Mae West Is Coming

The York Theatre Company will offer the first FREE reading of a new musical about MAE WEST in February 2007, according to Playbill Magazine in New York City.
• • Reporter Andrew Gans gives these details: The York Theatre Company's Developmental Reading Series will continue in January and February 2007 with free readings of several new musicals including one about MAE WEST: "It's Not What I Say. . . ". The new musical "Gay Grimms" will kick off the new year of free readings at this Off-Broadway theatre company. ..."
• • "It's Not What I Say. . ." - - billed as "The New Mae West Musical" - - will receive a reading on 20 February 2006 at 7:30 PM. With music by Daniel Lanning and book and lyrics by Lanning and R. Bell, the musical is set in 1953 on the 60th birthday of the late performer: "[Mae West] has not made a movie in ten years and decides to go back to playwriting, but this time she’s writing a musical… about herself, naturally. However, as she is busily musicalizing the 'sexsational' events of her life, Mae is once again faced with the danger of landing in jail." . . .
• • The York Theatre Company is located at Saint Peter's Theatre in Citigroup Center at 619 Lexington Avenue (midtown Manhattan). Telephone 212-935-5824 for information.
• • Source: Playbill Magazine - - www.playbill.com/
Playbill Reporter: Andrew Gans
Published on: 21 December 2006
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
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