News: Attend the Tale of Parody Mashup “Jenna Todd: The Demon Waitress of Lulu's" on October 25th

 

Jenna Todd: The Demon Waitress of Lulu’s, the flagship show of the parody series “The Musical Multiverse,” is back for a remount at Red Eye NY (355 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036) on October 25th at 7:30pm.

“The Musical Multiverse” is a wild, crowd-pleasing parody series where two fan-favorite musicals are mashed together into a brand new universe all their own! After launching its first shows, The Last Five Razzle Dazzles (Chicago x Last Five Years) and Seuss Side Story (Seussical x West Side Story), at The Duplex in 2022, the team premiered Jenna Todd to a sold-out crowd at Red Eye NY this past February. And now they’re remounting the show for spooky season, bringing back the original cast and all the same sugar, butter, and guts.

In Jenna Todd: The Demon Waitress of Lulu’s, Jenna, a struggling pie shop owner, accepts the help of a mysterious new barber in town, who promises – razor across his heart – that her under-baked business will rise. The barber in question, one Sweeney Todd, will do anything for Jenna – what with her being his long-lost daughter! Complicating this reunion is a whirlwind romance between Mrs. Lovett and Dr. Pomatter, a villainous turn by ex-husband Earl (#TheJudge), Lulu’s wish to be on The Great British Bake-Off, and much more sugar, butter, and sweet, sweet vengeance.

Jenna Todd features a thrilling original script by Katelynn Kenney, inventive music arrangements by Alex Parrish, and direction by Emily Jackson, combining the pie-filled musicals of Waitress and Sweeney Todd to surprising, hilarious effect. Come travel through the multiverse to experience the stories, characters, and songs we know and love in this absurd musical theatre remix.

The cast includes Gregory Lee Rodriguez (Les Miserables nat. tour, Austen’s Pride), Deena Sydney (Metropolitan Opera, The Duplex), William Bailey (Curtains Up at The Monster), Teresa Attridge (Fun Home, Avenue Q), Mayadevi Ross (Drunk Shakespeare), Iris Rodrigo (Flora the Red Menace), Victor Vazquez (Frizzled), Matt Mancuso (Clybourne Park, Jersey Boys), and Alex Parrish (tick, tick… BOOM!).

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