As Broadway's 'Schmigadoon' Begins Previews, Ana Gasteyer Talks Possibility of Sequel Show 'Schmicago'
The Broadway musical Schmigadoon!, an adaptation of the acclaimed Apple TV musical comedy series, is now in performances and there’s already talk about a sequel show!
Schmigadoon! stars Alex Brightman and Sara Chase as Josh Skinner and Melissa Gimble, a couple who accidentally wanders into Schmigadoon – the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. Melissa and Josh soon discover the only way to escape is by finding true love—which may or may not be with each other.
The musical pays homage to the Golden Age musicals of the 40s and 50s, including Brigadoon, The Music Man, Carousel, and more. The second season of the TV show was titled Schmicago and paid homage to the musicals of the 60s and 70s, including Chicago and Cabaret.
Ana Gasteyer, who plays Mildred Layton in the Broadway version, is sharing her thoughts on returning to do Schmicago.
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“Oh my god, only if I can be in it. Honestly, I’m sure [Schmigadoon! co-creator, composer and lyricist] Cinco [Paul] would love it. Cinco’s a machine. The guy writes music, I’ve never seen anything like it. He wrote 25 songs for Season 3 before they even made it. And they didn’t make it. So I know that he would love it,” Ana told Ticketmaster.
She added, “I hope that he’s rewarded for the experience, I hope people like the musical. What I’m really, really excited about, to be honest, is I don’t feel that it’s particularly tethered to the television experience. I think if you liked the TV show, I think you’re gonna love the Broadway staging because it’s living where it always wanted to live. But I also think that if you just like musicals, you’ll also like it, if that makes any sense. I don’t think it’s contingent upon having watched the television show… it does feel like you could bring your grandmother and they would get a kick out of it as much as your boyfriend who thinks musicals are kind of dumb.”
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