(June
6, 2016 – New York) Jonathan and Kimbirdlee Fadner created Common
Man Musicals to produce new works of musical theatre that are
relevant, relatable and affordable. Common Man Musicals launches
this June with four original short musicals, presented Friday, June
17 through Monday, June 20 at 7:00pm at the Main Street Theatre &Dance Alliance on Roosevelt Island.
Each
evening begins at 6:30pm with a party in the lobby before the
eighty-minute presentation.
The
line-up:
Droning
On (Book
and lyrics by Emily Roller, music by Jonathan Fadner)
An
enraged mother seeks justice after her very special but otherwise
ordinary son is shot down by a drone.
The
man on the moon falls in love with Helen… who is engaged to Stan.
Make
Your Mark (Book
by Marella Martin Koch, lyrics by John Blaylock, music by Jonathan
Fadner)
Why
would a straight-A student obsessed with following the rules draw a
penis on the board and then just leave? Felicia’s friends are
asking themselves the same question.
Silver
Water Avenue Book Club (Book
and lyrics by Sarah Fiete, music by Jonathan Fadner)
"Future on Fire", the latest book in a popular dystopian series, has just come out - and the Silver Water Ave Book Club could NOT be more excited. But when Impogene brings her brother Tristan to a meeting, the book club must face a villain of their own.
"Main
Street Theatre & Dance Alliance is thrilled to host Common Man
Musicals at the Howe Theatre in the Roosevelt Island Cultural Center.
When our youth music director Jonathan Fadner proposed this
collaboration, we were excited at the opportunity to bring in
original, new works to be performed in our community. We can't wait
to see this talented young group take the stage!"
-
Kristi
Towey, Executive Director at MSTDA
"We
are so grateful for the generous partnership of Main Street Theatre &
Dance Alliance, who have given us the opportunity to share new
musical theatre by and for the Common Man and Woman, on
an island right in the heart of NYC, to boot!”
-
Kimbirdlee Fadner, Producer and Actor at CMM
Common
Man Musicals’ inaugural production is music directed by Jonathan
Fadner, directed by Timothy Koch (Asst. Dir. Bengal
Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,
Assoc. Dir. The
Cripple of Inishmaan on
Broadway), Ben Liebert (played Boq in Wicked
on
Broadway, Ordinary
Days
revival & director of Viper
plays Top Gun)
and Marella Martin Koch (The Sonnet Project), and features
performances by Kaitlyn Abdul, Laura Barati (Cold Basement
Dramatics), Ross Baum (RANGE a cappella), Kimbirdlee Fadner (DeLaMuse
the band), Jonathan Fadner, Meagan Lee Hodson (Comfort
Women Off-Broadway),
Dave Mahokey, Tom Slater (Producers
Broadway tour), Harriet Taylor, Kevin Thiel, Erica Wilpon (Jesus
Christ Superstar Broadway
tour),
and Jennifer Zahlit.
Performances:
June 17, 18, 19 & 20 at 7pm at Main Street Theatre and Dance
Alliance on Roosevelt Island. (548 Main Street, New York, NY 10044)
Tickets: $15 ($10 students, seniors) Run time: 80 minutes. For more information visit
http://www.commonmanmusicals.com/events---tickets.html.
Common
Man Musicals is a collective of fresh new NYC writers brought
together by one common man denominator, composer Jonathan
Fadner.
The company is dedicated to bringing audiences together to form
communities in the positive, educational and inspiring atmosphere of
live musical theatre.
Main
Street Theatre and Dance Alliance strives to nourish
creativity by providing high quality theatrical and dance
training as well as performing opportunities to everyone in our
diverse community. We believe that every person, child or
adult, should have the opportunity to participate in the arts,
regardless of cultural, socio-economic, ethnic background or age.
"GATHER 'ROUND!"
