A New Musical
The Acorn, Theatre Row
410 West 42nd St.
September 2 – October 9, $65
866-811-4111
www.playitcoolmusical.com
“Tonight, I’m singing / If that ain’t enough, the band is swinging / This little set just kicked into gear / The boys are ready and the gang’s all here,” Tony nominee Sally Mayes (She Loves Me) belts out in the opening number of the noir musical Play It Cool. But later she adds, “Nothing here is what it seems.” Nominated for a 2009 GLAAD award for Best Off-Off Broadway Musical, Play It Cool swings into the Acorn Theatre on Theater Row for a jazzy run September 2 through October 9. Set in 1953 in a secret Hollywood club called Mary’s Hideaway, the musical examines passion, ambition, and gender in a changing society. It was conceived by Playwrights 6 cofounder Larry Dean Harris, who wrote the book with Martin Casella, and features lyrics by Mark Winkler, music by Phillip Swann, and choreography by Marc Kimelman. Among the other numbers, performed by a cast that also includes Michael Buchanan, Chris Hoch, Robyn Hurder, and Michael F. McGuirk, are “Curvy Time Bomb,” “Turn Up the Heat,” “Hip to Your Tricks,” and “In a Lonely Place,” adding to the noir feel.
TICKET GIVEAWAY: We have five pairs of tickets to Play It Cool to give away for free. To be eligible to win, just send your name, daytime phone number, and all-time favorite film noir to contest@twi-ny.com by Wednesday, August 17, at 3:00 pm. All entrants must be twenty-one years of age or older; five winners will be selected at random.