Walking out of the theater having just seen Primo, I was assaulted by an eager young thing handing out sample CDs for In My Life, a new musical.

"The producers are the same as for Primo, and they thought this would be a good promotion". Well if you put it that way -- I'll take one thank you very much!

I had actually already read the posters in the lobby, which describes the story as "a musician with Tourette's syndrome and a journalist with obsessive compulsive disorder meet at a grocery store".

Well the possibilities for lyrics alone were mind bending!

So I raced home and popped in the 3-song CD. All songs are by Joseph Brooks (he of "You Light Up My Life" fame).

1. In My Life;
2. I am My Mother's Son; and
3. Life Turns On a Dime.

No sign of Tourette's or OCD. Pretty straightforward pop songs (and did I hear a little country?).

Here's more on this musical from this article from Broadwayworld.com:

Jessica Boevers and Christopher J. Hanke have been announced as the stars of Joseph Brooks' upcoming romantic musical In My Life; the show will open on October 20th at the Music Box Theatre after beginning previews on September 27th.

In addition to writing the music and lyrics, Brooks (the song "You Light Up My Life," Metropolis: The Musical) will also helm the show, which tells how "a musician with Tourette's syndrome and a journalist with obsessive compulsive disorder meet cute at a grocery store -- with some help from above -- and begin an unlikely romance that proves that life's greatest affliction is the one they share -- true love." Roberta Gumbel (Show Boat) and Chiara Navarra have also been cast in the show.

The multi-talented Boevers, who has appeared in many regional shows since her last Broadway appearance in Oklahoma! (as Ado Annie), has also performed on Broadway in Rent, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Les Miserables. Her off-Broadway credits include The IT Girl, and she directed Eve Ensler's Necesarry Targets at Illinois' Apple Tree Theatre. Hanke's off-Broadway credits include Fame, and he has performed in tours of Big River, Fame and The Full Monty in addition to regional stagings of Baby, Damn Yankees and Songs for a New World.

In My Life's design team comprises set designer Allen Moyer (Twelve Angry Men, Reckless, The Man Who Had All the Luck), costume designer Catherine Zuber (2005 Tony Award winner for The Light in the Piazza, Dinner at Eight, Twelfth Night), and lighting designer Christopher Akerlind (also a 2005 Tony Winner for The Light in the Piazza, Belle Epoque, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife). In My Life's choreographer is Richard Stafford (Aspects of Love).

Tickets, which range from $26.25 to $101.25, may be purchased by phoning 212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250.

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