The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim
Book by Nick & Matt Lang
Directed by Aaron Cremeans
Music Direction by Zachary Nash
Choreography by Morgan Parker
Stage Management by Logan Neubecker
LOCATION:
2462 S. Ballenger Hwy Flint, MI 48507
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, July 20 and Tuesday, July 21, 2026
7 PM
Possible callbacks Wednesday July 22.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday Sept 25 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday Sept 26 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday Sept 27 @ 2:30 PM
Friday Oct 2 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday Oct 3 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday Oct 4 @ 2:30 PM
PLOT:
Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing…and dancing…and now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city! It’s up to Paul Matthews, an average guy who doesn’t like musicals, to unite forces with his friends, stop this musical apocalypse, and fight for humanity’s future.
The Guy Who Doesn’t Like Musicals is a horror-comedy from StarKid Productions, the creators of A Very Potter Musical, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, and much more!! It is both a parody of and a love letter to the musical theatre genre, balancing a comedic tone with an undeniably emotional and human core.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Please prepare a 60 second cut of a song from a musical theatre show! It does not need to be Starkid, but you are allowed and able to bring songs from The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, musicals in the Hatchetfield Series, and any Starkid songs as well!
A Bluetooth Speaker will be provided! Accompaniment piano is not available.
Following vocal auditions, we will have a dance routine that will be taught at auditions.
Callbacks may be scheduled for Wednesday July 22 at 7 PM depending on our turnout.
CHARACTERS:
PAUL MATTHEWS
Just a guy who doesn’t like musicals. Born and raised in Hatchetfield, he is perfectly content with his mundane office job and his mediocre Beanie’s coffee. But when a meteor crashes into Hatchetfield, triggering an apocalypse that forces people to sing and dance, Paul will have no choice but to become the reluctant hero Hatchetfield needs.
Sings: LET IT OUT, INEVITABLE
EMMA PERKINS
A barista trying to work her way through community college. She has exactly two aspirations in life: to start a pot farm and to not die in Hatchetfield. She hates musical theatre just as much as Paul does.
Sings: CUP OF ROASTED COFFEE
BILL WOODWARD
A kind-hearted, recently divorced man who just wants to connect with his teenage daughter, Alice. He usually loves musicals, and is a fan of Mamma Mia.
Sings: ENSEMBLE SONGS
TED SPANKOFSKI
A self-described sleazeball who is just the worst kind of guy. But audiences kinda love him. Never misses a chance to throw out a crude joke or sucker punch of an insult.
Sings: ENSEMBLE SONGS
CHARLOTTE SWEETLEY
An anxious woman desperate to repair her failing marriage. She is the quiet type who looks for help in small vices.
Sings: JOIN US AND DIE
HENRY HIDGENS
An eccentric, reclusive biology professor who somehow theorized this exact scenario 30 years ago. While preparing for the apocolypse, he also has been working on a secret project that is unvailed later in the show...
Sings: SHOW STOPPING NUMBER
SAM SWEETLY
Charlotte’s scummy cop husband, and leader of the Hatchetfield police force.
Sings: SHOW ME YOUR HANDS, TIE UP MY HEART
JOHN MCNAMARA
A general of the United States army who works for PEIP, a secret organization that investigates paranormal, extraterrestrial, and inter-dimensional phenomena.
Sings: AMERICA IS GREAT
ALICE WOODWARD
Bill’s teenage daughter. She is very committed to her relationship with her girlfriend, Deb, but is struggling to come into her own following her parents’ divorce.
Sings: NOT YOUR SEED, ENSEMBLE SONGS
ZOEY CHAMBERS
Catty and self-absorbed. Works at Beanie’s to pay the rent but is really an actress…or will be, anyway.
Sings: CUP OF ROASTED/POISON COFFEE, ENSEMBLE SONGS
KEN DAVIDSON
Paul’s boss at Coven Communications Research and Power (CCRP). He is one of the first to be infected, and has a beautiful and loving relationship with his wife Carol, but has a hard time communicating.
Sings: WHAT DO YOU WANT PAUL, ENSEMBLE SONGS
NORA BEANIE
Owner of Hatchetfield’s local coffee shop, Beanie’s. She employs Emma and Zoey as baristas and introduces the “Tip for a song!” policy that Emma hates.
Sings: CUP OFROASTED/ POISON COFFEE, ENSEMBLE SONGS
POKEY
An ancient evil, and upbringer of the apotheosis. We are seeking qualified dancers for this role!
GREEN PEACE GIRL
A sweet girl gathering signatures on the street, looking to help the Earth and bring a smile.
Sings: LA DEE DAH DAH DAY, ENSEMBLE SONGS
Committees
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Front of House - Nancy Szikszay & Jessi Eldredge
Grants and Sponsorships - Nancy Szikszay
Advertising / Marketing - Tomoko Miller
Education - Jessi Eldredge & Zach Nash
Scholarship - Margo Halligan
Costumes - Diana Waara
Director Liaison - Tomoko Miller
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee - Zach Nash & Jessi Eldredge
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