BALLS: The Monster-Catchin' Musical Comédy at Caveat

A wild musical appears! After a buzzy crowdfund campaign, featured on NintendoLife and Kickstarter’s “Projects We Love”, “BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy” will stage its first live performances at CAVEAT NYC, the acclaimed Lower East Side comedy venue that “champions nerdy, funny art – and sells cheap drinks.” 

Nintendo Life describes “BALLS” as “a musical comedy about P-o-k-é-m-o-n *monster-catchin'*. Apologies for the slip up there.” It’s an action-packed immersive satire that follows a neurotic NPC Professor and his piece-of-s**t grandson (your rival) as they battle the morality of catchin’ Collectabuddies to save the game they helped create. This one-of-a-kind interactive extravaganza overflows with 8-bit bops, and improvised battles - and it’s different every night! So grab your empty backpack, and say bye to your mom: a world of dreams and adorable violence awaits!

Created by Brandon Zelman (“Who’s that Pokémon? Podcast”, “Cat in the Hat Podcast”) and Harrison Bryan (“A Hanukkah Carol, or GELT TRIP! The Musical”, “NY Innovative Theatre Award” Winner), “BALLS” features new music by an Elite Team of award-winning composers spanning Broadway, Hollywood, The West End, and TikTok, with an evocative score built around nostalgia. Composers include: Lena Gabrielle (“Six”, “Emojiland”), Pippa Cleary (“My Son’s a Queer”, ”The Great British Bake Off Musical”), Joriah Kwamé (“Little Miss Perfect”), Aaron Kenny (“The Little Mermaid”, “A Hanukkah Carol”), and Grace Yurchuk (“Caesar: The Musical”). Additional Music by Matthew Ryan Hunter (“NBC”) with Orchestrations, Arrangements, and Music Supervision by Lena Gabrielle.

• “...from beginning to end: every performance is a new adventure.”

  • Broadway World

• “This show wears its Pokémon inspiration proud on its sleeve… a proper laugh-fest”

  • Nintendo Life

• “Turn your hat sideways and make your pets fight in this hilarious… unique interactive experience.”

  • Games Press

• “I cannot wait to see this musical”

  • “Video Game Journalist”

“BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy” is a musical written by Brandon Zelman and Harrison Bryan as a transformative work under US Fair Use laws. “BALLS” is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by any brand, organization, franchise, underground cock fighting ring, or person, living or dead.