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SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW - Review
DATES: Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 to Jan 1st, 2024
COMPANY: Cooper Jordan Entertainment
THEATER: AMT Theatre, 345 West 45th Street, new York, NY
ACTORS: Bart Shatto, Adam Parbhoo, Jill Owen, and Donnell Johnson.
CREW: Created by Cooper Jordan; Book Zoe Ann Jordan; Music & lyrics by Patrick Spencer & Anthony De Angelis; Directed by Stephanie Rosenberg; Music direction by Leigh Pomeranz; Sound Designer Ryan Gravett; Fight Director Dan Renkin; Production Manager Sarah Thurmond; Production Stage Manager Gabrielle P. Guagenti
SYNOPSIS: “SAW The Musical captures the events of the first movie, parodying the Saw that started it all. Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap. Will they follow "the rules" as they discover each other's secrets? Will they escape the game in time and “saw” right through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody pushes the boundary on sexuality and how to love.”
-Press Release
REVIEW: Even though they are related, there's a fine line between comedy, parody and satire. A satire can be painful, and not necessarily in a good way. SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW, after a run in Philadelphia comes to New York Off-Broadway this Halloween season.
The plot follows that of James Wan & Leigh Whannell 2004 film and mixes in a healthy bunch of musical numbers and satire. One of the key driving forces of the satire is the quickly blossoming sexual tension between Adam and Dr. Gordon. Other characters from the film, Jigsaw, Amanda and Zep receive some coverage and you can’t have “Saw” without the puppet, even making an appearance on a tricycle. The sexual innuendos felt crafted more for shock value than to be witty, as they fell flat on this viewer’s ears and seemed more sophomoric than cleaver.
In contrast, several of the songs were funny and witty, several feeling also sophomoric. As a fan of Monty Python, I’m also a fan of their song book. They could be off-color and vulgar, but had sharp witted lyrics and you understood the satire. Songs like “Saw Right Through,” "I'm Your Heroine," “I Want to Play a Game,” and “Pig in a Wig” come close, while songs like “Filthy Things” felt like they were pounding home the joke at the audience’s expense. The musical tracks were played over a nice sound system. However, there were a few times where the singers were off key. Actress Jill Owen had some of the best musical numbers in the show, but alas she was off key a few times.
The trio of actors are put through their paces with numerous scene changes and custom swaps that leave them little time to catch their breath between songs. During the performance I attended the blackouts were rather long and one of them they rest the musical cue as the actors were not ready by the end of the first go round. The production felt a bit chaotic as the costumes and props constantly felt a tad out of place. At one point the puppet seemed to be falling apart.
I went into SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW with a clean slate, no expectations, hoping for a few good laughs. There were times I felt the play dragging, the energy levels dipping between musical numbers. I didn’t have a bad time, just not a good one. Granted it is an Off-Broadway production, staged in a black box theater, and there were some likable things about the production. The level of the performance I attended felt more like an off-off-off Broadway production and left me feeling less invigorated and feeling more like I needed a nap. It could have been an off night, as I saw the play a week prior to its opening night, but I still have a few issues with the writing that make for a lackluster recommendation.
SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW begins performances on September 16, 2023, at AMT Theater, located at 345 West 45th Street. It will play on Saturdays at 11 PM and Sundays at 5 PM (after 2pm & 8pm Broadway curtains come down), running 100 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $41-$113 (incl. fees). Extremely limited “Super Saw VIP Front Row Seats” including The Bathroom Mirror Merch Box are available for every performance for $113 total ($110 + $3 fee), VIP Front Rows A-B at $98 ($95 + $3 fee), Premium at $78 ($75 + $3 fee), Orchestra at $61 ($58 + $ 3 fee) & Rear Orchestra / Mezz at $41 ($38 plus $3 fee) and are available by visiting SawtheMusical.com or at the AMT Theater Box Office in person or by calling 646-543-4385. All VIP Seats include “Pictures with Pigs in Wigs” on Stage following the performance.
