http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG The New Musical Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:43:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night was the best way we could have finally ended this fantastic run. With most of the cast and crew gathered together at Fringe Central, and after applauding along with all the other awards for all the other fantastic shows, the final award of the night “Overall Excellence - ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050829/44/ ATTENTION ON DECK! FLEET WEEK: The Musical HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ONE MORE PERFORMANCE AT THE LORTEL AS PART OF FRINGENYC! Woo-hoo! And, what’s more, it’s in in a time slot that you neither have to miss work or screw up your sleep patterns to see! Saturday, August 27th at 12PM Noon. ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050825/43/ …and they’re really good! We got two out-n-out RAVES! Here’s my favorite: Rhys Southan, bless ‘im, raves in the New York Sun: The Biggest Crowd-Pleaser of the Festival New York International Fringe Festival BY RHYS SOUTHAN August 23, 2005 “Fleet Week: The Musical” might be the biggest crowd-pleaser at this year’s Fringe. This campy production bills itself ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050823/41/ What a great weekend for FLEET WEEK! We sold out all three shows at the Lortel. Even better, we had really great responses from audiences, both during the show and choking the sidewalk–and at times, Christopher Street–afterwards. There was even an autograph-seeker! Thanks to all who made this weekend so special: the ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050822/40/ HX gives us a great preview, and The New York Blade puts us at the top of the list And Gay City News gives us our best quote yet. Last, but certainly not least is this absorbing read in the New York Sun that prominently features our Dear Writers. http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050815/39/ Our friends at the wonderful new play OUT OF BODY AND OUT OF MIND have been running weekly podcasts about their show. It’s horribly funny, and so are the podcasts. They have now branched out from audio essays by the characters in their play and interviews with other characters, to ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050815/38/ Ahoy, Sailors, We’ve sold out the Lortel for opening night! And we’re zeroing in on a cast party spot for every ticket holder! More exciting news: We are mentioned not only first, but twice, in the New York Magazine FringeNYC roundup. Oh, yeah, we hope everyone had a nice Coast Guard Day ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050808/32/ So, we had a great opening weekend. Thanks to you guys, and other supporters, friends and family who responded to our PR Stunt invite, we are one of the best-selling shows at the Fringe this year! (It looks like we are the second-best selling musical, but we haven’t seen ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050801/31/ Hey, guys, If you missed last night’s deadline, don’t forget to buy tickets by Monday at midnight (see the PR stunt post below). In the meantime, enjoy reading the misadventures of another PR stunt we pulled. In this case, the misadventure may get better press than the original ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050731/29/ We’ve got a big favor to ask you, oh you big blog audience out there. We’ve got a publicity stunt we want to try. Yes, we’d like you to come see the play, but that’s not the favor. This past Monday we had our first readthrough and it was FANTASTIC. Before I ... http://www.fleetweekthemusical.com/BLOG/20050730/23/