Suburb the Musical

 

 

For all the books, movies and sitcoms that have either eulogized or vilified them, the suburbs have been largely ignored by musical theater — until now.  Suburb takes an insightful, witty, and nuanced view of the world of the lawnmower, the barbecue, and the mall, exploring Suburb's rites and rituals with a four-person chorus and four main characters:

ALISON, a pregnant young professional determined to avoid moving back to the suburbs:
STUART, Alison's husband, who finds himself suddenly seized by an overwhelming desire to go suburban:
Listen to Alison Listen to Stuart
No #@!*ing way am I moving
To the undead land
Of the dumb and bland
To be Mom and wife
In a sitcom life
Full of "wholesome family hijinks."
No #@!*ing way*. 		DOWNLet's take a look at some houses
Where there's room to grow
And a patio
And a yard out back
On a cul-de-sac
Where the kids and I play baseball.
What do you say?
Just for a day...
*Note: The handful of four-letter words in Suburb can be substituted with milder ones at the theater's discretion.