Review By: Joseph B Mauceri
#review#theater#off broadway#saw the musical#THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW#AMT Theater#Bart Shatto#Adam Parbhoo#Jill Owen#Cooper Jordan#Patrick Spencer#Anthony De Angelis#Stephanie Rosenberg#joseph b mauceri#joseph mauceri
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Rocky Horror Picture Show || SAW The Musical
#is this anything#saw the musical#rocky horror picture show#rocky horror#saw the musical the unauthorized parody of saw#frank n furter#lawrence gordon#adam stanheight#the creation of adam#themology#metaphor#idk#musical theater#horror#horror musical#saw#chainshipping
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NPR: Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw
"This is a love story that I think people wanted for 20 years," said Stephanie Rosenberg, the director of Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw.
. . .
Think of the classic meet-cute: Two characters trapped in a room together on opposite sides, forbidden to touch. Their ankles are chained to a pipe and there's a dead guy between them. It's a completely normal way to meet someone – at least in the Saw universe.
. . .
"Jigsaw's message of cherishing your life and living your life to the fullest translates to this acceptance of one another that we don't have in this country right now," Jordan said.
Making the decision to reimagine Saw through a queer lens would not be a stretch given the source material, he said. Jordan's sister, Zoe Ann Jordan, researched the movie and wrote the book for the play. When she went back to the original film, she found queer wordplay built into the script itself.
"My sister called me and said, 'Cooper, they're gay!' and I said no," Jordan said. "And I watched it again and I was like, oh my god. We really didn't see this in 2004 when we were kids."
#saw#jigsaw#saw franchise#john kramer#queer#gay#bisexual#lgbtq#tobin bell#horror#saw the musical#saw the musical: the unauthorized parody of saw#npr#off broadway#musical
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legitimately achilles heel has been stuck in my head for like 2 weeks straight.
#teresa talks#the unauthorized peter johnson parody#will post a longer thing later but i had to say this now#also all or nothing and runaways#ultra niche contnet time? achilles heel is on yt but the other 2 are not as far as i know#so it's just for me and the bois who saw it in person ig#cant wait till aug 18
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guys im sorry if this is a naughty question but is there a saw the musical recording floating around anywhere?? i need to watch it
#saw franchise#sawtism#saw 2004#saw the musical#saw the unauthorized parody musical#please please please#i haven't watched a bootleg in YEARS
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Production shots from first previews of Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw. We are so excited to have crossed the threshold past opening night to officially start our Off-Broadway run!
#saw the musical#saw#musicals#musical theater#off broadway#amanda young#lawrence gordon#adam stanheight#saw movies#live performance#parody
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Oh Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw, we’re in for it now
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You swear you saw a glint of sadness in his expression. It might be presumptuous to ask but you feel the need to. Turning away from foraging for food, you look up at the god “Protector Saudramar, how has your day been going? You seem… lost in thought.”
He had been staring off for a while now, beyond the sea gently swaying before him, beyond his powers, dominions and virtues soaring dutifully through the skies. Saudramar looked past the clouds and saw the edges of Eden as the annex gently orbited Earth.
There's no words to describe the utter impotence he feels.
To be the pinnacle of perfection as a Protector yet desire so much more, know that he's capable of so much more but completely powerless to take his place amongst the great Fathers and Mothers. Born to see others fit into place like puzzle pieces while he's doomed to push against the walls of his cage.
Nothing he does can fill the void that's been growing in the siadar's very core. Every single day, boiling rage and vicious envy turn him into an increasingly sour shell of his former self. The pain of his own existence grows heavier on his weary shoulders and he retreats into his own mind to avoid putting those who have been entrusted to him at risk.
Most of these sentiments are unleashed in the great battles against Perdition and the Betrayer's growing forces. He has looked the first fiends in the face as he slayed their kin effortlessly, never a hint of fear to be found in his brilliant ocean eyes, just monumental hatred projected onto the abominations created by a rebel.
