January 21 - February 8, 2026 GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! by Anthony King and Scott Brown Directed by SASHA BRÄTT Get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt! This wildly clever, high-energy musical spoof takes you on a joyfully absurd ride through one of history’s most unlikely Broadway pitches. Bud and Doug, a pair of aspiring playwrights, perform an audition for investors to fund their new, ill-advised project: a big, splashy musical about none other than the inventor of the printing press– Johann Gutenberg! Armed with hats, props, and unshakable enthusiasm, Bud and Doug perform every role in their crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them that elusive Broadway contract. It’s art, imitating life, imitating art! "This brilliant musical delivers guaranteed laughs!” -Entertainment Weekly ""You’ll leave thankful for musical theater!" - Daily Beast Performance Schedule Previews (January 21 & 22, 2026) Regular Performances (January 23 - February 8, 2026) Additional morning performances at 10:30am Thursday 01/29/26 Recommended age: Ages 12 and up.
Music direction by MILES MESSIER
Wednesday at 7:30pm
Thursday at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
Sunday at 2:00pm Talk Back with the cast following matinee performances
Tuesday at 2:00pm
Wednesday at 7:30pm
Thursday at 7:30pm
all seats $25 (plus $3.50 service charge)
Friday 02/06/26
Approximately 2 hours including one 15-minute intermission
Playhouse on Park is at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT.
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Disney's Fantasia
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THE FATHER
POWERHOUSE THEATRE IN WAVENY PARK (4/24 - 5/10) | |
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Riley Green at XFINITY Theatre
XFINITY Theatre (8/14 - 8/14) | |
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Death of a Salesman
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Cloud Tectonics
Brookfield Theatre (4/17 - 5/9) | |
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RUSH: Fifty Something
Mohegan Sun (11/1 - 11/1) | |
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (2/20 - 3/1) | |
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