Drunk Musicals Will Perform INTO THE BOOZE This Month

DRUNK MUSICALS has announced the opening night cast of Into the Booze, which is a one night parody performance on April 15  at RedEye NY (355 W 41st Street New York, NY 10036). The first show will include Ta'Nika Gibson (Ain't Too Proud, Revival of Into the Woods), Kaylee MacKnight (the show’s creator/producer, Saturday Night Live), Julie James (Sirius XM Radio’s “On Broadway”), Brad Giovanine (OBC Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, August Rush, Assassins), Mark Mackillop (Anastasia, Dirty Dancing), and Michael Hull (Michael Hull Photo, Avenue Q). 

This fun, 90-minute interactive evening, for audiences 21 and over, takes musical highlights from your favorite musicals and sets them to a parody script, telling the story of each show (while poking fun at it) so even your favorite non-Broadway lover will understand the premise. The actors are challenged to perform while the audience has the ability to send them shots. The sobriety of these actors is completely in the audience’s hands. Drunk Musicals features parodies of Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Shop of Horrors, and many more. Half scripted, half improv, you will never see the same show twice. Drunk Musicals was created by producer Kaylee MacKnight.

The cast also includes: Zach Faust (Repunzel's Prince) , Ta'Nika Gibson (Cinderella), Brad Giovanine(Host/Wolf), Michael Hull (Jack), Julie James (The Witch), The Bad Judies (Stepmother/Stepsisters), Tori Jade Lopez (Rapunzel),  Kaylee MacKnight (Baker's Wife), Mark Mackillop(Cinderella's Prince), Rob Maitner(The Baker), Pauline Parkhurst(Little Red), and Joseph Redd (Jack's Mother).

Musical Direction by Mark Oleszco. 

Drunk Musicals started at New York’s West End Lounge over six years ago when Kaylee was working the Monday night open mics. At the time, she was binging “Drunk History” and one night she thought: “Why not combine the two? Why not sing musicals while the audience sends shots to challenge the actors? Most of these people who attended the open mic were doing it anyways!” She came up with the concept of it being like a “cast party” to parody musicals, get drunk, but also tell the story of it so that people who haven’t seen the show would understand the concept and eventually want to go see the actual production.  The first show was Thoroughly Modern Millie and it played to a sold-out house. Drunk Musicals was born.

Kaylee MacKnight (co-creator/producer) is a New York City-based performer and producer. After obtaining a BA in Musical Theatre at The University of Alabama, she has worked professionally in the city for 10 years. When not producing or performing, she works in real estate at Corcoran where she enjoys finding people their next dream apartment. Some of her favorite credits include Next to Normal, Merrily We Roll Along, Ex-Gay: The Musical, and Elphaba in the Drunk Musicals production of Wasted: The Story of Some Drunk Bitches from Oz.

The Drunk Musicals team also includes Skie Ocasio (General Manager) and Ben Houghton (Finance Director).

Drunk Musicals will be performed Monday April 15th  at 7:30pm at RedEye NY (355 West 41st Street New York, NY 10036). Tickets are $40 for premium seating and $35 for regular seating. For tickets, please visit www.redeyetickets.com/drunk-musicals/ . 

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