About the Show

Backpacking turns to belting when a couple lands in a town that won’t stop singing.

Schmigadoon! follows New York doctors Josh and Melissa, a couple whose struggling relationship leads them to a backpacking retreat meant to rekindle their romance. Instead, they stumble into Schmigadoon, a mysterious town straight out of a Golden Age musical, where the residents communicate exclusively through song and dance.

Trapped in this Technicolor world, the pair soon learn that the only way to return home is to find true love—though it’s unclear whether that love still lies with each other.

Blending classic Broadway charm with sharp contemporary humor, Schmigadoon! playfully satirizes mid-century musicals while exploring modern relationships and the timeless longing for connection.

Critic Reviews (17)

"Cinco Paul’s 'Schmigadoon!”' hits the trifecta. This new Broadway show...is a blast."
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"Schmigadoon! is a pure delight for any fan of musical theatre, both beautiful to behold and guaranteed to make you smile and laugh."
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"Schmigadoon!'s love for classic musical theater may not be 100% true—everything about it is in quotation marks—but good gosh, is it enjoyable."
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"It's exuberant, clever, eager to please, dexterously devised, and yet, with all that technique behind it, it lands in a place that's awfully unambitious."
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"As created by Cinco Paul and Ken Dario, 'Schmigadoon' has scaled the pinnacle of pastiche. It’s a musical within a musical within a musical within a musical (I think)."
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"The effervescent stage show, from creator Cinco Paul and director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli, is all but irresistible — a giddy love letter to the form."
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"The musical with a book, music and lyrics by Cinco Paul is confused as to what it's supposed to be."
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"A loving, winking, unabashedly cheesy valentine to Golden Age musicals, Schmigadoon! cherry-picks plotlines, melodies, and archetypes from Broadway classics."
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