Silence! The Musical
| Silence! The Musical | |
|---|---|
Original Off-Broadway poster | |
| Music | Jon Kaplan Al Kaplan |
| Lyrics | Jon Kaplan Al Kaplan |
| Book | Hunter Bell |
| Basis | Silence! The Musical by Jon Kaplan Al Kaplan The Silence of the Lambs by Ted Tally The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris |
| Productions | 2005 Off-Broadway 2009 London Fringe 2011 Off-Broadway 2012 Los Angeles 2016 Chicago 2017 San Francisco |
| Awards | 2005 New York Fringe Festival Outstanding Musical Award 2011 Time Magazine's Top 10 Plays and Musicals 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award - Best Musical 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle - Score, Lead Performance, Choreography |
Silence! The Musical is a 2005 musical created by Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan as a parody of the 1991 Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, which is in turn based on 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The musical is itself based on a parody screenplay of the same name written by Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan.