The 12:30 PM chat at the intimate theatre on West 54th Street will be hosted by drama critic David Finkle. Finn is expected to discuss his newest musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, as well as his Falsettos trilogy: In Trousers, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland.
Spelling Bee begins previews at the Second Stage Theater Jan. 11. A pair of tickets to the new Finn musical will be raffled to an audience member during the afternoon. Finn is also the composer of Elegies: A Song Cycle, Romance and Hard Times, A New Brain and The Royal Family.
The Ars Nova Theater is located in Manhattan at 511 West 54th Street, west of Tenth Avenue. Tickets, priced $10 (in advance) and $12 (at the door), are available by calling (212) 868-4444 or by visiting www.smarttix.com.