Farcical old-fashioned musical comedy where cabaret meets covert operations premieres.
September 14 - November 23, 2025 at Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
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Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, just around the corner from Lincoln Center, will host the Off-Broadway premiere of NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY!, a farcical new musical comedy that blends espionage with the irresistible charm of classic musical theater. Written by David Rackoff, produced by Zane Michael, directed by Rosie Corr and David Rackoff, and choreographed by Rosie Corr, performances begin September 14th, 2025.
Packed with spy antics and secret identities, NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY! is set in an Off-Broadway cabaret theater. It follows Milo, a schlubby lighting booth guy with big dreams of stepping into the spotlight, and his best friend Annabelle. Their Broadway aspirations are upended when two spies arrive on the scene, each hiding from the other while posing as cabaret singers. As secrets unravel and covert operations collide, Milo navigates the chaos and might just save the world while performing on that glorious, tiny stage.
Equal parts farce and love letter to musical theater, NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY! is built on “old- fashioned” musical craftsmanship with tunes you will be humming all the way home. Think Closer Than Ever meets The Music Man, but with spies, chases, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance. “It’s a show about musical theater nerds, by musical theater nerds, for musical heater nerds,” says writer David Rackoff. “It’s about the love of the art form and the triumph of the underdog, two things that make theater a magical experience.”
NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY! stars Tyler Tanner*, Mychal Phillips* (Anything Goes directed by Kathleen Marshall), Marek Zurowski* (Tony in West Side Story directed by Lonny Price) and Josey Miller* with a production team that includes Joseph Ivan (musical director), Laney Schwantes (assistant stage manager), and Siena Yusi (stage manager).
NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY! runs September 14 - November 23, Sundays at 7:00 PM. Runtime is 2 hours, 10 minutes including a 15-minute intermission. Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater is located at 10 West 64th Street at Central Park West, New York, NY 10023. For tickets and info visit www.nothinglikebroadway.com
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David Rackoff wrote the lyrics for 7 original songs in the feature film I Am Bad (written and directed by Rackoff, with a score by Harry Gregson-Williams, the BAFTA-winning composer of Shrek and the Narnia movies). The film won Best Original Music at Chicago's Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival and Best Horror Film at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, and starred NCIS's Pauley Perrette, Taylor Dayne, and Tony Award Winner for Rent Wilson Jermaine Heredia. David wrote and directed the play The Chase Lounge, which Backstage West called “a delightfully crafty… one-person Noises Off”, and LA Weekly called “side-splitting”. In 2013, he wrote the lyrics for, and directed, the full-length stage musical Gilbert & Sullivan's Pulp Fiction (starring LA Drama Critics Circle winner Heidi Sulzman).
Rosie Corr’s credits include Assistant Director both in NYC and regionally collaborating with Warren Carlyle on Harmony on Broadway, and with Marcia Milgrom Dodge on On Your Feet (Riverside Theatre) and Waitress (Olney Theatre). As a director, her recent work includes Mere Waters (SheNYC), Kittens (Hollywood Fringe), Goddess of the Hunt (Fresh Fruit Festival), and All the World Wondered (NYTF and STLFringe). She is the recipient of an SDCF Directing Fellowship and Associate Member of the SDC.