The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! to Close on November 13

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! will end its run at Dodger Stages on November 13. Naked Boys Singing!, which had been playing an alternate schedule in the same space as The Musical of Musicals - The Musical!, will continue on at Dodger Stages 5.

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! is a musical about ...musicals! In a comic satire of musical theater genres, one story becomes five musicals, each in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The show features music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart and a book by Rockwell and Bogart. Craig Fols, Lovette George, Rockwell and Bogart star. Pamela Hunt directs and choreographs.

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! opened at Dodger Stages on February 10. In his Broadway.com Review of the mounting, William Stevenson wrote: "Besides inviting comparisons to Forbidden Broadway, The Musical of Musicals calls to mind the movie spoofs on The Carol Burnett Show. Like those take-offs, this sparkling show affectionately and wittily captures the spirit of the classics it's parodying. Simply put, The Musical of Musicals is a hoot."

Naked Boys Singing! began playing at Dodger Stages with The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! on October 14. The immediate plan is for it to continue with its current schedule of Fridays at 10:30pm and Saturdays at 6pm and 10:30pm.

"The producers of Naked Boys Singing! are very sad to see our roommates and friends at The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! closing," Naked Boys producer Tom Smedes said in a statement. "We wish them every success in their upcoming worldwide productions, and have every faith in their show and in their producer, Melanie Herman, to continue onwards."