TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE to present world premiere at the BROADWATER in Los Angeles
May 23, 2022Queer comedy musical TEACHING A ROBOT TO LOVE will make its stage debut this summer in Hollywood, under the direction of Ashley Ward. The musical follows a group of friends in a summer internship program who create a sentient ad-sales algorithm and learn to prioritize friendship over “getting ahead” in the workplace, in an allegory for trans parenting and LGBTQIA+ friendship underscored with joy, cheese, and mad science.
The Los Angeles premiere will feature five performances during the Hollywood Fringe Festival, all of which will also be streamed online for anyone in the world to watch. Tickets are now available to purchase for shows June 5, 11, 12, 18, and 21.
The cast features Aliza Pearl as Mary Coral; Bonnie Gordon as Lavender Terra; Jessica Reiner-Harris as Faun Terra; Kelby Jo McClellan as MARSH; Rob Warner as Norton Norton; and Xander Jeanneret as Billie Pepper. Eric Michaud is the choreographer, producing the show are Morgan Peters (also swing for all roles) and Kiri Callagh
“Teaching a Robot to Love” Original Cast Album Hits Billboard Chart
May 23, 2022With a pop, rock, and dubstep musical score, the new grassroots musical is a modern queer Frankenstein story about a group of friends who create a sentient Siri-like sales robot and learn lessons about change and the nature of humanity. The album was released November 19 on all digital platforms and at teachingarobottolove.com.
Theater reviewer Shannon Gaffney called the musical “refreshingly authentic” and “reminiscent of recent sci-fi comedy Be More Chill and musical cartoons like Steven Universe.” “LGBTQIA+ musical theatre representation is often focused in trauma or mockery, but this changes the game,” said Gaffney.
“This musical is fun and full of sci-fi and robots, but it also tells a story from the inside of my heart as a trans non-binary person,” said Malena-Webber,
