The current state of Star Trek movies may be uncertain, however the sci-fi franchise is thriving on TV—and is quickly to beat the stage, because of Khan!!! The Musical! A Parody Trek-Tacular, which io9 can completely announce is premiering at Off-Broadway at New York Metropolis’s Gamers Theatre in Might.
Khan!!! The Musical! is co-written, composed by, and has lyrics by Brent Black; it was co-conceived by and options further supplies by Alina Morgan, and will probably be directed by John Lampe. You possibly can inform all concerned are devoted Trek fans with goofy senses of humor, as a result of simply take a look at this synopsis: “It’s 2366, and Knowledge the Android presents his campy musical adaptation of The Wrath of Khan. On this sci-fi send-up, an older Captain Kirk is experiencing a ‘coming of center age’ story when his nemesis Khan escapes exile and vows revenge. The following cat-and-mouse sport sparks an journey that features Vulcan faucet dancing, Kirk’s long-lost son (a William Shatner impersonator), and naturally… mutant house chickens!”
Faucet. Dancing. Vulcans. “One thing a couple of Wrath of Khan musical saved nagging at me, ultimately my good friend Alina got here up with the concept the musical itself could possibly be a simulation inside the universe of Star Trek, which led to the idea of Knowledge the Android presenting a ‘holographic’ musical that he programmed himself,” Black defined in a press launch supplied to io9. “A number of episodes of Star Trek: The Subsequent Era function storylines the place Knowledge has to be taught one thing by trial and error, often going somewhat too far or taking issues a bit too actually; the concept he would write a musical after finding out basic Broadway exhibits of the previous opened the idea of the present even wider to incorporate sendups of basic musicals.”
Black added, “An enormous a part of why I like Star Trek is the way it imagines a future the place people set their variations apart and work collectively for the better good. Star Trek has at all times been forward of the curve when it comes to inclusivity and illustration, and it’s good that this campy comedy present nonetheless maintains the spirit of that future Gene Roddenberry envisioned when he created the unique TV present.”
Should you’re in New York Metropolis, you’ll be able to catch Khan!!! The Musical throughout its five-week run (Might 4-June 4) on the Gamers Theatre; extra data is obtainable at www.khaniscoming.com, and the ticketing web site is here.
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