Double Bill of Two Hilarious Musicals: GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON and DOES NOT COMPUTE at American Theatre of Actors

A double bill of two hilarious modern musicals rides into New York City with wild West hijinks and scifi heart, mashing up Gilbert & Sullivanstyle wit, classic musicaltheater melody, and contemporary questions about love, ego, and artificial intelligence. With book, music and lyrics by Brooke deRosa, Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon is set in a delightfully off-kilter version of the Old West. When a wide-eyed traveler named Chance rides into town looking for his lost love Hope, he discovers she's now working in a saloon—and spending a little too much time with the pompous Sheriff Sunday. Hijinks, harmonies, and high-stakes hilarity ensue as love, ego, and one not-so-OK showdown collide. With music by Brooke deRosa and lyrics by Kelsey Johnson, Does Not Compute is set in a near-future world where domestic robots are common, one overwhelmed couple orders two new helpers—only to find themselves in over their heads when the robots start asking big questions about love, purpose, and identity. As the humans struggle to teach their mechanical counterparts what it means to feel, the line between teacher and student begins to blur. Equal parts heartfelt and hilarious, Does Not Compute is a comic musical for the age of artificial emotion.

Cast members include Christopher Anderson-West, Nandani Sinha, Brooke deRosa, Jonathan Matthews, Phil Meyer, Spencer Allen, Skylar Gaines, Mark Thurner, Jessie Massoudi, Brooke Iva Lohman, Annalise Staudt, Patrick K Compton, and Natalie Vatcher.

Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2019 through Trial Run Productions, where it played to sold-out houses and received multiple accolades, including Pick of the Fringe, The Encore Producer’s Award, and The John Raitt Award for Best Music and Lyrics. A second, expanded production followed in 2023, again at the Hollywood Fringe, where it continued to charm audiences with its sharp wit and toe-tapping score. Does Not Compute was originally commissioned by Cowtown Opera Company in Calgary and later received its premiere production in 2023 in Los Angeles, helmed by MC Arts.

Four performances of both musicals will be staged together on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The evening’s runtime is two hours, plus one 15-minute intermission.