Chuckleball
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Chuckleball is an Off Broadway is a satirical musical revue about sports created by Jason Goldstein. In the style of "Forbidden Broadway" and "Capitol Steps", it lampoons baseball, basketball, hockey, football, soccer, tennis, golf, and boxing, among others. It started as a workshop at Rutgers University in 2003. It then played Off Broadway at the Producer's Club in New York City for five weeks in the summer of 2004. Since then it has played across the country at theaters, colleges, and corporate events. The most recent version, Jailhouse Jocks played at the Snapple Theater Center in New York City.
There is one cast album available, "The Unofficial Original Cast Album", a compilation of versions. There are presently plans to record the most recent version, to be released in 2008.
[edit] Versions
- 2004: Original Off-Broadway
- 2005: Working My Way Back From Juice
- 2006: There's Always Room For Balco
- 2007: Jailhouse Jocks