SILENCE!, The Musical at Obsidian Theater

Winner of NYCFringe Festival Best Musical, "SILENCE! The Musical" makes its Houston premiere at Obsidian Theater - with performances June 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 8pm and June 19 at 3pm.

SILENCE! The Musical (lyrics & music by Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan and book by Hunter Bell) will be produced by Standing Room Only Productions - with direction by Chris Patton, music direction by Eduardo Guzman, choreography by Eric Dano and assistant direction and stage management by Lauren Hainley.

“Hilarious takedown! Makes those naughty ditties in The Book of Mormon seem like trunk songs dropped from The Sound of Music” - New York Times

SILENCE! is a hilarious ‘unauthorized’ parody of the 1991 Academy Award winning film, The Silence of the Lambs. Rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter in order to catch the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. Clarice faces her own demons while racing the clock to unlock Lecter’s clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Buffalo Bill. This laugh-out-loud naughty satire features a singing chorus of floppy eared lambs narrating the action as Buffalo Bill gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin. Even Dr. Lecter, scary as ever, sings about the life he’d like to lead someday outside the prison walls.

CAST
The cast of SILENCE! The Musical features Rachel Landon as Clarice, Chris Gibson as Hannibal Lecter, Bryan Kaplun as Buffalo Bill, Chaney Moore as Catherine Martin/Senator Martin/Ensemble, Tom Stell as Crawford/Papa Starling/Ensemble, Eric Dano as Dr. Chilton/Ensemble, Maryann Williams as Ardelia/Ensemble, Taelon J. Stonecipher as Miggs/Ensemble, and Heather Buzonas as Doyle/Ensemble.

CRITICS’ REVIEWS

“Silence is Golden. In the same way that “Book of Mormon” shocks audience members out of their seats with songs that push the envelope, “Silence!” knocks it out of the park with numbers that pay tribute to moments in the film” – Mandy Stadtmiller, New York Post

“Campy, cheerfully vulgar … Silence! The Musical is ideal summer fare, not particularly nutritious but sweet, tangy and very, very tasty. Pungent, punchy and raunchy, with a sheepish chorus to boot, the consummately silly 'Silence!' will leave you stuffed and wanting mutton more” - David Cote, Time Out New York

“As reverential of its source material as it is gleefully subversive, 'Silence! The Musical' is a hell of a lot funnier than it has a right to be.”- Frank Scheck, The New York Post

“The songs by Jon and Al Kaplan pump up the fun by taking famous lines from the film to ridiculous extremes.” - Matt Windman from AM NY
Ages: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY This production contains adult language and subject matter and is definitely not appropriate for children. The original ‘Silence of the Lambs’ movie is gruesome and the musical is no different. Not only are violent acts performed in the stage version, they actors also sing about them. The many songs feature lyrics about cutting up victims, genital odors, bodily fluids, animal abuse and many other raunchy topics