Imagine a musical made up of 5 stories, each with the same plot but written and performed in the style of 5 different famous Broadway composers—Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Kander and Ebb. That’s The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!, an outrageous and hilarious spoof that is actually five musicals in one!

 

Produced at Center REP, Walnut Creek, CA.

Winner of 7 Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards and 1 Shellie Award.

 

Music: Eric Rockwell
Lyrics: Joanne Bogart
Book:  Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart
Director/Choreographer: Mindy Cooper
Musical Direction: Brandon Adams

 

Reviews and Articles

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"Director Mindy Cooper has imbued the production with a frothy lightness and zippy pace needed to make any musical work . . ."

— Contra Costa Times

 

"Besides the material itself, Center REP's production owes much of its success to director-choreographer Mindy Cooper . . ."

— Aisle Say

 

"Brava to Mindy Cooper who not only directs this rapid paced show but choreographs as well."

— Talkin' Broadway

 

"It’s wild, it’s inventive. It’s everything you’ve ever dreamed. . . . Mindy Cooper directs with ferocity."

— BeyondChron

 

"We laughed all day long in rehearsals. This was a dream cast and also a wonderful team of collaborators. I couldn't wait to get to work to see what we would come up with, and then couldn't wait to show it to the team."

— Mindy Cooper Interview