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You may have heard about the recent conflict that occurred when Andrew Lloyd Webber learned about the new Off-Broadway musical Katdashians! Break the Musical!, a parody of his work that reimagines the Kardashian family as an ensemble of fame-hungry cats. Webber threatened the show with a lawsuit, but what followed? That’s the subject of this week’s episode of The Scene with my guests Bob and Tobly McSmith, the creators of the show, and Kim Katdashian herself.
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Bob and Tobly McSmith have a long history of writing subversive parody musicals, and their past work includes Bayside! The Musical, Full House the Musical! and Showgirls! The Musical!. Carmen Mendoza, who stars as Kim, is an accomplished dancer and comedian who has performed with iO Chicago, the Upright Citizens Brigade, the People’s Improv Theater and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Listen to hear how Katdashians! originated, what is (and isn’t) allowed in parody law and how the show is embracing the use of cell phones in the theater. (For selfies, naturally.)
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