The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Jaime Jarrett about the musical Normativity. What was the first mu …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Brett Sullivan about his musical The Last Word. What was the first …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Tink director Rachel Klein. What was the first musical that made y …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Lisa and Leonardo lyricist/co-writer Ed McNamee about the mysterie …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Geoff Davin, creator of The First Church of Mary, The Repentant Pr …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with director, choreographer, and co-writer Andrew Palermo, whose music …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Scott Gilmour (book/lyrics) and Claire McKenzie (music), the creat …Read more

The Strawberry One-Act Festival, founded by Riant Theatre Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher in 1995, will feature 29 one-acts, as well as five full-length plays. We caught up with six of the playwrights about their work. John Ronan – “The Early Bird …Read more

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with composer/lyricist Elliah Heiftetz about his folk musical Dust Can’ …Read more

  Van Dirk Fisher is founder and Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre and the Strawberry One-Act Festival/Strawberry Theatre Festival, at the Theatre at St. Clement’s from July 14-31. We talked to him about the changes he’s seen in the theater …Read more