HISTORY!

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! was originally workshopped at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival, starring the authors, Scott Brown and Anthony King. These early versions of the show were directed by Charlie Todd, Music Directed & Accompanied by Barry Wyner, and featured Ken Keech.

The full two-act version of the show premiered at The Jermyn Street Theatre in London in January 2006, produced by Trevor Brown. That production was Music Directed & Accompanied by Michael Roulston and also starred the authors.

In September 2006, Chris Fitzgerald and Jeremy Shamos were cast in the roles of Bud & Doug for the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival. That production was directed by Dave Mowers and Music Directed & Accompanied by Matt Castle. It won awards for "Best Book" and "Best Performance."

The November 2006 "Off-Broadway" production was directed by Alex Timbers and Music Directed & Accompanied by T.O. Sterrett. It played at 59E59 before moving to a six-month run at the Actor's Playhouse. That production was nominated for Best Musical at the Lortel and Outer Critic's Circle Awards, as well as Best Book and Best Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. Ryan Karels was featured. David Turner and Darren Goldstein replaced the original cast.

In Fall 2007/Spring 2008 the show was translated into Finnish and produced by the Tampere Comedy Theatre in Tampere, Finland.

The June 2008 Chicago production was directed by Alex Timbers and Music Directed & Accompanied by T.O. Sterrett. It played at the Royal George Theatre, produced by John Pinckard. That production starred Breon Bliss and Alex Goodrich.

In February 2009 the show made its international debut at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, Australia.  Produced and directed by Neil Gooding. It starred David Harris and James Millar.

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PRODUCTION HISTORY (through Samuel French) - updated 9/4/10

Bermuda - Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Aug 2007
Salt Lake City, UT - Plan B Theatre Co. - Nov/Dec 2007
Houston, TX - Theatre Lab Houston - March/April 2008
Washington, DC - Landless Theatre Co. - March/April 2008
Indian Head, MD - Chesapeake Bay Floating Theatre - May 2008
Hudson, NY - Stageworks Hudson - June 2008
Ft. Worth, TX - Amphibian Stage Productions - July 2008 & July 2009
New Orleans, LA - Southern Repertory Theatre - Aug 2008
Seattle, WA - Strawberry Theatre Workshop - Sept 2008
Vancouver, CA - Vancouver International Fringe Festival - Sept 2008
Gainesville, FL - Hippodrome Theatre - Sept 2008
Watertown, MA - New Repertory Theatre - Oct 2008
Coral Gables, FL - Actors' Playhouse - Dec 2008
Honolulu, HI - Manoa Valley Theatre - Jan/Feb 2009
Hammond, IN - Towle Community Theatre - Feb/Mar 2009
Sterling Heights, MI - Warren Consolidated - Mar 2009
Seattle, WA - Artswest Theatre Co. - April/May 2009
Ithaca, NY - Kitchen Theatre Company - June/July 2009
Hilton Head Island, SC - SC Repertory Co. - July/Aug 2009
Ellenville, NY - Shadowland Theatre - July/Aug 2009
Binghamton, NY - Chenango River Theatre - August 2009
Jackson, MS - New Stage Theatre - Sept 2009
Cleveland, OH - Dobama Theatre - Dec 2009/Jan 2010
Des Moines, IA - Drake University - March 2010
St. Louis, MO - Temporary Theatre - March 2010
Tucson, AZ - Arizona Onstage - March/April 2010
New Orleans, LA - Theatre 13 Productions - June 2010
San Francisco, CA - Beards Beards Beards - June 2010
Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Little Theatre - June 2010