Tye Blue, director and co-creator of the Tony-winning “Titanique,” has joined the creative team of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical,” a new parody written by longtime “Dance Moms” fans James Stryska, Isabel Grace, Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo. The original musical is directed by lead producer Logan Clark, whose career spans more than
Tye Blue, director and co-creator of the Tony-winning “Titanique,” has joined the creative team of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical,” a new parody written by longtime “Dance Moms” fans James Stryska, Isabel Grace, Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo.
The original musical is directed by lead producer Logan Clark, whose career spans more than 15 years in television, music, live entertainment and theater production.
Clark was a member of the original “Dance Moms” production team during the series’ inception. A Kickstarter campaign for the musical launched Monday to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Lifetime series’ premiere.
Blue will advise and lead the writing team in the ongoing workshop process, drawing on his development experience in both musical comedy and commercial theatre.
“The Pyramid” was originally conceived by Stryska and Grace, who posted a simple idea online: “We think ‘Dance Moms’ should be a musical.” The video quickly exploded, generating more than 5.6 million views and generating enthusiastic responses from fans, theater artists and members of the “Dance Moms” community itself.
“Our goal has always been to bring the experience of watching an episode with your friends to a whole new medium,” Stryska, Grace, Molfetto and Russo said in a statement Monday. “We’ve packed the show with the kind of moments you’d swear came straight from TV while crafting an entirely new story for the stage.”
Clark’s company, The Casting Collective, is leading a nationwide search for the singers, dancers and performers who will originate the production.
Daisy Theatricals, the New York-based development collective founded by Randall and Allyson Jane Simmons, is supporting the development of the show.
“There’s something incredibly special about watching four writers take something they really love and build a whole new theatrical world out of that shared experience,” Clark said. “James, Isabel, Erica and Molly understand this audience because they are this audience. My job is to help protect that vision, assemble an exceptional team around it and help turn ‘The Pyramid’ into the biggest, boldest and most entertaining production possible.”
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