TRANSPARENT musical (based on the TV series) to premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in 2023, directed by Tina Landau

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/23/22 at 3:50pm

A TRANSPARENT MUSICAL

Based on the Amazon series “Transparent”
Book by Joey Soloway and MJ Kaufman
Music and Lyrics by Faith Soloway 
Choreography by James Alsop
Directed by Tina Landau 

From the very first note, this genre-bending new musical comedy follows a trail of family secrets to unearth a story of self-discovery, acceptance, and celebration. A Transparent Musical is the uplifting comic story of the Pfefferman family, whose patriarch is finally allowing their true selves to emerge as Maura, the transgender matriarch she always knew she was. Maura’s ex-wife is left questioning a lifetime of partnership, her oldest daughter unravels her own perfect life, her son runs the other way, and her youngest child begins to discover who they really are. Based on the hit Amazon Prime original TV show by Joey Soloway, A Transparent Musical is the ground-breaking new musical that shines a light on a Los Angeles Jewish family who are universally relatable, imperfectly human, and startlingly familiar.

 

Also in the season: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE with Cecily Strong, CLYDE'S, TWILIGHT: LA, and world premiere of FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT by Larissa FastHorse.

Meanwhile, the Ahmanson season will be 2:22 A GHOST STORY (a play from London) and the tours of AIN'T TOO PROUD, 1776, and A SOLDIER'S PLAY.

Updated On: 6/23/22 at 03:50 PM

[Moreski93]

Posted: 6/23/22 at 4:17pm

“Joyocaust” better be in it(from the movie) or I’m out! That song is a bop!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/23/22 at 4:28pm

What a great season! Does this mean it'll play the smaller space? 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/23/22 at 4:31pm

RippedMan said: "What a great season! Does this mean it'll play the smaller space?"

The Taper has 739 seats and kind of looks like LCT.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/23/22 at 5:34pm

I loved the show initially. Found it relatable and grounded. It veered off the rails rather quickly. Ended up not caring for most of the characters. By the time the musical finale rolled around I wasn’t impressed. I hope someone reigns Soloway in a bit. 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 6/26/22 at 11:13pm

I mean really, did this really need to take up a slot in CTG season?

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 7/1/22 at 12:27am

Loved the series.  The casting, the family dynamics and the performances - I watched the Musicale finale and appreciated it but it was totally incongruous with the series. 

I hope Tina is able to steer Joey and Faith quite a bit.  

Can't wait to see it

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/12/23 at 1:11pm

https://www.playbill.com/article/daya-curley-peppermint-sarah-stiles-more-to-star-in-a-transparent-musical-at-center-theatre-group

[RippedMan]

Posted: 4/12/23 at 1:15pm

Peppermint!!!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/12/23 at 1:17pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "https://www.playbill.com/article/daya-curley-peppermint-sarah-stiles-more-to-star-in-a-transparent-musical-at-center-theatre-group"

I was at a Christmas party with someone who had just been to a reading of this and they RAVED about Liz Larsen's performance in the Judith Light role but felt the show itself needed significant work.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/28/23 at 9:28pm

Anyone seen this? 

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 5/28/23 at 11:40pm

What a truly unnecessary thing to adapt into a musical

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 5/29/23 at 8:39am

Are there any plans for the show beyond this production?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/29/23 at 10:10am

Plannietink08 said: "Are there any plans for the show beyond this production?"

Eva Price is the commercial producer behind it.

[BETTY22]

Posted: 5/29/23 at 10:21am

This is exciting. Plus, we get an original score! 

[hartless]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 12:08pm

Adina Verson performing “In My Body”
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtRvAIMpaTQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
 
Liz Larsen performing “The Secret to a Marriage”
https://playbill.com/article/find-out-the-secret-to-a-marriage-in-this-full-number-from-a-transparent-musical-world-premiere

 

Updated On: 6/11/23 at 12:08 PM

[DCS]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 2:37pm

Saw the show last week.  This isn't going anywhere without major rewrites and refocusing.  The book is a mess.  This show really needs to be a small, intimate musical about a family (think Fun Home or Falsettos), but instead we get a big message musical that has way too many characters and not enough time to properly develop them and goes on so many wild tangents that by the end you're left wondering who is this musical about?  There's a good musical buried underneath this mess, but the show needs to be pared down cast-wise and the libretto needs to be completely rethought.  A big disappointment and clearly failing to attract audiences.  On Friday, the Taper was only about 25% full.

[conealpetterson]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 8:58pm

I saw it a couple weeks ago and agree completely with the above review.  There are some excellent performances and songs - but the book has too many many stories going on.  It needs A LOT of editing to make it more focused and cohesive.  

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/11/23 at 9:07pm

Peppermint on a recent podcast said it has future plans but didn’t say much else. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 1:54pm

A few of my LA friends said this was very clunky but perhaps it will get tweaked before coming here?

Transparent confirmed for Broadway

 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 2:45pm

I wonder if this would play the MTC since I feel like the Taper/MTC sometimes share shows? But if this is going for a commercial run.... it could not even fill the tiny Taper. 

[MorrisLACat]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 2:51pm

Next Step:

Hire a Dramatist to revise and rewrite this excessive "wordy" libretto.

This is a musical adaptation, so let the audience figure out the premise.

This musical is a dead-end with its current state.

[Voter]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 3:29pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A-TRANSPARENT-MUSICAL-Eyeing-Broadway-Run-in-2024-20230710

 

Surprised to hear this coming this soon, as most people I heard who saw it in LA felt mixed about it and that it needed work.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 3:43pm

A lot of shows announce vague Broadway intentions to keep investors and creative team and theatre owners and ad agencies engaged. Anything can happen and the reception for the CTG production doesn't mean it's DOA, but we should take these intentions with the tiniest grain of salt until they announce dates and a house.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 7/10/23 at 4:56pm

Can't imagine this would be anything except Roundabout or MTC. Otherwise this could barely fill an Off-Broadway house in a commercial run.