‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway
4/24/202645 min
‘Schmigadoon!’ is now on Broadway. Adapted from the Apple TV series that lovingly satirized musicals of the ‘40s and ‘50s, we’ll hear from the co-creator, co-writer and songwriter of the series, Cinco Paul, who also wrote the book and songs for the Broadway show. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2021.
Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews ‘Blue Heron.’
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S-C-H-M-I-G-A-D-O-O-N. Schmigadoon.
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Earlier this week, the musical Schmigadoon opened on Broadway to lots of applause and rave reviews. The New York Times called it a blast, which it is. I saw it in previews last Friday and loved it. It's also a blast from the past, a warm-hearted embrace and spoof of classic Broadway musicals from Oklahoma and The Sound of Music to Carousel and The Music Man. The title Schmigadoon is a play on another musical classic, Brigadoon, in which two tourists stumble upon a magical village with its own eccentric inhabitants and rules. In Schmigadoon, the tourists are a loving couple, Josh and Melissa. They're in love, but after a few years of living together, they're also in kind of a rut. Schmigadoon originated in twenty twenty-one as a six-part miniseries on