Unbcmp Presents Cry-Baby

The UNBC Musical Productions Club returns to the Theatre Northwest Stage with Cry-Baby, An absurd, campy, hysterical take on the well known 50’s rebellious teenage romance musical theatre. Based on the cult classic Universal Pictures film Written and Directed by John Waters, Cry-Baby is “edgier than Grease, funnier than West Side Story” and full of rockabilly tunes that keep the audience dancing in their seats.

It's 1954 and Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore. He's a bad boy with a good cause - truth, justice and the pursuit of rock and roll. Cry-Baby and the square rich girl, Allison, are star-crossed lovers at the center of this world. Fueled by hormones and the new rhythms of rock and roll, she turns her back on her squeaky clean boyfriend, Baldwin, to become a "drape" (a Baltimore juvenile delinquent) and Cry-Baby's paramour. At the other end of the topsy-turvy moral meritocracy of 1954 America, Baldwin is the king of the squares and leads his close-harmony pals against the juvenile delinquents, who are ultimately arrested for arson, sending the drapes all off to prison. It's Romeo and Juliet meets High School Hellcats, no wait, it’s Grease meets Rocky Horror Picture Show! Or is it Heathers meets Evil Dead!? Come see for yourself and help support the future of performing arts in Prince Geroge in the most outrageous show on stage this year!

Filled with unforgettable songs, a truly unique and fresh story, and enough camp to fill a beach, Cry-Baby is sure to be a rockin' good time. Cry-Baby, Allison and Baltimore's energetic juvenile delinquents will dance their way right into your heart!

(Cry-Baby the Musical contains mature themes and is recommended for audiences aged 16+)

Book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan. Songs by David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger. Cry-Baby is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

This show will be performed at Theatre NorthWest. Doors will be open 30 minutes prior to the start of the show.