Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre has announced that the Kerrigan and Loudermilk musical The Mad Ones is to have a limited run at the venue in 2024.
The Mad Ones, formerly known as The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown, opened off-Broadway in 2017. It features music by Bree Lowdermilk and book and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan. Director is Adam Lacey, producer is James Edge and musical direction is by Callum Thompson.
The musical tells the tale of Samantha Brown, who loses not only her best friend Kelly in a car wreck but also the part of her that was learning to be brave. Sam has to make a decision: will she follow her mother's dreams for her or will she summon the courage to drive away from her friends and family into a future she cannot imagine?
Old Joint Stock producer and theatre manager James Edge said, “we’re thrilled to be bringing this touching and heartfelt show to the Old Joint Stock. The score is to die for and I have no doubt it will have audience members playing the soundtrack on repeat afterwards. This will be the first of three in-house productions in 2024 and The Mad Ones is the perfect show to get the year started in our venue.”
The Mad Ones will run from Wednesday 10 until Saturday 20 April.