Bayside! The Musical! - the hilarious unauthorized parody of the Saturday morning show "Saved by the Bell" is celebrating its 250th show on Thursday June 4th! The surprise hit, Bayside! The Musical!, was only scheduled to run three months in Fall 2013 but has been extended 12 times.
If you are keeping count, that's:
250 break-ups for Zack and Kelly!
250 Ducks Covered in Oil!
750 Proms to Save the Max!
0 Max Saved by Proms!
5,000 attempts by Slater to wrestle Zack! And his sexuality!
OVER 1 BILLION Caffeine Pills
After an amazing two year Off-Broadway run, Bayside! The Musical! The Parody of Saved by the Bell, will be graduating from Theater 80. Bayside will be ending its two year run on August 8th at Theater 80, NYC.
Visit www.BaysideTheMusical.com for details.
Bayside! tackles all the tough questions: Will Zack and Kelly break up? Will Slater quit wrestling forever? Screech die? This show has it all: brick-sized cell phones, homoerotic wrestling, abject feminism, sexy ducks covered in oil, Trapper Keepers, and the perils of caffeine addiction.
Bayside! The Musical! features book, music, lyrics and direction by Bob and Tobly McSmith(Showgirls! The Musical!, JonBenet! Murder Mystery Theater!). The choreography is by Jason Wise ("Fiddler at 50" at Symphony Space, Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See at The Producers Club), who also serves as associate director. The music director is Susan O'Dea. Scenic design is by Bryan Hartlett. Lighting design is by Adam Lash. Sound design is by Lauren Vargas. Bayside! The Musical! Is produced by National Lampoon.
The cast features Sam Harvey as Zack Morris, Katie Harvey as Kelly KaPOWski, John Duff as A.C. Slater, Adi Spencer as Jessie Spano, Thaddeus Kolwicz as Samuel "Screech" Powers, Shamira Clark as Lisa Turtle, Amanda Nicholas as Every Other Student at Bayside and former New York City mayoral candidate Seth Blum as Mr. Belding.
Bayside! The Musical! Original Cast Recording! was released on March 17, 2014 and is available on iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, Spotify and all digital media outlets.
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Bayside is performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM at Theatre 80. Tickets are $25 - $35. To purchase, log onto www.BaysideTheMusical.com or visit the Theatre 80 box office. Theatre 80 is located at 80 St. Mark's Place at First Avenue. By subway, take the 6 to Astor Place, the N/R to 8th Street or the L to First Avenue.
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