Improvised Roundtables, Ep. 47: LMFAO Jukebox Musical FIRST LOOK
Cast & Characters (4)
Bits & Timeline (10)
The Creative Team Behind 'Party Rock Anthem: The Musical'
The panel introduces themselves as the creative force behind a new LMFAO jukebox musical, including a distant cousin of Redfoo, a YouTube book writer, a choreographer named Vanessa Tudgens, and a nervous USC grad.
"I'm Jenna Foo... related to Redfoo of Party Rock Anthem."
"I'm Vanessa Tudgens, not Vanessa Hudgens, because she's always touchin'."
"I'm playing Pits. He's kind of a kooky guy."
Disrupting Broadway with Shouting and Dentures
The team describes their 'disruptor' energy, which involves shouting during pre-shows to the point of upsetting neighboring productions and vowing to blow the 'dusty dentures' off the traditional Broadway audience.
"We're gonna blow the fucking dusty dentures off of Broadway."
"That production of Streetcar Named Desire was not happy with us."
"You will go into a Thanksgiving dinner and say let's not be thankful, let's disrupt."
Dante's Inferno: The Las Vegas Pool Party
Stevie Shreds reveals the high-concept plot: a modern retelling of Dante's Inferno set at a Vegas pool party where drinking Monster Energy is the narrative device that triggers singing.
"It's the nine circles of hell as set in a Las Vegas pool party."
Pitching Horror to the Elderly and Broadway Ravers
Jenna Foo explains how she secured funding by pitching the musical as a horror experience to terrify the elderly. The group reminisces about 'Ravers in Broadway' networking events involving Nyquil fountains and Joel Grey.
"I pitched this as a horror for them. Do you want to be fucking scared?"
"There was a fountain of... it wasn't chocolate, it was Nyquil."
"I think she went home with Joel Grey that night."
The Dream Ballet Under the Wave Pool
The panel discusses the technical challenges of Act Two, including a dream ballet performed in a wave pool filled with Rockstar Energy drink while Monster Energy motorcyclists perform flips overhead.
"It knocks my balls into my fucking ass when I see it."
"What the fuck is a silk sheet gonna do for us? That doesn't sell energy drinks."
"The pool is filled with Rockstar energy drink and then there's Monster energy drink motorcyclists."
LMFAO: A Christian Morality Tale
Jenna Foo reveals the show's thesis: LMFAO's music is actually a deeply Christian morality tale warning that alcoholics go to hell, which is why the show is sponsored by sober energy drink companies.
"LMFAO is a morality tale. It shows you what not to do."
"Monster Energy turns out is a deeply Christian and deeply sober organization."
"I sat down on his penis and we had a discussion."
The Repetitive Genius of Pina Bausch
Vanessa Tudgens explains how she incorporated the avant-garde repetition of Pina Bausch into the choreography, specifically through a three-week rehearsal process dedicated solely to the 'fist pump'.
"I went back to the queen of repetition... Pina Bausch."
"That looks like a fist pump."
"There was probably three weeks where we were just fist bumping."
Production Kinks and Bible Giveaways
The team addresses minor production issues: handing out 1,500 King James Bibles to the audience, Redfoo rescinding all music rights after seeing the show, and Kiki Palmer refusing to participate.
"We hand out 1500 of the King James Bible to every single audience member."
"Redfoo has rescinded the rights to all the songs currently... because he saw the show."
"The last thing we got to work out... is that Kiki doesn't want to do the show."
"There's that giant automaton of Little Jon that's just malfunctioning and caught one of the actors and crushed them."
LMFAO vs. Billy Joel: The Consistency Debate
The panel praises LMFAO for their artistic consistency in mentioning 'Party Rock' in every single song, contrasting it with Billy Joel's 'rambling' and lack of focus.
"Billy Joel only mentioned Piano Man once."
"Every single song says the words 'party rock' in it... it's an art form unto itself."
The Grand Finale: Party Rock Mashup
The cast performs an a cappella mashup of LMFAO's greatest hits, complete with vocal sound effects of oversized motorcycles and pool party announcements.
"Monster Energy erodes metal."
"Look out for that bike!"