The present state of Star Trek films could also be unsure, however the sci-fi franchise is thriving on TV—and is quickly to overcome the stage, because of Khan!!! The Musical! A Parody Trek-Tacular, which io9 can solely 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 extra supplies by Alina Morgan, and will probably be directed by John Lampe. You’ll be able to inform all concerned are devoted Trek followers 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 recreation 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 few Wrath of Khan musical saved nagging at me, ultimately my buddy Alina got here up with the concept the musical itself may very well be a simulation throughout 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 study one thing by way of trial and error, normally going a bit of too far or taking issues a bit too actually; the concept he would write a musical after finding out basic Broadway reveals of the previous opened the idea of the present even wider to incorporate sendups of basic musicals.”
Black added, “A giant 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 larger good. Star Trek has all the time been forward of the curve by way of 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.”
In case you’re in New York Metropolis, you may catch Khan!!! The Musical throughout its five-week run (Might 4-June 4) on the Gamers Theatre; extra data is on the market at www.khaniscoming.com, and the ticketing web site is right here.
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