AMERICAN POP ANTHOLOGY ANNOUNCES A NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION

“BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY”
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
TONY AWARD-NOMINEE
FLOYD MUTRUX
AND
CHOREOGRAPHED BY BIRGITTE MUTRUX

VINCENT SPANO ARIELLE JACOBS
GENO HENDERSON AND CRYSTAL STARR KNIGHTON
TO STAR

PERFORMANCES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
AT THE COAST PLAYHOUSE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD

LOS ANGELES, CA (June 26, 2012) – American Pop Anthology (Floyd Mutrux & 
Birgitte Mutrux), in association with Scott Prisand (Broadway’s Rock of Ages), 
announced today that they will present the new musical production BOY FROM NEW 
YORK CITY written and directed by Tony Award-nominee Floyd Mutrux (Broadway’s 
Million Dollar Quartet and Baby It’s You!) and choreographed by Birgitte Mutrux 
(Broadway’s Baby It’s You!).  Performances begin September 20, 2012 for an 
eight-week run at The Coast Playhouse (8325 Santa Monica Boulevard) in West 
Hollywood.  

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY will star Vincent Spano (Rumble Fish) as George Goldner, 
Arielle Jacobs (Broadway’s In the Heights) as Reina, Geno Henderson (Broadway’s 
Baby It’s You!) Tommy Edwards/and others and Crystal Starr Knighton (Broadway’s 
Baby It’s You!) as LaVern Baker.  The new musical tells the story of the king 
and queen of New York rock ‘n’ roll from 1955-1965 – George Goldner (Vincent 
Spano), the most characteristic figure in the Golden Era of street corner do-wop 
and his great love affair with a Puerto Rican dancer named Reina (Arielle 
Jacobs), whom he met when she was a hat check girl at the Palladium.   The 
production will feature rock ‘n’ roll favorites like “Why Do Fools Fall in 
Love,” “Tears on My Pillow,” “Barbara Ann,” “Little Darlin,” “Save the Last 
Dance for Me,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” “It’s All in the Game of Love” and 
others. 

“The most memorable quote that I ever heard about George Goldner came from his 
protégé Artie Ripp, who later produced Billy Joel’s first solo album.  Artie 
said, ‘George had the mind of Einstein and the ears of a teenager,” said Floyd 
Mutrux, writer/director of BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY and co-head of American Pop 
Anthology.  “George’s rock ‘n’ roll bio is exactly what Birgitte and I are 
looking for when creating musicals – people who have made the music that changed 
the culture of our country, these are the stories that American Pop Anthology 
will produce.”

Birgitte Mutrux, choreographer of BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY and co-head of American 
Pop Anthology added, “It feels wonderful to be back with our third show BOY FROM 
NEW YORK CITY.  There’s a very good reason why American Pop is based here in Los 
Angeles, it’s the perfect place to create – Million Dollar Quartet and Baby It’s 
You! also had their start here. To my mind, Los Angeles has a cheerful 
disposition, which allows for great collaboration.”

"Working with Floyd is like being on an amusement park ride – you're spinning on 
a 45 RPM record – you not only get the sounds of the era, you also get the 
history and the personalities of rock ‘n’ roll – and rock ‘n’ roll has never 
left the soul of America,” said BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY producer Scott Prisand.  
“American Pop Anthology is like the master conductor of that era and I'm 
thrilled to combine our worlds."

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY is presented by American Pop Anthology in association 
with Scott Prisand.  The new musical is written and directed by Floyd Mutrux and 
choreographed by Birgitte Mutrux.  Joining the creative team is Joel Scott (Baby 
It’s You!) as Musical Director.  Bruce Bendell serves as Executive Producer.

Full casting and the design team along with ticket information will be announced 
at a later date.

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