A COMMERCIAL JINGLE
FOR REGINA COMET
THE FIRST NEW MUSICAL TO PREMIERE OFF-BROADWAY SINCE THE SHUTDOWN
Previews began Friday, September 17, 2021
Opening Night Monday, September 27, 2021
Extended through Sunday, November 21, 2021
At the DR2 Theatre (103 E. 15 Street)
A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet was the first new musical to premiere at an off-Broadway venue since the pandemic shutdown, featuring book, music, and lyrics by Alex Wyse (“Indoor Boys”, Spring Awakening) and Ben Fankhauser (Newsies, Beautiful), with direction by Marshall Pailet (Baghdaddy, Triassic Parq).
Two nobodies dream of writing one hit song for everybody, but their day job composing jingles for commercials isn’t the big break they hoped. That is, until they’re plucked from obscurity by a world- famous pop star named Regina Comet (if destiny had a child, it would be her) and she wants them to create an anthem for her supernova pipes... and her new perfume. They’re so close to the big-time they can smell it, but following your passion doesn’t always lead where you expect. Making a hit song can be a shit-show.
The creative team for A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet also includes Lucille Lortel Award nominee Wilson Chin (Scenic Design), Antonyo Award winner Sarita Fellows (Costume Design), Aja M. Jackson (Lighting Design), Twi McCallum (Sound Design), Emily Marshall (Music Director), and Katie Kennedy (Production Stage Manager).