The NYMF thing is a very long story that began last February when I was contacted by a person who told me he'd read the LA Times review and heard the CD and loved it. This person alleged that he was a "producer." We looked him up on the Internet and found he did have something to do with two shows at NYMF last year, although I don't think it was as a producer. But, I sent him the script, and he loved it and said he was in and wanted to be involved. I told him right then to submit it to NYMF and he told me he would.
Over the months I had few e-mails from him, some initiated by my queries, and a couple that emanated from him first. His story changed a couple of times about WHEN he'd sent it to NYMF and it came to light he was in charge of merchandising for the Altar Boyz tour (read, he sold souvenirs). I began to get a bad feeling about this yokel, and I asked Merrill Grant to send her friend at NYMF a CD and I asked elmore if he could find out anything. But that was rather late in the game, and it was all very annoying to me.
I called Merrill last week to see if she could find out if they'd actually ever heard the CD, even though I pretty much knew too much time had gone by. She got an e-mail from the head of NYMF implying they hadn't, and that the timing was good as a show had just fallen out. I overnighted them a script and CD and reviews (we all know THAT story) and got an e-mail yesterday saying that people had liked it and asking if I was prepared to say yes.
I told them that I was prepared to say yes as long as I knew the details. I've known all along that we would have to fund the production, and we'll have to deal with that immediately if it works out. The dates they gave me are all okay, but I'm waiting to hear which venue it is (it has to work for the show or there's no point in doing it) exactly how much we have to raise, what we have to pay the actors and musicians, etc. As soon as I have those details, then I have to have a few conversations, then I can give them an answer. It would be great to do it, of course. I'm supposed to have a phoner today, and hopefully that will happen and I can get the skinny or, at the very least, the fat.
Again, if it were to happen, there would be much work to do very quickly, including having to cast the show with mostly NY people, save for a handful of our LA folks. And just as importantly, I'd have to find a NY musical director instantly, book the band, and most important of all, find either a general manager or a producer who will oversee everything.
