The Musicals in Mufti Series presents three to five concert revival readings of underappreciated Broadway musicals for 11 performances each. "Mufti" means "in everyday clothes, without all the trappings of a large production," and each show is presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. The series has celebrated such writers as Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, Jerry Herman, Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick, and, most recently, Jule Styne. Buy tickets for as low as $45.
CARMELINA
January 26 - February 3, 2019
Music Direction by DAVID HANCOCK TURNER
Directed by MICHAEL LEEDS
"A winning revival! Superbly cast... sweet and charming. Bravo to The York!"
- Times Square Chronicles
After previous sold-out Mufti runs in 1996 and 2006, the delightful Carmelina makes its return to The York. In a picturesque Italian village, Carmelina has raised her teenage daughter to believe her father was an American who died heroically in World War II—all the while collecting child support checks from three American soldiers, each of whom thinks he is the girl’s father. Complications arise when all three soldiers show up at the same time for a reunion. Even though the original Broadway production only ran for 17 performances, the lush Lerner and Lane score received a 1979 Tony Award nomination for Best Score (losing to Sondheim's Sweeney Todd). The version of Carmelina presented here is the revised version created by Joseph Stein, Burton Lane, and Lerner protégé Barry Harman for The York in 1996, then further revised for a second Mufti presentation ten years later.
Photos by ben strothmann
FEATURING
WINTER 2019 “MUSICALS IN MUFTI” SERIES CELEBRATING the centennial of LEGENDARY LIBRETTIST AND LYRICIST ALAN JAY LERNER
Our acclaimed Musicals in Mufti Series (and recent recipient of an Obie Awards Grant) returns to The York, this season celebrating the centennial of legendary librettist and lyricist ALAN JAY LERNER (Brigadoon, Camelot, Love Life, and My Fair Lady). The series will include CARMELINA, THE DAY BEFORE SPRING, and LOLITA, MY LOVE, as well as 2 multimedia events by theater historian Charles Troy honoring Lerner and Frederick Loewe's MY FAIR LADY and CAMELOT, plus a one-night-only concert, ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE: THE SONGS OF LERNER AND LOEWE... AND FRIENDS! Scroll down to read everything this Mufti Series has to offer this season, or SUBSCRIBE TODAY and SAVE UP TO $30!