Silence! The Musical

The unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs

Music and Lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan; Book by Hunter Bell

Directed by David M. Jenkins

Oct. 16 – Nov. 15, 2015

Thu. – Fri. 8pm | Sat. 4pm & 8pm | Sun. 4pm

Tickets: $29.50

Preview Performances: Oct. 14 – 15 | Wed. – Thr. 8pm | Tickets: $15

Jaeb Theatre, Straz Center for the Performing Arts

This Lambs parody is as irreverent, filthy, and funny as Book of Mormon.

With brilliant musical numbers like “Papa Shtarling,” “Quid Pro Quo,” and “Are You About a Size 14?” Silence! The Musical is a howlingly entertaining night at the theater. Originally premiering on the internet before moving Off-Broadway, Silence! went on to win awards and find itself in Top 10 lists of New York theater. This is the second time that Jobsite and the Straz will co-produce a musical in the Jaeb, offering this as a follow-up with the wildly successful, award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet.

Move over Assassins and Sweeney Todd, there's a new musical killer in town!

About The Writers

Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan (Music and Lyrics) created SILENCE! The Musical, a stage version of The Silence of the Lambs that has played London, New York City, and Los Angeles, as well as the YouTube channel Legolambs, which features musical-izations of various Arnold Schwarzenegger movies such as Conan the Barbarian, Predator, and Commando. Jon and Al also co-wrote and scored the file Zombeavers (2014). They composed the music for G4’s cartoon series Code Monkeys, arranged Andy Samberg’s “Lonely Island Medley” for the MTV Movies Awards, and scored the Syfy Channel original films Piranhaconda and Dinocroc vs. Supergator.

Hunter Bell (Book) earned a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical, an OBIE Award, a Drama League nomination, and a GLAD Media nomination for the original Broadway musical [title of show].  Other credits include the book for SILENCE! The Musical (OBA Award for Best Musical, a Lucille Lortel nomination for Best Musical and Outstanding Musical NY Fringe Festival), Found (Atlantic Theater, Drama Desk nomination for Best Book), Now. Here. This. (Vineyard Theatre), Bellobration! (Ringling Bros. Circus), Villains Tonight! (Disney Cruise Lines), Julie Andrews’ The Great American Mousical (Goodspeed), and the upcoming Other World. He is a co-creator of the web series the [title of show] show and has developed television with ABC Studios and Cherry-Wind Productions. Hunter is a proud graduate and distinguished alumnus of Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts, a member of the Dramatists Guild, Writers Guild, and a MacDowell Fellow.

(L-R) Caitlin Greene, Colleen Cherry, Amy E. Gray and Ryan Sturm in Jobsite's Silence! The Musical. (Photo: Crawford Long.)

Media

Previews

  • Silence! The Musical | A Periscope Sneak Peek – 813area.com
  • Expect adult, irreverent fun from Jobsite’s ‘Silence of the Lambs’ parody – Tampa Bay Times
  • Musical parody of ‘Silence of the Lambs’ opening at Straz Center – Tampa Tribune
  • If ‘Silence of the Lambs’ can be a musical, so can these – Tampa Bay Times

Cast & Crew

  • David M. Jenkins – Director
  • Robert Jarosh – Music Director
  • Matthew Ray – Stage Manager

Cast

  • Colleen Cherry – Miggs / Dream Clarice / Lamb
  • Amy Gray – Clarice Starling
  • Caitlin Greene – Ardelia / Barney / Lamb
  • Jonathan Harrison – Hannibal Lecter
  • Heather Krueger – Catherine / Senator Martin / Lamb
  • Spencer Meyers – Buffalo Bill
  • Ryan Sturm – Dr. Chilton / Lamb
  • Nick Hoop – Sgt. Pembry / Dream Hannibal / Lamb
  • Jon VanMiddlesworth – Crawford / Papa Shtarling / Lamb

Musicians

  • Elwood Bond – Drums
  • Robert Jarosh – Keys
  • Tom Sivak – Keys II

Crew

  • Alison Burns – Choreographer
  • Jennifer Fuller – Wardrobe Crew
  • Ryan E. Finzelber – Lighting Designer
  • Carlos D. Garcia – Backstage Asst. Stage Manager/Properties
  • Brittany Reuther – Costume Designer
  • Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer

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