Scooty & JoJo’s “parod-usical” MOLLYWOOD, the ultimate John Hughes muse, Molly Ringwald, is having a bad day. Her family has totally forgotten her sixteenth birthday, she has no date for the prom, and if things couldn’t get any worse, she just got a whole day’s detention for passing a note in class. What’s a girl to do? Sing!
Having mined the pop-cinematic/musical landscape of the late 70′s with CARPENTERS’ HALLOWEEN last October and that of the early 80′s with TRAN – THE ATARI MUSICAL this past March, Scooty & JoJo have set their sights on the first significant cinematic fables of Generation X: the John Hughes teenpics of the mid-80s. MOLLYWOOD fuses the characters, storylines, and soundtracks of “Sixteen Candles”, “The Breakfast Club”, and “Pretty in Pink” into a campy lampoon and love letter to the sacred cows of an entire generation (namely, ours!).
Reviews
“To see this group fully immersed in the lampoon lagoon of Molly Ringwald’s cinematic heyday is to see them out their best.”
- Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
“Mollywood promises an abundance of 80′s music, John Hughes characters, and in typical Scooty & JoJo fashion, gay overload.” - Jason Heidemann, TimeOut Chicago
“A joyful and campy spectacle…you won’t want to miss this one!”
- Marc Felion, Feast of Fools
Cast
Charis Boyd as Molly
Scott Bradley in the dual roles of Iona and The Geek
Jonny Stax as Steff and supporting Ritchie the Puppet as Duckie
Clayton Faits as Blake
Michael S. Miller as Molly’s Dad and Mr. Vernon
Suzy Nelson as Allison
Calidonia Olivares as Joan Cusack and Benny
Jefrey B. Wilkerson as Bender
Chris Zonada as Long Duck Dong
Production Staff
Created by Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax (aka Scooty & JoJo)
Band Leader: Chris Zonada (of Black Umbrella Brigade)
Costume Design: Steven Newmes (TRAN – THE ATARI MUSICAL)
Sound & Hair Design: Eric Daly (TRAN – THE ATARI MUSICAL)
Photography: Cassandra Damm
Production & Stage Manager: Suzy Nelson
Production & Stage Assistants: Robert C. Moore & Amber Reyes
Producers: Charis Boyd, Scott Bradley, Cassandra Damm, Steven Newmes, Pat Smith & Jonny Stax