MARIO & THE COMET

Music & Additional Lyrics: David Dabbon

-premiered at seattle children’s theatre

-DEVELOPED WITH NYU New Plays for Young Audiences at provincetown playhouse

“MARIO AND THE COMET amuses children, makes adults smile, but also gently breaks the hearts of both with just enough bittersweet, delicate tenderness that it leaves an impression on the psyche...”—Stage Buddy

The Venedicci Comet is headed straight toward Earth. Apocalyptics predict that it will strike, causing total annihilation; while most scientists speculate it will be a near-miss and Earthlings will behold history’s most awe-inspiring celestial event. Either way, Mario is prepared. With a chorus of rubber ducks and soaring songs about the theory of relativity, MARIO & THE COMET is a new musical adventure-comedy about how absence can be like an earth-shattering comet; but when faced together as a family, it can become a thing of beauty— a celebration of life and love.

Cast size: Flexible. Run time: 1 hour, 20 minutes w/o intermission.

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Seattle Children’s Theatre / Seattle, Washington / 2017