Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. at Tryon Fine Arts Center, join some of the most experienced musical improvisers in the United States as they create an entire musical comedy on the spot. Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, sponsored by Millard and Company, is the opening show of Tryon Fine Arts Center’s 2013-14 Main Stage Season.

To celebrate this occasion and to provide material for the show itself, TFAC will offer hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar starting at 7 p.m. During this pre-show party, audience members can submit original song titles, some of which will be chosen at random for the actors to improvise in front of a live audience and one of which will be expanded into a “full” musical comedy in the second half of the show.

With audience input used to generate every aspect of the show, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical promises a comedy inspired not only by the audience, but by Tryon itself. The seasoned performers, four actors, an emcee and a pianist, collectively have 20,000 performances under their belt.

Company member Robert Z Grant will offer a 90-minute class in improvisational theater for actors high school aged and up. The number of participants in this class is limited and those interested are asked to register in advance.

Tryon Fine Arts Center is a nonprofit organization that operates and programs a 300-seat performance venue and 150-seat amphitheater for music, theatre, dance and lectures for a wide variety of audiences. Tickets for the season opener, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical are available online or at the Box Office. Tryon Fine Arts Center is open Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.

– article submitted by Marianne Carruth