It was different, this time.
As he held one of those slithering, disgusting, deformed parodies of celestials- It had stared at him. In a way none had before.
It saw him. It saw the real him.
And the way that foul creature laughed in Saudramar's face made him pause.
You and Them are not so different.
It had rasped, bloodied and broken.
You live in the shadows of those that are inferior to you, as did They once.
Look at us now.
Saudramar couldn't kill it. He couldn't even process what was said to him in that moment. He launched the demonic lifeform into the bowels of its own degenerate annex and moved on. But those words, hissed through chipped teeth and a slithering tongue, held only truth, engraved themselves in his soul.
And the realization alone leaves a taste in the Protector's mouth he hasn't been able to wash off.
The Betrayer is a reflection of him.
The very things he's mercilessly slaughtering with others of his cast are no more than unauthorized creations, in an unauthorized annex, designed by a siadar who was also unhappy with their role in the universe.
Except, that one was strong enough to achieve a modicum of their vision, if only just for a glimpse in time. A window of self-fulfilment worth more than an entire existence of conformity.
What is he doing?
...
The sound of your soft voice has Saudramar snapping his gaze towards you, hardened stare gradually receding.
" Lesser. "
He has a complicated view of humanity. As much as he is unbelievably fond of your design, he's also of the opinion that this project was much too ambitious. The fruits of aimless impulse from Creators who, to him, have neither a plan nor a solution for the trouble your kind will eventually brew.
Alas, you are his favorite so far. Saudramar has witnessed many lessers be born and succumb to age, and not one was as captivating as you. He can't place what it is about you yet that's so appealing, but the Protector knows he'd like to keep you closer, the same way some other casts get to perform binding ceremonies with their favored.
You are his chosen.
But Saudramar won't burden you with that.
The god shakes his head.
" Fret not. Do you require my assistance? "
You smile, relieved. " No, my Lord. " There's a pause, you can clearly tell he's upset, and the siadar chides himself for displaying weakness like that to one of his entrusted.
" Was today's battle exhausting? "
He observes you forage idly.
" Never. Every day Perdition suffers the righteousness it deserves, and I am only fueled by its destruction. "
Saudramar squats when you look into his eyes. A pallid, beautiful hand reaches out, brushing over yours. One set of eyes studies the contrast, another keeps your attention on him.
" Not once shall the filth of the impure taint your sight. The land you step upon is under my protection, and harm will fall upon those who conceive of desecrating it. "
You hold onto his hand with both of yours, and Saudramar feels his chest blossom with a sensation that chases away the thunder in his soul for the briefest of moments.
" Can we cook for you tonight, Protector? " You offer, and Saudramar is thankful no one else is around to see the way he bleeds adoration through his stare.
" Of course, my lesser. "
He will have to hide you away from the seraphim this upcoming Spring, the though of you paired to another lesser is displeasing at best. None of the males here are of enough quality to impregnate you. You are exemplary, a perfect specimen.
Saudramar will protect you.
That's one thing he'll always be able to do, no matter what the future may bring.
" Now, finish. Night will fall soon. "
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She saw on my the musical until I unauthorized parody
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SAW THE MUSICAL: THE UNAUTHORIZED PARODY OF SAW Extends Off-Broadway and Announces National Tour.
After an astonishing New York run this Fall, SAW The Musical The Unauthorized Parody of Saw has extended its run Off-Broadway at AMT Theatre (345 West 45th Street) through Jun 23, 2024. It will also kick off a national tour in LA with a six-week run beginning Feb 29 at the Hudson Theatres Mainstage (6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 in Hollywood) SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody began performances Off-Broadway on Sept 16, 2023, with its New York Opening Night on Sunday, Oct 1, 2023, and was called "Hilariously Absurd" by NPR. The run is extended through Jun 23, 2024, in Midtown's Theater District.
