music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen / book by Hunter Bell / directed by Max Hunter
musical direction by Jason Weisinger / stage direction by Melissa Barry / lighting design by Victoria Bain
featuring:
Keri Rene Fuller (Cats, Waitress)
Josh Daniel (Book of Mormon)
Jennifer Apple (The Band's Visit)
Max Hunter (Artistic Director, The Bridge)
Jeff and Hunter (two struggling writers) hear about a new musical theatre festival, the submission deadline for which is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan and Heidi - and Larry on keyboard. [title of show] – taken from the space on the festival's application form which asks for the "[title of show]" – follows Hunter and Jeff and their friends on their journey through the gauntlet of creative self-expression. Above all, [title of show] is a love letter to the musical theatre – a uniquely American art form – and to the joy of collaboration.
The New York Times called the original Broadway production of [title of show] a “postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals” and “a zesty, sweet, Broadway-trivia-riddled musical about the anxiety and excitement of creating a zesty, sweet, Broadway-trivia-riddled musical about the anxiety and excitement of creating a. ...”
