This is the second in a series of roundups covering shows appearing in the New York Musical Theatre Festival , or NYMF . Every year I attend as many shows as I can and invariably see one or two that will rank among the best of the year, as well as discovering some new talented performers and behind the scenes artists I'll want to keep an eye on in future productions. Go to the NYMF website for more info on inexpensive tickets.
The real-life tragedy of street kids being gunned down (and no one really caring) is the starting off point for this Carnaval-set retelling of Oliver Twist. Pipio (Nicholas Daniel Gonzalez) is the lost child who witnesses that terrible crime and becomes a pawn between the drug lords who run the slums and the corrupt cops who need to sort of clean it up while getting their cut of the action. Pipio is taken under the wing of the ambitious Pantera (J. Manuel Sanchez) who quickly realizes the value of the boy and takes him immediately to the king of the hill. Pipio is tossed about, from Pantera to the drug lord to the pretty Neves (Tanesha Ross), the girlfriend of the drug lord who is desired by Pantera but takes a shine to the little boy long enough to be distracted from the only thing that matters in her life: shining at Carnaval. Deals and double dealing soon escalate, with drugs hidden on a float and Pipio traded back and forth as a chip in a high stakes game where the winner takes all. Will the boy find his long lost mother? He'll be lucky just to be alive in the morning.
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