Attend the tale of …someone we made up. We all know the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but how many other people in your neighborhood could be vengeful murderers?? Is your optometrist a demon? Your landlord? Your boss?? You tell us!
The Understudies present an improvised Sweeney Todd-esc musical based on your suggestion. Every lyric, dance step, and murder is made up right before your eyes by a team of expert improv comedians to create a full blown broadway-worthy performance. What happens next? Well that’s the play, and he wouldn’t want us to give it away…..
The Understudies are Paddy Boroughs, Micaela Fagan, Reva Grimball, Robert Johnston, Elaine White, and Joe Wisniewski, accompanied by Ammon Taylor. They have performed on stages all over New York City, including UCB, Second City, and The Magnet Theater.
The PIT is at 154 W. 29th St., New York, NY, 10001, New York, NY, NY.
The Understudies' Improvised Musical (1/14/25-6/10/25)
The Demon BLANK of BLANK: An Improvised Sweeney-Esc Musical (11/26/24-11/26/24)
Maria DeCotis - Emotionally Unreasonable: An Hour of Stand-Up Comedy & Storytelling (4/7/24-4/7/24)
Model Majority Monster Mash (10/28/23-10/28/23)
Model Majority x NYC SketchFest (10/22/23-10/22/23)
Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show (10/21/23-10/21/23)
The Vole Sisters Invite You to a Peculiar & Intimate Evening of Mystic Spiritualism (8/29/23-8/29/23)
Model Majority AAPI History 401 (5/6/23-5/6/23)
Scandusical - The Musical Parody of the TV show Scandal (3/11/20-3/16/20)
Denied From New York - Season Premiere (9/26/19-9/27/19)
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SugarHill
Playwrights Horizons Downtown, Presented by Dramatic Question Theatre (3/24 - 3/25) | |
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Point Loma
Chain Theatre (5/31 - 6/15) NEW PLAY | |
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One Night Only! Shit Isn’t A Dirty Word - How Gut Health Made Me Who I Am
Theatre One at Theatre Row (4/3 - 4/3) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN OFF-OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE
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One-Way Ticket
The Spark Festival (3/12 - 3/12) OFF-OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE
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I've Gotta Be Me
The Green Room 42 (3/23 - 3/23) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN | |
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Thank You For The Music - Celebrating Family Through Broadway
54 Below (4/3 - 4/3) | |
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The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective NYC (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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The Secret Handshake
Arts On Site (3/14 - 3/14)
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Much Ado About Nothing
Under St. Marks Theater (3/14 - 3/30)
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Piano Panties: A Cheeky Cabaret Show
Sid Gold’s Request Room (7/2 - 6/30) | |
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WAITRESS The Musical
John W. Engeman Theater (3/13 - 4/27) | |
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Appropriate Behavior
American Theater of Actors (4/8 - 4/13) | |
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MicroTheater NY 16th Season: Director's Showcase
Teatro SEA (4/11 - 6/13) | |
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EastWest Talent Show
triad theater (4/12 - 4/12)
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AUTASTIC! #itscomplicated
Q.E.D. (5/18 - 5/19) | |
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