Kelly Devine directs and choreographs the NYMF production that has book, music and lyrics by Mark Noonan and Nick Oddy. Performances continue through Oct. 10.

Reichard (Jersey Boys, Radiant Baby), Burgess (Guys and Dolls, Little Mermaid) and Sikora (Curtains, Wicked) lead a cast that also features Steven Hauck (Irena's Vow), Joe Coots (The Full Monty), Cedric Leiba Jr. (Rent), Brian Gallagher, Kevin Michael Murphy (Max and the Truffle Pig), Tony Daussat (Awesome 80's Prom), Noah Aberlin (The Wizard of Oz), Candi Boyd, John Jeffrey Martin (Good Vibrations), Natalie Newman (Flyer), Tiffany Sudol (Mamma Mia!), Lara Janine (Rock of Ages) and Christopher Spaulding (Curtains).

The Happy Embalmer, according to NYMF, "is a boy meets girl love story…except the girl happens to be dead. Edward Nando (Reichard) is a lonely embalmer with an extraordinary talent. But when his long lost love Emily (Sikora) crosses his table something awakens in Edward - and before you can say reincarnation, dead bodies start returning to life. Now everyone wants a piece of Ed: a mad Texan funeral home mogul, a groovy Russian scientist, and a Dalai Lama (Burgess) hell-bent on world domination. Can Edward figure out how to win the girl, save the family funeral home, and ultimately become The Happy Embalmer? Death never looked so damn Great!"

The NYMF run has a design team including Jo Winiarski (scenic design), Paul Carey (costume design), Jason Lyons (lighting design), Walter Trarbach (sound design), Austin Switser (multimedia design) and Christopher Ford (prop design). Sonny Paladino serves as musical director.