Reefer Madness is a musical satire of the 1936 cult classic propaganda film of the same name. With book and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and book and music by Dan Studney, the musical debuted in Los Angeles in 1998. Directed by Andy Fickman, it was initially shown at the Hudson Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Off-Broadway production ran from September 15 to October 28, 2001, at the Variety Arts Theatre. Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals now administers the stock/amateur rights, and the show has been produced by local theater groups in several cities, including Long Island, Toronto, Seattle, Philadelphia, Charleston, Sacramento, Raleigh, Norfolk, Minneapolis, and London. The 2008 production at the Studio Theater in Washington, D.C.
Adaptations (1)
Reefer Madness was adapted into a 2005 film.
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2005 · film · 109 min · dir. Andy Fickman · IMDb ↗IMDb7.175%From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way, he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus Himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.