Danny Durr as Gordon and Jill Owen
The National Tour stops include Los Angeles, CA (Hudson Theatre Mainstage, Feb 29- Apr 7, 2024 ); San Diego, CA (Tenth Ave Arts Center, April 10 – 28, 2024), Las Vegas, NV (May 1 – 5, 2024), Portland, OR (Alberta Abbey, May 15 – Jun 9, 2024), Greely, CO (Union Colony Civic Center, June 2024), Chicago, IL (Jul 26 – Aug 18, 2024). Exact dates, locations, and tickets can be purchased by visiting www.sawthemusical.com/national-tour.
One of the most thought-provoking horror films of all time now is…a musical. SAW The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie, parodying the Saw that started it all, following from where Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap. Will they follow "the rules" as they discover each other's secrets? Will they escape the game in time and saw right through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw is Little Shop of Horrors meets Avenue Q, pushing the boundary on sexuality and how to love. [Parental Advisory: Explicit Content]
"SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw brings the iconic horror film to life on stage with a wickedly funny twist. Now is the perfect time to laugh at the macabre as we blend horror and hair-raising laughter, creating a unique musical experience that's both hilarious and thrilling. Get ready for a love story entangled in traps, secrets, and unexpected humor, pushing the boundaries of entertainment with a dash of explicit fun." Cooper Jordan, Creator, and Producer
Created by Cooper Jordan (DEX! A Killer Musical, The Rat Pack Undead), SAW The Musical has a book by Award -Winning Writer Zoe Ann Jordan (Virtuoso - NYCHFF) and music & lyrics by Patrick Spencer & Anthony De Angelis (An Axemas Story), and directed & choreographed by Tony Award Winner Stephanie Rosenberg (Easter Bunny HOP! LIVE; Co-Producer: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Anastasia) with music direction by Leigh Pomeranz (DEX! A Killer Musical) and fight direction by Dan Renkin (All My Sons, DEX! A Killer Musical). The Musical is produced by Cooper Jordan, Saw The Musical Parody LLC, Stephanie Rosenberg, Merciful Delusions Productions, Panit Chantranuluck, June Rachelson-Ospa, and more to be announced. Cooper Jordan is the Lead Producer.
SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw (New York) stars Danny Durr (National Tour: A Christmas Carol, Tony-nominated War Paint) as Gordon, Adam Parbhoo (NY: Home's Kitchen) as Adam, Gabrielle Goodman (NY: Open, Stay) as Amanda/Alli/Jigsaw and Voiceover for Detective Tapp is by the late Donnell Johnson, with Swings & Understudies; Andrew Caira (New York: The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+, Regional/Tour: Atlantic City Blues Brothers), Patrick Voss Davis (Film: Lucky Louie. Regional: Newsies), James Lynch (New York: Baby Powder), Thomas Skea (Film: Out of Water), Morgan Traud (Regional: Mame), Jessica Morilak ("A Sketch of New York") and Keaton Barry. SAW The Musical's National Tour Casts will be announced in 2024.
For an updated schedule, National Tour tickets or to purchase tickets, please visit SawtheMusical.com.
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I JUST WATCHED THE PEOPLE'S JOKER! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!
The People's Joker is a microbudget Batman parody and transfem coming out story from Vera Drew that you might remember for being pulled from TIFF in 2022 under pressure from Warner Brothers Discovery. (The film opens with a disclaimer "This is an unauthorized parody" etc. and ends listing WB under the thank you's "for all the free publicity" lmao.) AND I JUST SAW IT IN LA AND IT WAS A BLAST.
Oddly enough, the emotional stuff worked better for me than some of the humor (and the emotional stuff hit me hard in the best of ways, y'know?) Her mother telling her as a child that she's being an emotional toll on her mother because she's a child who is... stumblingly questioning her gender. Jonathan Crane prescribing Smylex to her, which just makes you smile more so that you look outwardly happy and the people around you aren't inconvenienced by seeing you in pain. The complicated, conflicting emotions that come from memories of an abusive relationship, where you still remember the good times with a bitter taste in your mouth ("You were my happy beginning..." ouch.) Little soft moments like gender exploration during sex (in 2D animation even.) The final heart-to-heart between Joker the Harlequin and her mom. The unexpectedly poignant musical finale involving a puppet Mxyzptlk and a very earnest song.
