There’s a deathbed maxim attributed to the actor Edmund Gwenn that goes like this: “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.” Oh, Edmund. Yes, it is. Aside from the pure subjectivity of what different people find funny, the killer craft that one has to possess to write, direct and deliver great comedy should never be underestimated. And if you really want to up the degree of difficulty? Do it in a musical, which is not for the faint of heart.
So, imagine our delight when a team of absolute A-list comedians came together to write, compose, direct and perform in a wholly original, world-premiere musical—and, better still, they wanted to bring that work to life on our stage.
You’re about to encounter the work of artists who take comedy very seriously through the architecture of a long-arc joke and the rhythms of a punchline.
Truly, we need this.
And before I sign off, I need to offer a huge dose of gratitude. This show marks the conclusion of The Goodman’s Centennial Season. And all year long, you have shown up—here at 170 N. Dearborn, next door at The Magic Parlour, across the river at Theater of the Mind, around the city for our 100 Free Acts of Theater. You have celebrated with us in a way that feels every kind of good.
Come back and see what we’re doing with our next century, would you?
