FROM THIS DAY FORWARD Part of Chip Deffaa Invitational

The music and Iyrics of Stephen Schwartz to be featured in new theatre festival on 42nd Street.

Chashama presents Ergo Theatre Company's FROM THIS DAY FORWARD as part of the Chip Deffaa Invitational on Fridays at 9:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm from September 20th through October 13th at CHASHAMA THEATRE (111 West 42nd Street, NYC - SmartTix at 212-206-1515). This new project features the music and Iyrics of Stephen Schwartz, including several never-before-heard Schwartz songs. Tickets are $15.

Ergo Theatre Company's FROM THIS DAY FORWARD is a new kind of revue featuring the music and Iyrics of Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, upcoming Wicked). Previously presented in March and July at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - http://www.donttellmama.com/) with a total of 10 sold-out weeks, the show has now been expanded to 75 minutes, with the supervision and support of Stephen Schwartz.

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 features Jedidiah Cohen (BROADWAY: Dickon in "The Secret Garden," "Personals" revival), Colin Hanlon (Off-BROADWAY: Fredric in "Pirates of Penzance"), Robyn Lee (Paper Mill Playhouse's "Children of Eden") and Johanna Pinzler ("Personals" revival, Pasty Cline in "Always Patsy Cline" regionally). Mark Hartman ("The Irish and How They Got That Way," Musicals Tonight!) handles the musical direction and new arrangements

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD uses over 60 Stephen Schwartz songs, ranging from the well-known "Corner of the Sky" to the obscure "Prestidigitation" in an entirely new way. Mr. Schwartz has opened his entire catalogue of music to Ergo, so many of his cut and unreleased songs make their NYC premiere in this show.

Director 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 Iyrics, 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 bur 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. They are founded on and grounded in the belief that artists must continually generate their own opportunities, and 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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