Directed by Daniel Knechtges with music direction by , performances are scheduled through Dec. 7.
The cast features Tony Award nominee as Alan Swann, as Benjy Stone, as K.C. Downing, as King Kaiser, as Alice Miller, as Herb Lee with , , , , , , and Thom Sesma.
My Favorite Year, with book by Joseph Dougherty, lyrics by and music by , is based on the motion picture by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg.
"After landing his dream job as a writer鈥檚 assistant on the 1954 season of the 'King Kaiser Comedy Hour,' young Benjy Stone finds himself pressed into service as a caretaker for guest star Alan Swann, a legendary swashbuckling movie star 鈥� and party animal," according to press notes. "Their adventures take them from the television studio to a wild night on the town in this new version of the show that includes changes to the structure and book as well as several new songs."
The creative team also includes (lighting) and Geoff Josselson (casting director). The production stage manager is Kimothy Cruse.
The York Theatre Company鈥檚 acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series presents "musical theatre gems, in a simply-staged, book-in-hand concert format." Mufti means 鈥渋n street clothes, without the trappings of a full production.鈥�
Tickets are priced at $45 and are available online at , by calling (212) 935-5820, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter鈥檚 (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
