FROM THIS DAY FORWARD the music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz Extended

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Ergo Theatre Company presents FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, featuring the music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz, including several never-before-heard Schwartz songs returns to DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/) on Mondays, June 24th, July 1st and July 8th at 9:00 pm. There is a $12 cover and 2-drink minimum. The cast includes Jedidiah Cohen, Colin Hanlon, Robyn Lee, and Johanna Pinzler, with Mark Hartman as musical director.

Conceived and directed by Ergo's Artistic Director Robert Jay Cronin ("La Boheme" National Tour, "Personals" revival, "Rags" concert with Anne Runolfsson and Leslie Kritzer), the show is a new kind of revue featuring the music and lyrics of Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz ("Godspell," "Pippin" and the up-coming "Wicked"). Originally presented in March, and extended three additional sold-out weeks, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD has now been expanded to 75-minutes, with the supervision and support of Stephen Schwartz.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD uses over 60 Stephen Schwartz songs ranging from the well-known "Corner of the Sky" to the obscure "Prestidigitation" - but they will be experienced in an entirely new way. Since Mr. Schwartz has opened his entire musical catalogue to Ergo, many of his cut and un-released songs will make their NYC premiere in FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.

Robert Jay Cronin has tossed the idea of a traditional musical revue out the window by taking Stephen's songs out of context and creating a patchwork of melodies and lyrics, which span Stephen's 30-year evolution as a songwriter. As Stephen has explored various musical styles, one thing has remained constant about his writing: the themes of love, loss, and yearning. It is these universalities that sparked this plot-driven musical tribute that chronicles the lives of four people who "know there's something more than this."

Ergo Theatre Company was established in 1997, as a not-for-profit producing group, to develop, workshop, produce and promote the work of new and rarely produced playwrights, directors, actors, musicians, and designers. We are founded on and grounded in the belief that artists must continually generate their own opportunities, and we do so by bringing together artists of various backgrounds and artistic interests to create fresh and inspired theatrical experiences in a cooperative environment.

 

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