The Kid (musical)
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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.[7][8] 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.[8][9] 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 Kid | |
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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[1][2][3] 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical[4][5][6] |
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;[10][11][12]