If It Only Even Runs a Minute
Sometimes Broadway musicals run forever, like Cats or Les Miz. But sometimes, Broadway musicals run for only a minute, like Merrily We Roll Along, High Fidelity, or Via Galatica. This is their story. Hosted by ultimate theatre nerds Kevin and Jen, If It Only Even Runs a Minute celebrates rare and inspiring songs, anecdotes and photos from your favorite obscure and underappreciated shows.
has worked in Producing and Directing capacities on such shows as [title of show], Boys’ Life, Things To Ruin, and Tony Kushner’s newest world premiere. She has worked on many projects with Joe Iconis, including the recent world premiere of his original musical Bloodsong of Love, at Ars Nova. In 2009, Jennifer had a crazy dream to create a concert series dedicated to celebrating songs, stories and photos from rare and underappreciated musicals. She is so proud to have created the “If It Only Even Runs A Minute” series with Kevin Michael Murphy and Caleb Hoyer. The first weekend after Jennifer moved to NYC in 2004, she went to check out this musical theatre festival called NYMF that was in its first year. It was pretty great. Four years later, she found herself Assistant Directing the first NYMF show to make it to Broadway, [title of show]. Jennifer’s book, Part Of It All: My Year With [title of show] will be published in 2039. Other credits include projects and shows with NAMT, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, PBS, The York Theatre, NYMF, Class Productions, The Actor’s Fund, Second Stage Theatre Company, The Best Plays Theatre Yearbook, Lincoln Center Theatre, Opening Doors Theatre Company, The Producing Office, Davenport Theatrical Enterprises, and The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards. “It’s up to us, pal, to show ‘em.”
is thrilled to be returning to NYMF for the 4th year in a row after appearing in With Glee(07), Max and the Truffle Pig(08), and The Happy Embalmer(09). Kevin is also the creator of Craig Stevens Guide to Making it on Broadway, which has played to sold out houses at the Laurie Beechman Theater, where his character has been described by Gawker.com as being "the most clueless boy in NYC." Other credits include: Zamboni!(musical improv), The Awesome 80s Prom(Off Bway), Vote!(Fringe), and Snapshots(Seaside MT). In addition to being an actor, Kevin is also a voice teacher, and holds a MA from NYU, and a BM from James Madison University. www.kevinmichaelmurphy.com
is a composer/lyricist and musical director originally from Pittsburg, KS. His music has been heard throughout New York at such venues as New World Stages, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Duplex, and Radio City Music Hall. He received a degree in Music Theory and Composition from New York University, where he also received the Alan Menken Award for his music theatre writing. He is currently on staff at NYU Steinhardt's Program in Vocal Performance - Musical Theatre where he has music directed or assisted on such rare and underappreciated shows as Smile, Candide, Something's Afoot, and King David. He also co-conceived (with MK Lawson), music directed, and arranged music for One Step Closer: The Music of Alan Menken, a new revue which premiered at the Provincetown Playhouse. He is currently developing an original musical fairy tale.
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