Pageant Pending at Westport Playhouse

Welcome to America’s Most Wanted, the biggest pageant event in all 50 states! The lights are blinding, the competition is cutthroat, and the interview questions must be answered in twenty seconds or less. Dreams, schemes, and ripped seams are all exposed under a merciless spotlight in this new musical comedy about a series of sash decisions! Join us for Pageant Pending and discover what has made the annual Triangle Show one of Princeton’s favorite town/gown traditions for over 130 years!

For 134 years, Princeton’s Famous Triangle Show has entertained audiences as the nation’s oldest touring collegiate musical comedy troupe. Based at McCarter Theatre, “the House that Triangle Built,” in Princeton, NJ, Triangle creates an original mainstage musical every year written, conceived of, and performed by students, directed and choreographed by professionals. The Club boasts a rich history and long list of distinguished alumni including F. Scott Fitzgerald, class of 1917, Jimmy Stewart ‘32, Brooke Shields ‘87, Peter Mills ‘95. Ellie Kemper ‘02 and Catherine Cohen ‘13. This year’s members include over 100 students – writers, composers, marketers, technicians and performers – who come from diverse backgrounds and academic interests but have a shared passion for original musical comedy.