'The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde' at the Theatre at St. Clements

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Rusty Butter Knife Productions present The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde, a musical comedy, at the Theatre at St. Clements from the 14 - 25 Sep 2005. Part of the Second New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde uses contemporary line dancing and the Nashville sound to recount the story of that famous duo - Bonnie and Clyde! Bonnie breaks Clyde out of prison and together they break the country out of the monotony of the Great Depression!

The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde has music by Dana P. Rowe with book & lyrics by Michael Aman and Oscar E. Moore.

Directed by Michael Bush and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the musical stars country music recording artist Sherri� Austin (Streets of Heaven) as Bonnie and Deven May (from the Off-Broadway hit Bat Boy) as Clyde.

The remainder of the cast to be announced shortly.

The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde is designed by the following: Anna Louizos is the set consultant, Daniel Cole is the costume consultant, Traci Klainer is the lighting designer and Mike Farfalla is the sound designer.

Rusty Butter Knife Productions (Producer) is a recently formed production company devoted to the development of new work. This co-production of The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde with NYMTF is their inaugural project.

Dedicated to discovering new work and new artists, The New York Musical Theatre Festival celebrates the diversity, creativity, and future of musical theatre. NYMF is a flagship program of the National Music Theater Network, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and is America�s largest annual musical theatre event.

Biographies:

Sherri� Austin (Bonnie). One of country music�s rising stars, Sherri� is making her New York stage debut with this production. Born in Sydney, Australia, Sherrie began performing at 13 and by age 15, she was touring with Johnny Cash. At 17, she moved to the States to join the cast of the NBC sitcom The Facts Of Life as Pippa McKenna. After appearing in films such as Call From Space, Exile, Shadows Of The Heart and An American Summer, she moved to Nashville to return to her country music roots. She released her first solo album, Words, in 1997. Her other albums include Love In The Real World, Followin' A Feelin' and Streets of Heaven. Her hit country music singles include Lucky in Love, One Solitary Tear, Never Been Kissed, Jolene and Streets of Heaven.

Deven May (Clyde) appeared Off-Broadway in the title role of Bat Boy, earning a Theatre World Award for Outstanding New York Debut. He originated that role with the Actors' Gang in L.A. where he won the 1998 Ovation Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, and also revived the part last year in the U.K. productions at The West Yorkshire Playhouse and The Shaftesbury. His other stage credits include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Goodspeed), Camelot and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Television: Oz, Days of Our Lives.

Dana P. Rowe (Composer/Musical Director) is an internationally recognized composer of musicals, incidental music and songs. Mr. Rowe composed The Witches of Eastwick, which had productions in London, Moscow, Tokyo and Melbourne. His other credits include Zombie Prom, which had productions Off-Broadway and in Germany, as well as a film version, featuring RuPaul, which is currently in production. Mr. Rowe also received an Olivier Award Nomination for The Fix, which was directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes at London's Donmar Warehouse.

Michael Aman (Co-Author Book and Lyrics). In addition to co-authoring The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, Michael co-wrote the book for Let Me Sing! A Musical Evolution with Michael Bush (George Street Playhouse; Charlotte Repertory Theatre) which starred Andre de Shields, Marla Schaffel, Randy Skinner, Gretha Boston, and Stephanie J. Block. His musical Masada (with Oscar E. Moore; music by Benjamin Rosenbluth) was performed at the York Theatre. He also writes country songs � having written with Dana P. Rowe, Sherri� Austin and Miles Aubrey.

Oscar E. Moore (Co-Author Book and Lyrics). A graduate of Hofstra University and member of the Dramatists Guild, Oscar�s comedy A Royal Mess (a.k.a. The King�s Mare) had its world premiere at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, being nominated for three Carbonell awards. With Michael Aman, he has written Stonewall, Unwanted: The Very Ugly Duckling, Trish at 10:00, Masada, and Antigone: a musical comedy tragedy in addition to The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.

Michael Bush (Director) is currently the director of artistic production for the Manhattan Theatre Club. He has been associated with MTC for almost 25 years and served as its associate artistic director from 1990-2002. He left MTC in 2002 and served as the producing artistic director of Charlotte Repertory Theatre thru 2004, after which he returned to MTC. During his time at MTC, he has helped artistically guide more than 150 new plays and musicals including Love! Valour! Compassion!, Proof, Doubt, The Tale of the Allergist�s Wife, Sight Unseen, The Wild Party, Sylvia, Brooklyn Boy and A Class Act. Michael is also the Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2005 Cabaret and Performance Conference. His recent directing projects include the 20th Anniversary production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and the world premieres Let Me Sing, A Musical Evolution, for which he co-wrote the book with Michael Aman and All the People, All of the Time. In 2006, Michael is scheduled to direct Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa�s Based on a Totally True Story at MTC.

Randy Skinner (Choreographer). Shows include: 42nd Street, State Fair, Ain�t Broadway Grand , After the Night and the Music, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Do Re Mi (City Center Encores!), Lone Star Love, Hello Dolly (with Nell Carter), Pal Joey (with Dixie Carter, Elaine Stritch), Strike Up the Band (with Tom Bosley), Puttin� On the Ritz (Kennedy Center), Lucky in the Rain (Goodspeed Opera), 2001 Tony Awards telecast (opening number). He has received the LA Drama Critics, LA Dramalogue, Bay Area Critics, Connecticut Critics, and Cleveland Times Theatre Awards.