The Kid (musical)
| The Kid | |
|---|---|
Characters Dan and Terry, in scene from The Kid (2010) | |
| Music | Andy Monroe |
| Lyrics | Jack Lechner |
| Book | Michael Zam |
| Basis | The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage |
| Productions | 2010 Off-Broadway, Theatre Row, New York City, The New Group |
| Awards | 2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical |
The Kid is a musical with a book by Michael Zam, music composed by Andy Monroe and lyrics by Jack Lechner. The comic story concerns an open adoption process by a same-sex couple. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book by Dan Savage, The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant. The protagonist, Dan, is a sex advice columnist who decides to adopt a child with his partner Terry. Throughout the musical the couple encounter difficulties including making the decision to adopt, finding a birth mother, and overcoming apprehension about the adoption process.
The musical premiered on May 10, 2010 Off-Broadway, starring Christopher Sieber as Dan. It received a generally favorable reception and received five Drama Desk Award nominations in 2011, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Book of a Musical;