association with Virgin Megastores and proudly supported by amNewYork, Village Voice, WB11, Receptasign, King Displays, Rosco, Scharff Weissberg, TheaterMania.com, BroadwayWorld.com and Manhattan Living. For more information, visit www.nymf.org.

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