Play It Cool at the Acorn Theater from 2 Sep - 8 Oct 2011

The hot jazz influenced musical Play It Cool, will be presented Off Broadway, opening at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre on 14 Sep 2011, following previews from 2 Sep. and closing on 8 Oct 2011.

Hollywood 1953, an underground nightclub whewhere everyone's got a secret. At Mary's Hideaway, it was a place for jazz and for the ambitious people who are finding the courage to be who they are. It is the noir time of the 50's, and the laws governing gay and lesbian clubs, produced every glance that had a double meaning and the words that were innuendo. Here everything had to be done to the strict code. These are some of the people who break the rules.

Play It Cool is conceived by Larry Dean Harris, with a book by Martin Casella and Larry Dean Harris, lyrics by Mark Winkler, music by Phillip Swann, with additional music by Jim Andron, Michael Cruz, Marilyn Harris, Emilio Palame, Larry Steelman.

Directed by Sharon Rosen, with choreography by Marc Kimelman, Play It Cool features Sally Mayes, Michael Buchanan, Chris Hoch, Robyn Hurder and Michael F. McGuirk.

The design team includes sets by Thomas A. Walsh, costumes by Therese Bruck, lighting by Deb Sullivan and sound by Carl Casella.