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Gary Morgenstein

GARY MORGENSTEIN

  
Nationality:    USA
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My novels include "Jesse's Girl," "Loving Rabbi Thalia Kleinman," "The Man Who Wanted to Play Center Field for the New York Yankees," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and the relationship non-fiction book "How to Find a Woman...Or Not." My day I'm Director, Communications, for the Syfy Channel.

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below is a list of Gary Morgenstein's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Anthem, The         Mad Mel and the Marradians         Ponzi Man         Right On Target         Tomato Can't Grow in the Bronx, A

Anthem, The

Synopsis:
from the1937 futuristic novella about a world in which people are organized into something called The Grid, where individuality is eschewed for "the common good." That is, by all but a more thoughtful fellow named Prometheus and a group of anti-Grid rebels out to to topple the regime.

Notes:
book by Gary Morgenstein; lyrics by Erik Ransom; music by Jonnie Rockwell. The Anthem is a radical new musical based on Ayn Rand's classic novella.

1st Produced:
Lynn Redgrave Theatre, NY    29 May 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
sci fi musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Mad Mel and the Marradians

Synopsis:
A science fiction political comedy about the Marradians, whose enslavement of the human race can only be stopped by -- a writer!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
12th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York    Jul 2011

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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/mad-mel-and-the-marradians   -

Music:
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Genre:
sci fi comedy 85 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ponzi Man

Synopsis:
A fair-haired son, entrusted with the family business, brings them to financial and emotional ruin through a Ponzi scheme.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Woman Seeking. . ., as part of the New York International Fringe Festival

1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/ponzi-man   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama 105 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Right On Target

Synopsis:
For the 2012 election season, a politically charged bipartisan, biracial romantic comedy about a conservative African-American man and his liberal Jewish wife. Can their relationship survive the insanity of life, love and conflicting ambitions inside the Washington Beltway?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Venue #12: Cherry Lane Theatre, Fringe NYC, Ny    11 Aug 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/right-on-target   -

Music:
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Genre:
1h 40m Comedy Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Tomato Can't Grow in the Bronx, A

Synopsis:
This is a poignant Drama about a dysfunctional, blue-collar Bronx Jewish family languishing under the thumb of a patriarch, who employs emotional tyranny over his fragile middle-aged daughter to keep them in line. Her dreamy-eyed husband dares to assert himself by buying a home in the Long Island suburbs. His unlikely ally is his teenage son, who challenges his grandFather in an ultimate generational battle of wits and will.
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1st Produced:
Producers Club
358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036    22 Sep 2010

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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