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While you wait for “The Office” reboot, here’s something to tide you over (beyond the ongoing Ricky Gervais v. Steve Carell debate you’re likely having this very moment): Off-Broadway’s musical parody of the mockumentary sitcom. Yes, a parody of a show that’s already satirizing a genre. With song!
From the duo behind the “Friends” musical spoof, “The Office” parody is built largely for fans, covered in breadcrumbs leading directly to the series’ beloved creative quirks. But we were assured that the uninitiated would find laughs too, even if they don’t get the reference to that dinner party with Jan, or the nods to endless Party Planning Committee meetings.
“You have to walk the line, because some of your audience is going to be people who know the show backward and forward, and you must make sure you hit the right notes for them,” director Donald Garverick explains. “But you also have to make sure the show tracks for those who don’t necessarily know it.”
That’s what he said.
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Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon
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