The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!
Imagine a musical made up of 5 stories, each with the same plot but written and performed in the style of 5 different famous Broadway composers—Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Kander and Ebb. That’s The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!, an outrageous and hilarious spoof that is actually five musicals in one!
Produced at Center REP, Walnut Creek, CA
Music: Eric Rockwell
Lyrics: Joanne Bogart
Book: Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart
Musical Direction: Brandon Adams
Director/Choreographer: Mindy Cooper
Winner of 7 Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards and 1 Shellie Award.
Reviews and Articles:
"Director Mindy Cooper has imbued the production with a frothy lightness and zippy pace needed to make any musical work . . ."
— Contra Costa Times
"Besides the material itself, Center REP's production owes much of its success to director-choreographer Mindy Cooper . . ."
— Aisle Say
"Brava to Mindy Cooper who not only directs this rapid paced show but choreographs as well."
"It’s wild, it’s inventive. It’s everything you’ve ever dreamed. . . . Mindy Cooper directs with ferocity."
"We laughed all day long in rehearsals. This was a dream cast and also a wonderful team of collaborators. I couldn't wait to get to work to see what we would come up with, and then couldn't wait to show it to the team."
— Mindy Cooper Interview
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