A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-03-27

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00:02:46 1 Background
00:08:16 2 Plot summary
00:11:54 3 Musical analysis
00:13:34 4 Productions
00:13:44 4.1 2003–2004
00:16:49 4.2 2006–present
00:23:20 5 Reception
00:23:29 5.1 Awards
00:24:17 5.2 Reviews
00:29:17 6 Cast recording
00:32:28 7 See also



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A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant is a satirical musical about Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard, written by Kyle Jarrow from a concept by Alex Timbers, the show's original director.  Jarrow based the story of the one-act, one-hour musical on Hubbard's writings and Church of Scientology literature.  The musical follows the life of Hubbard as he develops Dianetics and then Scientology. Though the musical pokes fun at Hubbard's science fiction writing and personal beliefs, it has been called a "deadpan presentation" of his life story. Topics explored in the piece include Dianetics, the E-meter, Thetans, and the story of Xenu. The show was originally presented in 2003 in New York City by Les Freres Corbusier, an experimental theater troupe, enjoying sold-out Off-Off-Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.  Later productions have included Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Early in the production of the musical, the president of the Church of Scientology in New York sent a letter to the producer pointing out the Church's history of litigation.  This led Timbers and Jarrow to insert the word "Unauthorized" into the title, upon the advice of legal counsel.  During the Los Angeles production, representatives of the Church of Scientology visited the production staff in the midst of rehearsals and handed out documentation of successful litigation against critics of Scientology. Parents of some of the Los Angeles cast members also received phone calls from Scientologists in the entertainment industry, asking them not to allow their children to perform in the musical.
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant has been well received.  The 2003 New York production received an Obie Award, and director Alex Timbers received a Garland Award for the 2004 Los Angeles production.  The musical also received positive reviews in the press.  The New York Times characterized it as a "cult-hit", and The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Times and The Guardian all gave it favorable reviews.  Variety and The Boston Globe had kind words for the updated 2006 edition.  A 2004 cast recording released by Sh-K-Boom Records received four out of five stars from Allmusic and plaudits from The Los Angeles Daily News.