Lin Manuel Miranda's 21 CHUMP STREET Musical to Be Staged in Melbourne
Based on the real-life story of 'Operation D Minus' as reported on acclaimed NPR radio show This American Life, the musical premiered in a live broadcast held at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music on June 7, 2014.
A cautionary tale of high-school love, much of the content is quoted verbatim from taped interviews and infused with Lin-Manuel Miranda's (Hamilton, In The Heights) unique wit and distinct music-styling. 21 Chump Street explores the moral ambiguity between a strict war on drugs and the unexpected realities of its enforcement.
Facing peer-pressure, undercover police officers, and prom, Justin LaBoy learns all too quickly how one mistake in the name of love can plunge a life into ruin. Torn between two conflicting stories, 21 Chump Street begs the question of just who and what we can believe.
21 Chump Street will be staged as a unique double bill, alongside Adam Gwon's heartfelt and insightful look at life in modern-day New York, Ordinary Days, directed by Tyran Parke. Early bird tickets are available for just $50 until Friday 11 May.
CHUMP DAYS - An unmissable double bill, Chapel Off Chapel 8 - 18 June.
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Saplings - Art Centre Melbourne The Show Room (7/31-8/01) |
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PAW Patrol™ Live! "Race to the Rescue" Margaret Court Arena (8/22-8/23) |
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Dance Palace Luna Park (8/20-9/12) |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo''s Nest - Preview Athenaeum Theatre One (11/13-11/15) |
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The Music and Life of Barbra Streisand starring Melinda Schneider Hamer Hall (8/07-8/07) |
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Cut Chilli by Chenturan Aran Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre (8/12-8/23) |
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Play In A Day: Volpone, Or, The Fox The University of Melbourne (11/18-11/18) |
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Menopause The Musical Athenaeum Theatre One (9/02-9/06) |
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PAW Patrol™ Live! "Race to the Rescue" MyState Bank Arena (7/25-7/25) |
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Steel Magnolias The Athenaeum (7/23-8/09) |