The ToyMaker in the West Village Musical Theatre Festival

Bryan Putnam's The ToyMaker is set to appear in Series B of the West Village Musical Theatre Festival June 8-12th.  Kenneth has music directed two readings as well as the 2009 NYMF production of The ToyMaker.  The WVMTF features over a dozen new works from some of musical theatre's most exciting emerging and established writers, composers, and lyricists. Series B of the festival is called "Snapshots" as it features only a 15 minute snapshot of a full length musical.  The ToyMaker is one of 6 musical snapshots being presented.

Click HERE for more information about the cast of this WVMTF Production.  You'll also find information on how to purchase your tickets, how to contribute to the production financially as a backer by making a monetary contribution, and be able to listen to music from the show.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - OPENING NIGHT
PERFORMANCE SERIES A: 5-6:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES B: 7-8:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES C: 9-10:30 pm

Thursday, June 9, 2011
PERFORMANCE SERIES B: 5-6:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES C: 7-8:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES A: 9-10:30 PM

Friday, June 10, 2011
PERFORMANCE SERIES C: 5-6:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES A: 7-8:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES B: 9-10:30

Saturday, June 11, 2011
PERFORAMNCE SERIES B: 5-6:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES A: 7-8:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES C: 9-10:30 pm

Sunday, June 12, 2011
PERFORMANCE SERIES A: 12-1:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES B: 2-3:30 pm
PERFORMANCE SERIES C: 4-5:30 pm

**Below does not reflect current running order within each series.**

SERIES A "SHORTS"

Hams on the Lam
"A strange, extraordinary and heartfelt true story of two English Tamworth pigs that escaped slaughter  and became international media megastars."
Book by Michael Ruby
Lyrics & Music by Robert Rokicki
Directed by Michael Ruby

Récit
"All civilized families should have tea."
Book & Lyrics by Liz Suggs
Music by Maxwell Mamon
Directed by Kathryn McConnell

Crash
"A contemporary Greek tragedy about a writer who loses more than just his files when he spills coffee on his computer."
Words by Christopher Staskel
Music by Lisa Burns
Directed by Joshua Chase Gold

Intervention!
"It's 1943, and Oklahoma! is NOT O.K.!"
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Jeff Ward
Directed by Rachel Dart

The Looking Glass
"A self-conscious comedy about changing yourself for the one you love."
Book & Lyrics by Lindsay Joelle
Music by Doug Silver & Daniel Israel
Directed by Celine Rosenthal

Seeking Sondheim
"We all admire Stephen from afar, but one longs to get up close"
Book & Lyrics by Jerron Marcel Herman
Music by Joseph Schermann
Directed by James Fagan

The End of the Line
"We all could use a Fairy Godmother once in a while."
Book and lyrics by Gaby Gold
Music by Paul Fujimoto
Directed by Celine Rosenthal

SERIES B: "SNAPSHOTS"

The Man in the Iron Mask
"Old Musketeers, New Courage."
Book & Lyrics by Jared Eberlein
Music by David Mallamud
Directed by Gillian Riley

Wearing Black
"He thinks the worst part is over."
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Riley Thomas
Directed by Abigail Strange

The Zegend of Lelda
"A new musical presented in 8 bits."
Book by Gil Varod and Robert J. Saferstein
Lyrics by Gil Varod
Music by Robert J. Saferstein
Directed by Ron Grimshaw

Wild Women of Planet Wongo
"Two stranded astronauts discover lust, love and danger in this '60's-inspired sci-fi send up"
Book by Steve Mackes
Lyrics by Ben Budick, Steve Mackes & Dave Ogrin
Music by Dave Ogrin
Directed by Robert Teague

Another Time
"In the medieval world of knights and maidens, a deceptive witch offers to restore lost love with disastrous results, threatening happiness in this time and the future to come."
Book by Landon Scott Heimbach
Lyrics by  Landon Scott Heimbach & Shannon Sheridan
Music by Shannon Sheridan
Directed by Alexis Hadsall

The ToyMaker
"A tale of enduring passion and hope, The ToyMaker follows a young woman's quest to find a 'childless toy' and solve the mysteries of a village destroyed by war, which leads her to a destiny of fulfillment she once thought impossible."
Book, Music & Lyrics by Bryan Putnam
Directed by Niccolo Aeed

SERIES C: "WORKSHOPS"

Pretty Lady
"Because you can be a pretty lady, too."
Book by Celine Rosenthal
Music & Lyrics by Russell Huiskamp
Directed by Celine Rosenthal

Fashion The Musical
"The rise and fall of an icon forever changes the world of fashion."
Book by Marisol Tirelli Rivera
Lyrics by Shayna Nickel and Patrick Michael Wickham
Music by Patrick Michael Wickham
Directed & Choreographed by Katrina Ylimaki

Waiting Room
"Three passengers, haunted by their violent pasts, await their train at the station's bar.  It is questionable whether or not they will ever reach their destination."
Libretto by Patrick Michael Wickham and Gaby Gold
Music by Patrick Michael Wickham
Directed by Patrick Michael Wickham

Ibsen's Women
"Fact, fiction, and feminism intertwine in this secret history of Suzannah, the wife of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen."
Book & Lyrics by Dushinka Andresen, Mette Fjæreide, and Brendan McCall
Music by William TN Hall
Conceived & Directed by Brendan McCall\

Alone World
"In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream."
Book & Lyrics by Carl Kissin
Music by Robert Baumgartner Jr.
Directed by Gillian Riley

Isn't It Wonderful?
"Within the pages of a 1957 Reader's Digest, three housewives spring to life, transforming from visualized ad copy into human beings."
Book by Kristofer Wellman
Lyrics by Teresa Ann Virginia Bayer
Music by Lizzie Hagstedt
Directed by Scott Ramsey