Busy July - Lot's Going On - WHODUNIT?

It has been one busy July. Ed is busy at work on his WHODUNIT and we will be doing a reading of it here on the west coast. Stay tuned for the time and place.

Will be launching a new DREAMPEDDLER PRODUCTIONS website soon as well. I am currently raising money for a unique Theater Fund which will invest in 4 Broadway shows and 4 Developmental shows. More to come soon.

I attended Of Equal Measure at the Kirk Douglas Theater. It was very thought provoking in the sense that I walked out of the theater thinking about more than just the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, but of all our presidents. Theater is supposed to make us think and reflect, and Of Equal Measure did do that.

I also left the theater thinking how Center Theater Group would be a great place to work. Nothing like having a guaranteed budget to support new works. There are so many folks out there that are willing to give 5 or 10 thousand dollars to have their name in the program or on the wall and be able to say they support the arts... I'm hoping to many more that actually want to INVEST in the arts.

Amazing Show - Red Dog Howls

Hello all,

Just a quick note and recommendation. Ed is still working on his new chapters and should have them up soon. He has been finishing a new musical called "Whodunit?" and will be doing a reading of it at the York Theater on July 14th. Check out their info below. Also saw a very powerful show called "Red Dog Howls" at the El Portal last weekend. It stars Broadway great Kathleen Chalfant (Angels In America, Wit) and is about a young man who thinks he is Greek until he discovers a letter his late father wrote to his grandmother, who hid their Armenian origins. The last day to see the play is tonight!

WHODUNIT...THE MUSICAL BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ED DIXON A wealthy spinster takes a large house in Connecticut for the summer and is joined by her surly maid and her beautiful niece who surprises everyone by bringing along a boyfriend. (Heavens!) However this isn't the only surprise awaiting the occupants of Sunnyside Cottage. The butler informs them that all the rest of the staff have quit due to "strange goings on" and before you can say Whodunit, there's a dead body in the middle of the living room... then another. This fast, breezy and tuneful period piece, set in the elegant 1930's, is a lot of laughs... and maybe a couple of screams.

Monday, July 14, 2008 • 7:30 PM

York Theatre Company 212-935-5824 x24 The Theatre at Saint Peter’s 54th Street, Just East of Lexington

www.yorktheatre.org

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Reservations are suggested. Email Jeff Landsman (please mention your name, phone number, the show you want to see, and the number of tickets you’d like) or call 212-935-5824, ext. 24. There is no admission charge.

THIS SERIES MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE DOROTHY STRELSIN FOUNDATION

Would YOU like to submit a show for inclusion in the Developmental Reading Series?
Our mission here at York concerns musicals only; we do not accept submissions of plays. A completed script must be submitted, as well as a sound recording of at least most of the songs. If you’d like your materials returned, you must enclose a self-addressed, postage paid envelope.
As we are one of the only theatres in the country which accepts unsolicited scripts, we receive around 400-500 scripts per year. We pride ourselves in properly evaluating each script, which takes time as we have a small staff and a loyal group of volunteer readers. It generally takes at least 6 to 12 months to get a script through our entire process.

Material should be submitted to: York Theatre Company, DEVELOPMENTAL READING SERIES, The Theatre at Saint Peter’s, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022