NYTB in the D-Lounge

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011
D-Lounge at the Daryl Roth Theatre (101 East 15th St. at Union Square East)
7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm)
$10 cover, plus a 2-drink minimum
Executive Producers:  Laura Brandel and Jason Najjoum

 
The February installment of NYTB in the D-Lounge will feature the work of
Kevin Fogarty and Jonathan Larson Award recipient J. Oconer Navarro.
 
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Out of Place is Where I Belong: The Music and Lyrics of Kevin Fogarty
 
Music & Lyrics by Kevin Fogarty
 
With Audrey Filson (Grease), Maria Logan, James Lombardino, Brittany Simmons, Kevin Fogarty & Rachel Fogarty on piano
 
Direct from Nashville, and born and raised in Illinois, Kevin Fogarty will present Out of Place is Where I Belong: The Music and Lyrics of Kevin Fogarty, a compilation of songs from his full length musicals, song cycles, and various songs he just felt like writing.
 
Kevin Fogarty is a contemporary musical theatre composer and lyricist, a recognized country songwriter, and an experienced drummer. He was a finalist for the 2011 John Wallowitch Award and selected composer for the New Voices at CUA Music Festival.  In 2009, his musical Call Me Home received a workshop production at Montgomery Bell Academy and was selected for the 2011 Manhattan Repertory Theatre Summerfest. His song cycle The 5 Year Plan premiered in Nashville, TN in 2011.  www.kevinfogartymusic.com
 
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 The Music and Lyrics of J. Oconer Navarro
 
Music & Lyrics by J. Oconer Navarro
 
Additional Lyrics by Katie Kring, Joel B. New & Jennifer Stafford
 
With Charlie Brady (South Pacific), Anne Fraser Thomas, Lacretta Nicole, Joaquina Kalukango (Godspell), Chris French, Desireé Rodriguez, Angela Grovey, Kenita R. Miller (Xanadu, The Color Purple), Zonya Love (The Color Purple), Michelle Berry, Tara Halpern, Kimberly Chatterjee, Dimitri Joseph Moïse & Jake Glassman
 
J. Oconer Navarro is the recipient of the American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant, a Frederick Loewe Foundation Grant, the Margo Lion Award, the Paulette Goddard Award, and more.  Works: Awakening (with Joel B. New), Detroit City Limits, Onward (with Katie Kring), Reception, and an adaptation of a recently published novel (with Joel B. New and Jennifer Stafford).  He is an award-winning Music Director, most notably known for acclaimed Adding Machine Off-Broadway, and has worked regionally at houses across the country, including The Kennedy Center.  He has dozens of B’way/NY Music Department credits, and is currently on Faculty at NYU’s Department of Drama.  He is represented by Bret Adams, Ltd, and is a proud member of ASCAP, Local 802 AFM, and The Dramatists Guild.  www.joconernavarro.com
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