And it's an absolute phantasmagoria of different styles. We've got 2D animation that veers between jagged and elegant. We've got greenscreen. We've got stop-motion action figures in place of our actors for certain scenes. We've got models. We've got sock puppets. And there's infinite displays of creativity on a low budget. It's a feast.
@themousefromfantasyland @thealmightyemprex @ariel-seagull-wings @grctw @brokenwild
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saw the musical girlies come get yall juice
#saw: the musical#saw#saw the musical#chainshipping#musicals#off broadway#broadway musicals#musical theatre#horror#saw franchise#saw 2004#adam stanheight#adam faulkner stanheight#Lawrence gordon
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yesterday i found out from npr that there is a nsfw saw parody musical called "Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw." they put the saw yaoi in it.
BASED!!!
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KEATON BARRY & JAMES LYNCH in Saw The Musical The Unauthorized Parody of Saw as Lawrence Gordon & Adam Stanheight
#saw the musical#saw#adam stanheight#lawrence gordon#chainshipping#saw franchise#saw 2004#saw movies#off broadway#musical theater#horror#parody#lgbtq#lgbtq theater
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i'm glad the unauthorized saw musical parody did a livestream show tonight because, watching it right now, i know that if i had waited to see it vip style in chicago this summer i would either have allowed my fight or flight to kick in and left mid-show or i would've dropped dead in the theater due to the demon core levels of cringe radiating off of the stage
#THE JOKES ABOUT DIANA ARE NOT FUNNY TO ME SORRY#AND THE CARLA SCENES MAKE ME WANT TO KILL WHOEVER MADE THIS DECISION TO HAVE HER BE A LITERAL SEX DOLL#THEY MANAGED TO MAKE AN ADAM I NOT ONLY HATE BUT WOULD WANT TO MURDER MYSELF#MANDY GET THE KROGER BAG#I STILL WANT TO KILL LAWRENCE BUT NOW IT'S 10X MORE OF A POTENT HATRED JKFLDSAF#THE ONLY ONE I GIVE A SHIT ABOUT IS THE WOMAN PLAYING ALI AND AMANDA HONESTLY I'M GOING TO BE SO REAL WITH YOU ALL#I DON'T LIKE MUSICALS BUT A MUSICAL HAS NEVER MADE ME GAG UNTIL NOW LMAO#this goes beyond just me not being a musical person i'm literally hanging on for dear life#they will torture me with this psychologically when the usamerican government puts me in supermax prison#i would rather see a shenyun performance
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about me:
18 || she/her || queer. i’m just a silly little guy who likes a lot of silly little things! and sometimes draws silly little things!!
i’ll definitely post most about whatever i’m currently hyperfixated on, but beware my interspersed musings as well. sometimes my art will be suggestive or something you might not want to open at your work desk. if this is the case, i’ll put it under a read more!! i am also very involved in theatre (currently, i am the stage manager and lighting designer for Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58) and will post abt shows/rehearsals every now and then :3
things i like:
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL 🪲🪲🪲🪲!!!
if you cannot guess, that is my current hyperfixation. i am in love with that disgusting terrible horrible no good gremlin man. i recently saw beetlejuice on tour and it was genuinely the best experience i have experienced :3!!
other things include:
the magnus archives || hannibal nbc || scream 1996 / scream’d: an unauthorized musical parody || baldur’s gate 3 || cookie run: kingdom || helluva boss || deadpool || spider-man || the moomins || little shop of horrors || more
funny tidbit:
my favorite color is yellow but many people do not believe me, considering i dress almost exclusively in black or majority-black items of clothing and wear heavy eyeliner
that’s all goodnight
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