Programs & Activities
The York produces nearly 200 musical theater performances each year, to a potential audience of over 37,000 theatregoers. The York also provides outreach services and activities throughout the year for various underserved populations, such as senior centers and student groups.
The Mainstage Series presents three or four full productions of new musicals by emerging and established authors. In recent years, all have been world, American, or New York premieres. Each production typically runs eights performances per week for six weeks. Some productions have transferred to commercial off-Broadway or Broadway runs, and many have received further productions in regional, stock, and university theatres. The York's productions have been regularly recognized with Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, OBIE, and Lucille Lortel nominations and awards. Numerous shows have been recorded as original cast albums. Directors, designers, cast, and musicians are drawn from among the best talent on and off-Broadway, whether established or new.
The Musicals in Mufti Series presents concert revival readings of underappreciated Broadway musicals for five 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 and Joseph Stein. The Developmental
Reading Series presents some 40 readings and workshops of new musicals by emerging and established authors throughout the year, free of charge to the public and the writers. These readings are a vital part of the writing process. Post-performance discussions are occasionally held with audiences. This series also serves as an incubator for shows to be considered for Mainstage production, thus serving the York's unique mission of taking new musicals through the complete development process to full production.
The Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre is presented by the York each year during its spring gala. Past recipients include Betty Comden and Adolph Green, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Jerry Herman, Tony Walton, Arthur Laurents, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, David Merrick, Harold Prince, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, and Charles Strouse.
The Internship Program invites promising university and high schools students to engage in a hands-on educational experience for ten to twenty hours per week. Students take on responsibilities in all facets of professional theatre: artistic, administrative, production, and marketing. If their school permits, students may receive academic credit. The Volunteer Program encourages adults to help York by getting involved in various ways: by serving on the York's audience services staff, or performing administrative tasks involving the artistic, development, and marketing departments. The York's audience development policy is to offer steeply discounted or free tickets to under-served audiences, such as seniors, students, hospices, and other non-profit groups. The student ticket program also helps create the next generation of theatergoers.
The Mainstage Series presents three or four full productions of new musicals by emerging and established authors. In recent years, all have been world, American, or New York premieres. Each production typically runs eights performances per week for six weeks. Some productions have transferred to commercial off-Broadway or Broadway runs, and many have received further productions in regional, stock, and university theatres. The York's productions have been regularly recognized with Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, OBIE, and Lucille Lortel nominations and awards. Numerous shows have been recorded as original cast albums. Directors, designers, cast, and musicians are drawn from among the best talent on and off-Broadway, whether established or new.
The Musicals in Mufti Series presents concert revival readings of underappreciated Broadway musicals for five 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 and Joseph Stein. The Developmental
Reading Series presents some 40 readings and workshops of new musicals by emerging and established authors throughout the year, free of charge to the public and the writers. These readings are a vital part of the writing process. Post-performance discussions are occasionally held with audiences. This series also serves as an incubator for shows to be considered for Mainstage production, thus serving the York's unique mission of taking new musicals through the complete development process to full production.
The Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre is presented by the York each year during its spring gala. Past recipients include Betty Comden and Adolph Green, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Jerry Herman, Tony Walton, Arthur Laurents, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, David Merrick, Harold Prince, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, and Charles Strouse.
The Internship Program invites promising university and high schools students to engage in a hands-on educational experience for ten to twenty hours per week. Students take on responsibilities in all facets of professional theatre: artistic, administrative, production, and marketing. If their school permits, students may receive academic credit. The Volunteer Program encourages adults to help York by getting involved in various ways: by serving on the York's audience services staff, or performing administrative tasks involving the artistic, development, and marketing departments. The York's audience development policy is to offer steeply discounted or free tickets to under-served audiences, such as seniors, students, hospices, and other non-profit groups. The student ticket program also helps create the next generation of theatergoers.
