The cast and song list were just announced for Bayside! The Musical!, the unauthorized musical parody of TV's "Saved By The Bell". Bayside! will begin an Off-Broadway run at New York City's Theatre 80 on September 12, 2013. Get a first look at the cast in the photos below!
Bayside! The Musical! will star Sam Harvey as Zack Morris, Maribeth Theroux as Kelly KaPOWski, John Duff as A.C. Slater, April Kidwell as Jessie Spano, Justin Cimino as Samuel "Screech" Powers, Shamira Clark as Lisa Turtle, Amanda Nicholasas Every Other Student at Bayside and former New York City mayoral candidate Seth Blum as Mr. Belding.
Songs in the production will include: "Back To Bayside!"; "The Only Students of Bayside High!"; "Let's Go To The Max!"; "Dream Sequence!"; "Screech's Secret Sauce!"; "90s Power Rock Ballad (of Love)!"; "Geeky Freaky Action!"; "(There's Nothing Sexual About An) All Girl Slumber Party!"; "Too Poor For Prom!"; "To Be Continued Dot Dot Dot!"; "(Everything Sucks at) Malibu Sands!"; "The Stori of Tori!"; "Hot Sundaes! (The Lift! Jump! Bend! Stretch! Song)"; "Jessie's Song (Gimmie That Caffeine)!"; "Spiritual Advisers!"; "Beauty Pageant!"; "I Want To Wrestle You!"; "White Devils Everywhere! (Lisa's Lament)!"; and "It's Alright!"
From the twisted minds that brought you Showgirls! The Musical, Bayside! The Musical! tackles all the tough questions: Will Zack and Kelly break up? Will Slater quit wrestling forever? Who will develop an incurable caffeine addiction? Will the gang save The Max? Will Screech die? Bayside! The Musical! has it all: large cell phones, wrestling, feminism, ducks covered in oil, teenage pregnancy, and proms. View the exclusive trailer at tinyurl.com/BeatValley.
Bayside! The Musical! features book, music, lyrics and direction by Bob and Tobly McSmith (Showgirls! The Musical!,JonBenet! Murder Mystery Theater!). Jason Wise (Cats, Beauty and the Beast) is the choreographer and associate director.Susan O'Dea is the music director. Marcus Desion is the seamstress. Bayside! The Musical! is produced by John Capo andMediumFace Productions.
Tickets for all seats at all performances are $25. To purchase tickets, log onto www.BaysideTheMusical.com or visit the Theatre 80 box office. Performances will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm beginning September 12. Theatre 80 is located at 80 St. Mark's Place. By subway, take the 6 to Astor Place, the N/R to 8th Street or the L to First Avenue.
Photo Credit: Curtis Peel
The Cast of BAYSIDE THE MUSICAL!
April Kidwell as Jessie Spano
April Kidwell as Jessie Spano, Maribeth Theroux as Kelly KaPOWski and Shamira Clark as Lisa Turtle
John Duff as AC Slater, Justin Cimino as Screech Powers and Sam Harvey as Zack Morris
Shamira Clark as Lisa Turtle and Justin Cimino as Screech Powers
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