In 1450 Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press.
In 2008, Bud and Doug wrote a show about it.
No, not just a show….a big, splashy musical spectacular. Now they just need ten million dollars or so to put it on….In this two-man musical spoof, Bud and Doug perform a backer’s audition for their new project…for us, the audience. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their silly historical epic – with the hope that one of the big Broadway producers in attendance will give them a Broadway contract.
“2 Men, 1 Piano, 30 Characters, More Hats than My Fair Lady – and one massively misguided dream!”
This is a very funny night at the theatre… Starring David Harris (mamma mia, miss saigon) and James Millar and a huge cast of baseball hats.
Harris & Millar use baseball caps (with characters names written on them) and funny accents to portray all the (very) different characters. Both are excellent singers and have superb comic timing.
The show is fun, silly, entertaining – and at times seems more improv that scripted.
Worth seeing.
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PS. Gutenberg! The Musical! was the winner of the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre Writing. It has enjoyed successful seasons Off-Broadway and on London’s West End.
PPS. I prob would have enjoyed it even more but the night I went, the aircon didn’t appear to be working; the performers and the audience worked up quite a sweat.
