{"id":41035,"date":"2025-05-02T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=41035"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:12:12","slug":"now-theres-a-luigi-mangione-musical-coming-to-san-francisco-in-june-and-its-already-selling-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/now-theres-a-luigi-mangione-musical-coming-to-san-francisco-in-june-and-its-already-selling-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Now There\u2019s a Luigi Mangione Musical Coming to San Francisco in June, and It\u2019s Already Selling Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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30 APRIL 2025\/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<\/a>\/JOE KUKURA<\/a> (SFist.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans of hunky accused CEO-killer Luigi Mangione are clearly dying to see Luigi: The Musical<\/em>, opening in June at the Taylor Street Theater, as opening night pretty much instantly sold out for this audacious original comedy-musical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no secret that Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of the United Healthcare CEO<\/a>, has become a cult-hit heartthrob<\/a> among those who loved seeing some vigilante justice (allegedly) metered out toward the unscrupulously profitable US healthcare system. And Mangione has his fans here in San Francisco. Some people are such fans that KRON4 reports there will be a Luigi Mangione musical opening in San Francisco<\/a> in June at the Taylor Street Theater, aka the former EXIT Theater.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the show will open on Friday, June 13 \u2014 yes, Friday the 13th \u2014 we already have some Instagram embeds to give you a taste of the\u00a0McDonald\u2019s-inspired events<\/a>\u00a0that make up this musical. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLuigi: The Musical<\/em>\u00a0is a wildly irreverent, razor-sharp comedy that imagines the true story of Luigi Mangione, the alleged corporate assassin turned accidental folk hero,\u201d the show\u00a0declares on its website<\/a>. \u201cWith real-life cellmates Sam Bankman-Fried and Diddy by his side, Luigi navigates friendship, justice, and the absurdity of viral fame.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, it is true that crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried<\/a> and accused sex trafficker Sean \u201cPuffy\/Diddy\/Daddy\u201d Combs<\/a> are also locked up at the same Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York where Mangione is awaiting trial. And that was the apparent inspiration for this musical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show\u2019s producer and co-writer Caleb Zeringue\u00a0tells the Chronicle<\/a>\u00a0that the idea was hatched at the SF Eagle, when director Nova Bradford told him, \u201cDid you hear that Luigi\u2019s in the same prison with Diddy and Sam Bankman-Fried? I wanna write a musical about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The show is clearly shaping up to be a huge hit. As of press time for this post, the June 13 opening night is already sold out, the next night has only two tickets remaining. There will be five performances between June 13 and June 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This show will inevitably stir outrage for supposedly \u201ccelebrating a murderer.\u201d Though much of this criticism will come from people who celebrated Kyle Rittenhouse<\/a> and Daniel Penny<\/a> for killing someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not valorizing any of these characters, and we\u2019re also not trivializing any of their actions or alleged actions,\u201d the director Bradford told the Chronicle. \u201cWhen people interact with these systems that they\u2019ve lost trust in, it creates such a sense of isolation, and comedy inherently is connective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maybe it makes sense for this musical to open in San Francisco, as Mangione has San Francisco connections<\/a>, and Bankman-Fried had his house arrest at his parents\u2019 home in Palo Alto<\/a>. But given how much national attention<\/a> this show is getting, you can\u2019t deny, delay, or depose that the Luigi Mangine musical may be playing in other cities someday, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luigi: The Musical<\/em><\/a> runs Friday, June 13 through Saturday, June 28 at the Taylor Street Theater. $30, <\/em>Tickets here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/strong>Latest Proposed California Ballot Measure Named After Luigi Mangione [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: Joe Kukura, SFist<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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