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'Mufti' (pronounced MUFF' tee) means "in street clothes; without the usual trappings" and each show in the Series is presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. To date, the York has presented over 75 Mufti concert revivals of musical theatre gems from Broadway, Off-Broadway and London, celebrating great writers from the world of musical theatre. The Fall 2010 Series includes:
Coco
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by André Previn
Suggested by incidents from the life of Gabrielle ("Coco") Chanel
September 10-12, 2010
The glamour and excitement of Coco Chanel’s life and style take the stage in Coco. Offering an intriguing look at one of the fashion world's most celebrated icons,Coco explores a period in Chanel’s life that led to her legendary 1950s comeback (long before the Devil ever wore Prada.) Katherine Hepburn famously originated the title role on Broadway in 1969.
The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd
Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
October 1-3, 2010
Social norms and qualms are thrown out the window in The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd, a musical about 1960s London, where two gentlemen of different classes are always trying to get the best of each other and neither truly win. This comic musical premiered on Broadway in 1965 and includes the standards “Feeling Good” and “Who Can I Turn To?”
I Remember Mama
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Book by Thomas Meehan
Additional Lyrics by Raymond Jessel
Based on the play by John Van Druten
October 8-10, 2010
Journey back to turn-of-the-20th-century San Francisco and join the Hansen family, a tight-knit group of recent Norwegian immigrants, as they make their way through an unfamiliar time and place with a little bit of luck, some laughs and a lot of love. Inspired by Kathryn Forbes’ Mama's Bank Account, I Remember Mama was Richard Rodgers’ last Broadway musical.
I Love My Wife
Book and Lyrics by Michael Stewart
Music Composed and Arranged by Cy Coleman
October 22-24, 2010
I Love My Wife is a dynamic, irreverent look at relationships and marriage during the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Grappling with the rapidly shifting spirit of the time, two New Jersey couples consider merging their marriages in this hilarious hit musical from Broadway’s 1977 season.
