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GUTENBERG! The Musical!


  • Playhouse on Park 244 Park Road West Hartford United States (map)

By Anthony King and Scott Brown

Directed by Sasha Brätt

January 21 - February 8, 2026

Get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt! This wildly clever, high-energy musical spoof takes you on a joyfully absurd ride through one of history’s most unlikely Broadway pitches. Bud and Doug, a pair of aspiring playwrights, perform an audition for investors to fund their new, ill-advised project: a big, splashy musical about none other than the inventor of the printing press– Johann Gutenberg! Armed with hats, props, and unshakable enthusiasm, Bud and Doug perform every role in their crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them that elusive Broadway contract. It’s art, imitating life, imitating art!

"This brilliant musical delivers guaranteed laughs!” -Entertainment Weekly

""You’ll leave thankful for musical theater!" - Daily Beast

Previews (January 21 & 22, 2026)

Wednesday at 7:30pm

Thursday at 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Regular Performances (January 23 - February 8, 2026)

Fridays at 8:00pm

Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm

Sunday at 2:00pm Talk Back with the cast following matinee performances

Tuesday at 2:00pm

Wednesdays & Thursdays 7:30pm

Additional morning performances at 10:30am: Thursday 01/29/26 & Friday 02/06/26

all seats $25 (plus $3.50 service charge)

Earlier Event: January 3
Comedy Night
Later Event: February 14
Comedy Night