Broadway Beats a door to NYMF

Stephen Sondheim's original Little Red, Danielle Ferland joins High Fidelity's Emily Swallow and Jon Patrick Walker

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http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=20975 D'Abruzzo, Hart, Oscar, Shindle & More Join NYMF August 27, 2007 The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announces many of the performers who will be featuring in productions at this year's Festival. Featured in this list are a range of experienced Broadway talents, including a number of Tony Award-nominees. Some of the performers in NYMF 2007 shows include: • Amanda Watkins (Urinetown) in The Angle of the Sun • Q Lisa Asher, George Merrick (High Fidelity) & Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue) in Austentatious • Ann Morrison (Lovemusik) and Gerry McIntyre (Once on This I sland) in Bernice Bobs Her Mullet • Mary Stout (Beauty and the Beast) in The Boy in the Bathroom • Planet X Barry Pearl (Bye Bye Birdie) & Steve Luker (42nd Street) in The Brain From • Linda Hart (Hairspray) in Gemini the Musical • Shyer ( Marla Schaffel (Jane Eyre), Meredith Patterson (42nd Street), ChristopherMamma Mia!), James Stovall (Ragtime) & Tom Deckman ( Spamalot) in Going Down Swingin' • You're the One That I Want") in Jordan Gelber (Avenue Q), David Rossmer (Don't Quit Your Night Job co-creator) & Juliana Hansen ("Grease:I See London… • Danielle Ferland (A Year With Frog & Toad, Original Into the Woods) Emily Swallow & Jon Patrick Walker (both of High Fidelity) in Like Love • Egypt Jenny O'Hara ("The King of Queens"), Lee Wilkof (Kis s Me Kate) and Gregg Henry ("Gilmore Girls") in Little • Nancy Anderson (Wonderful Town) and Christiane Noll (Jekyll & Hyde) in The Piper • Lea Delaria (On the Town), Ruben Flores & Eric Michael Gillett (The Frogs) in Roller Derby • Holmes William Ryall (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas) & Laura Shoop (Fiddler on the Roof) in Sherlock • Brad Oscar (The Producers), Liz Larsen (Hairspray) and Lynn Wintersteller (A Grand Night for Singing) in Such Good Friends • Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde) and Megan Lawrence (The Pajama Game) in Sympathy Jones • Austin Miller and Kate Rockwell (both of "Grease: You're the One That I Want") in Tully • Jason Tam (A Chorus Line) in The Yellow Wood Shows are continuing to cast, and more performers will be announced in the future. Until September 1, NYMF members are exclusively able to book tickets; memberships are available for as little as $60. The New York Musical Theatre Festival is the enormously popular three-week celebration that features the works of the newest generation of musical theatre writers. One of the fastest-growing theatre festivals in the country today, the New York Musical Theatre Festival has, in three short years, presented a total of 99 new musicals, many of which have gone on to subsequent productions at Off-Broadway and regional theatres around the country. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. Photo: Linda Lenzi) Stephanie D'Abruzzo is just one of the many Broadway performers to appear in NYMF 2007 (by