THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL!

Music, book and lyrics by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell.

Director/Music Director: Lyle Corrigan/Carol Salamone

July 11-13, 19, 25-26, 7 pm
July 18, 20, 2 pm.
July 14, 27, 4 pm.

Theatre on the Ridge presents a satire of musical theatre – five one-act musicals, all with variations on the same characters and plot, inspired by the titans of musical theatre: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the team of Kander & Ebb.

Running Time is approximately 2 hours, including a fifteen-minute intermission.

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There’s no denying the popularity of musicals. And musicals adapted from previous works (like books and movies) are the cream of the popularity crop. In the past 30 years, 83% of the Tony Award winners for Best Musical were adaptations. Would it not stand to reason, then, that the ultimate musical would be an adaptation of . . . other musicals? Enter The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), a clever show made up of five one-act musicals, all with variations on the same characters and plot, but each walking the fine line between homage and parody, inspired by the titans of musical theatre: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the team of Kander & Ebb. Theatre on the Ridge is excited to be presenting this fun musical production as a part of its summer festival.

                                    – Paul Love

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CAST

Laura Murphy