the rise of the PARODY MUSICAL... | a history of the subgenre from Jerry Springer to Dance Moms

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Yesterday, casting was announced for two upcoming parody musicals, based on The Traitors and Dance Moms. With Schmigadoon! having won this year's Tony Award for Best Musical, Heated Rivalry's unauthorised musical having financially recouped and Titanique having transferred to Broadway, is this a golden age for the parody musical? To answer that question, Mickey-Jo is examining the history of this theatrical subgenre, from shows like Jerry Springer the Opera and Avenue Q to Starkid's Twisted. sign up to Mickey-Jo's weekly substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com 00:00 | introduction 02:24 | definition / earliest examples 09:55 | evolution / further examples 16:48 | popularity /…