The Musical of Musicals, the Musical! at Theater LaB Houston
Dates: 10/7/2016 - 10/23/2016
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3400 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-521-4533
Tickets: 3$34-$38
Running Time: 2 hours
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The Musical of Musicals, the Musical!
Music by Eric Rockwell
Lyrics by Joanne Bogart
Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
TLH stages one of its most successful productions, last produced 10 years ago. The Musical of Musicals, The Musical! is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago.
This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway.
"Witty! Refreshing! Juicily! Merciless!" - Michael Feingold, Village Voice
"A GIFT FROM THE MUSICAL THEATRE GODS!" - TalkinBroadway.com
"Real Wit, Real Charm! …it's GREAT FUN!" - The New York Times
"Funny, charming and refreshing! It hits its targets with sophisticated affection!"
- New York Magazine
Directed by Jimmy Phillips Musical Director Steven Jones
with Shelby Fisher, Haley Hussey, Joseph Reed & Ryan Smith
Music by Eric Rockwell
Lyrics by Joanne Bogart
Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
TLH stages one of its most successful productions, last produced 10 years ago. The Musical of Musicals, The Musical! is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago.
This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway.
"Witty! Refreshing! Juicily! Merciless!" - Michael Feingold, Village Voice
"A GIFT FROM THE MUSICAL THEATRE GODS!" - TalkinBroadway.com
"Real Wit, Real Charm! …it's GREAT FUN!" - The New York Times
"Funny, charming and refreshing! It hits its targets with sophisticated affection!"
- New York Magazine
Directed by Jimmy Phillips Musical Director Steven Jones
with Shelby Fisher, Haley Hussey, Joseph Reed & Ryan Smith
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