New World Stages

Address: 340 West 50th Street - New York, NY 10019 - Midtown - South side of West 50th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues.

Closest subway: C, E to 50th Street. Walk west to the theatre.

Now Playing:

Naked Boys Singing

Altar Boyz

Drumstruck

Evil Dead: The Musical

Mimi le Duck

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes (starts November 4)

Naked Boys Singing:

The idea here is simple: there are naked "boys" (men, actually), and they are on stage singing. That's the gimmick of this long-running musical revue, which features musical numbers like "The Naked Maid," "The Bliss of a Bris," "Fight the Urge," "Members Only," and "Muscle Addiction." Now entering its seventh year, Naked Boys Singing continues to charm theatergoers and attract handsome young actors who are willing to work in the buff.

PERFORMANCES:

Fri: 10:30 pm

Sat: 6:00 pm, 10:30 pm

CONCEIVED BY:
Robert Schrock

DIRECTOR:
Robert Schrock

SETS:
Carl D. White

LIGHTING:
Aaron Copp

COSTUMES:
Carl D. White

CHOREOGRAPHER:
Jeffrey Denman

MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Paul Masse

STAGE MANAGER:
Bernard Ferstenberg

MUSICAL SUPERVISION:
Stephen Bates

Altar Boyz:

Altar Boyz is about a struggling Christian boy band riding the wave of America's latest fascination with religion. Armed with catchy melodies, freaky moves, and product in their hair, the self-anointed apostles of pop-Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham (who's Jewish)-bring their soul-saving tour to New York City. Song titles include "Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone." The cast has changed since the review below was posted.

PERFORMANCES:

Mon, Tue, Thu - Sat: 8:00 pm

Sat: 2:00 pm

Sun: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

CAST:
Landon Beard, Zach Hanna, Kyle Dean Massey, Eric Schneider, Shaun Taylor-Corbett

CONCEIVED BY:
Marc Kessler & Ken Davenport

BOOK:
Kevin Del Aguila

DIRECTOR:
Stafford Arima

SETS:
Anna Louizos

LIGHTING:
Natasha Katz

SOUND:
Peter Hylenski

CHOREOGRAPHER:
Christopher Gattelli

MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Lynne Shankel

MUSIC & LYRICS BY:
Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker

Drumstruck:

Drumstruck is billed as the world's first interactive drum-theatre experience. This description is from the press materials: "Drumstruck provides a 2-foot-tall drum on every seat-and the entire audience gets the chance to make music together. Featuring 11 South and West African percussionists, they start the show with a pulse-racing bang: song, dance, and eye-blurring drum performances. Then they lead the audience in an exhilarating experience of African drumming."

The show premiered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1997. The show is recommended for ages 5 and older.

PERFORMANCES:

Tue: 7:00 pm

Wed - Sat: 8:00 pm

Sat: 2:00 pm

Sun: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

CAST:
Nicholas Djanie, Ayanda, Sebone Rangata, Bafana Enock Mahlangu, Tiny Modise, Richard Carter, Nomvula Gerashe, Themba Kubheka, Thabo Ronald Medupe, Molutsi Mogami, Molebeledi Mogapi

CREATED BY:
Warren Lieberman

DIRECTOR:
David Warren

SETS:
Neil Patel

LIGHTING:
Jeff Croiter

SOUND:
Tom Morse

Evil Dead: The Musical:

This is a new musical based on film director Sam Raimi's 1980s cult-classic horror movies of the same title. As the press release puts it: "Boy and his friends take a weekend getaway at abandoned cabin, boy expects to get lucky, boy unleashes anicent evil spirit, friends turn into Candarian Demons, boy fights until dawn to survive. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, 'camp' takes on a whole new meaning in uproarious numbers like 'All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons,' 'Look Who's Evil Now,' and 'Do the Necronomicon.'"

PERFORMANCES:

Mon - Thu: 8:00 pm

Fri: 7:30 pm & 11:00 pm

Sat: 7:00pm & 11:00 pm

CAST:
Jennifer Byrne, Jenna Coker, Renee Klapmeyer, Tom Walker, Ryan Ward, Brandon Wardell, Darryl Winslow

BOOK & LYRICS:
George Reinblatt

MUSIC:
Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt

DIRECTOR:
Christopher Bond & Hinton Battle

SETS:
David Gallo

LIGHTING:
Jason Lyons

COSTUMES:
Cynthia Nordstrom

SOUND:
Peter Fitzgerald & Kevin Lacy

CHOREOGRAPHER:
Hinton Battle

SPECIAL EFFECTS & MAKEUP:
Louis Zakarian

Mimi le Duck:

Mimi le Duck is a "nouveau musical" by Diana Hansen-Young and Brian Feinstein. It tells the story of Miriam, a discontented Mormon housewife from Ketchum, Idaho, who, in a moment of desperately crazy inspiration, packs her bags and moves to Paris, leaving behind her husband and her successful career as a painter of duck canvases for the QVC Network. There she encounters romance and intrigue, gypsy pickpockets, over-the-hill torch singers, and that ever-elusive spark that gives us the guts to change our lives.

PERFORMANCES:

Mon, Wed - Sat: 8:00 pm

Sat: 2:00 pm

Sun: 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm

CAST:
Candy Buckley, Robert DuSold, Allen Fitzpatrick, Annie Golden, Ken Jennings, Marcus Neville, Eartha Kitt, Tom Aldredge

BOOK & LYRICS:
Diana Hansen-Young

MUSIC:
Brian Feinstein

DIRECTOR:
Thomas Caruso

SETS:
John Arnone

LIGHTING:
David Lander

COSTUMES:
Ann Hould-Ward

ORCHESTRATIONS:
Chris Fenwick

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes (starts November 4)

How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes is a musical comedy by Jonathan Karp and Seth Weinstein. The following description is from the show's press release: "In this rollicking musical about hot relations at the United Nations, a cowardly bookshop clerk, a sexy diplomat and an idealistic slacker confront their deepest fears when an office romance leads to international crisis." The show originally debuted at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival.

PERFORMANCES:

Mon - Tue, Thu - Sat: 8:00 pm

Sat: 2:00 pm

Sun: 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm

CAST:
Michael McEachran, Anika Larsen, Nicole Ruth Snelson, Stephen Bienskie, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood

BOOK & LYRICS:
Jonathan Karp

MUSIC:
Seth Weinstein

DIRECTOR:
Christopher Gatelli

SETS:
Beowulf Borritt

LIGHTING:
Jeff Croiter

COSTUMES:
David Murin

SOUND:
Peter Hylenski

CHOREOGRAPHER:
Christopher Gatelli

MUSIC DIRECTOR:
Seth Weinstein

PRODUCING COMPANY:
Lawrence Anderson and the Singing Comedians