Mothman: A Romance Musical at Belly Button, Cowgate, Underbelly

Mothman: A Romance Musical is a collaborative debut from alternative comedians Alex Franklin and Nikola McMurtrie, set in a world where a super soldier experiment goes awry and a moth mutates into a Mothman. The story follows a trio of monster-hunting friends stumbling through the woods of West Virginia into a chaotic web of forbidden cryptid romance, betrayal, cannibalism, and a Wisdom Tree. The show lovingly skewers classic B-movie tropes while exploring themes of identity, sexuality, and self-acceptance through absurdist humor and catchy musical numbers. It is written and performed by Alex Franklin and Nikola McMurtrie, also featuring Alex Prescot and Hudson Hughes.