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The music is by Adam Schlesinger, lyrics by David Javerbaum and the book is by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, who had previously done the book for the musical Hairspray, also based on a John Waters film of the same name.
Apr 14, 2008 · Songwriters David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger wrote the songs for Cry-Baby, a Broadway musical based on John Water's 1990 film of the same name. Fresh Air's rock critic talks with both about...
But when Javerbaum and Schlesinger interrupt that song to turn to the raw rockabilly of “Watch Your Ass,” it’s just as authentic. I invented a new label recently that fits Cry-Baby perfectly: “neo-musical comedy.” It’s traditional, 1950s musical comedy, but with a self-aware irony on top that the older shows didn’t have.
Apr 25, 2008 · Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger knows his way around a power-pop riff (see here), so it probably wasn’t much of a stretch for him to collaborate with Daily Show producer David...
Apr 14, 2008 · Songwriters David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger wrote the songs for Cry-Baby, a Broadway musical based on John Water's 1990 film of the same name. Fresh Air's rock critic talks with both about their contribution to the show.
Based on the cult classic John Water’s film of the same name, Cry-Baby the Musical is a rebellious teen comedy musical that, as book writer Mark O’Donnell said, is “edgier than Grease, funnier than West Side Story ” and full of rockabilly tunes that keep the audience dancing in their seats.
November 5 - 21, 2021. Book by Mark O'Donnel & Thomas Meehan. Songs by David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger. Based on the Universal Pictures Film written and directed by John Waters. Set in 1954, this musical centers on square rich girl Allison, who turns her attention from her squeaky clean boyfriend to the coolest boy in town, Wade “Cry Baby ...
