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People Are Wrong!

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People Are Wrong! poster
People Are Wrong! poster
The cast of People Are Wrong!
The cast of People Are Wrong!

From www.peoplearewrong.net:

Bringing together some of the finest talents from the rock world and New York theater, People Are Wrong! is a manic and joyful celebration of melody and musical fable. Based on a true story, this cautionary tale of a charismatic cult leader masquerading as a landscape artist in a rural upstate town is told entirely in song. The show stars David Driver (Rent), Grammy-winner John Flansburgh (of They Might Be Giants), Maggie Moore (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and Chris Anderson (of Muckafurgason). People are Wrong! also introduces the song-writing talents of Julia Greenberg and Robin Goldwasser to the musical stage. Backed up by the Loser's Lounge band and the inspired vocal group STC (Sean Altman, Tricia Scotti & Connie Petruk), this is the first original production to come out of this highly creative team. The Losers Band for this performance is Joe McGinty (musical director, keyboards), Jeremy Chatzky (musical director, bass), Clem Waldmann (drums), Kris Woolsey (guitar), and Jon Spurney (guitar).

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In an interview on www.gothamist.com, John Flansburgh said People Are Wrong! was originally conceived as a concept album much in the vein of Jesus Christ Superstar, with the couple in the play based on him and Robin. While he was involved in the early idea stage of the concept, as it evolved he took a background role giving minor suggestions as well as lending a hand in production. Robin Goldwasser and Julia Greenberg continued the concept development and writing on their own, only later asking the two Johns to lend their talent when the concept became a play and they needed help with booking, filling the role of Russ, and an accordion/sax player. An interesting note: John says that while acting is a different kind of performance than music, People Are Wrong! was not his first time as an actor. In the 80s he was in a performance art group called Watchface.

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Sample People Are Wrong! playbill
Sample People Are Wrong! playbill

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