Bad Musicals Festival 2008

Charlie Chang & the Mysterious Salami, Book & Lyrics by Anne Berlin, Music by Andy Cohen The detective-story musical that has something to offend everyone.

Grimm Late Night, Book & Lyrics by Mark LaPierre, Music by Jodi Eichelberger A magical exploration of the nature of love and obsession, as shown through the sexual frustrations of the Moon.

The Dependents, Book by Bebe McGarry, Lyrics by Debra M. Gussin, Music by Michael Paul Girard A romantic, hilarious and harrowing tale involving demented puppets and the IRS.

Stranded!, Book & Lyrics by Raymond Bokhour, Music by Ilan Maazel Three friends, a desert island, and an ancient Mesopotamian oil lamp--sounds like an old joke--and it is.

The Virgin Dictator: A Love Story Starring Kim Jong Il by Itai Grunfeld Obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, rich North Korean dictator Kim Jong II goes looking for love in 'all the wrong places.' (Don't miss the dream ballet!)

Falling in Love Again by J. Boyer Will a 1950s This is Your Life audience want to see the couple who inspired one of the greatest love stories of all time, Dietrich's Blue Angel?

Too Much Love, Lyrics by Douglas M. Parker, Music by Denver Casado Three of our better known (in so many ways) politicians call a sex hot line and end up in a political three-way.

OBGYNia, a Sci-fi Musical Romp! by Justine Lambert and Kenneth Nowell Three astronauts, pulled through a time warp, wake up naked on an all-female alien planet. Trekkies welcome!

Pinokenstein by Mark LaPierre, Libretto/puppets/puppeteering Chris McLaughin Pinokenstein, neglected by Dr. Geppetto, only wants love, and will go to any lengths to get it.

Daffodils in Deutschland by Dray Rigg This tale of time travel, ex-lax, and Germany will have you laughing all the way to the bathroom.

The Great Plastic Surgeon of Ozby Zurbon Gish If you take your Oz with a twist... Dorothy finds herself in Van Nuys looking for a job in the only industry America has not found a way to outsource--porn. She and her friends travel the Vulva Pink Road to get the necessary 'equipment.'

Henry & Hyde, Book by James M. Eisenman and Thomas Adams, Lyrics by James M. Eisenman, Music by Thomas Adams A spin on Jekyll and Hyde, this time involving a personification of manhood, a porn star, cowboys, an evangelist, and aphrodisiacs.