In LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, the Hoover family has seen better days. Richard, the father, is a floundering motivational speaker, Grandpa's been kicked out of his retirement home for doing drugs, and Uncle Frank's been dumped by his boyfriend. Moody teenager Dwayne has taken a vow of silence and overextended mom Sheryl can do little more than slap on a smile. But when the youngest Hoover-energetic, indomitable Olive-enters a regional children's beauty pageant, the family thinks their luck could change and embarks on a cross-country trek chasing the coveted title of "Little Miss Sunshine." With a rollicking pace and moments of joyful abandon, Little Miss Sunshine is an outrageously funny and surprisingly touching new musical.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, which had a production at La Jolla Playhouse in 2011, has taken further steps in development aiming for a Broadway opening in 2012. The musical features Tony Award-winning creative team of composer/lyricist William Finn and playwright/director James Lapine. A reading featuring two of Broadway's favorites, Raul Esparza and Sherie Rene Scott, took place in September 2011. The script has been revised since its premiere, and the reading was overseen by Lapine.
