Musicals by Mika
maxa, the maddest woman in the world
Book & Lyrics by Mika Kauffman
music by Thomas Jacobsen
MAXA, The Maddest Woman in the World is an epic horror musical capturing the life story of Paula Maxa, the famed French tragedienne who died thousands of deaths for the patrons who haunted the ghastly theater known as the Grand Guignol. In 1940’s France, it becomes Paula’s strange destiny to carry the very same horrors of the Grand Guignol into her private life…
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paranormative
Book & Lyrics by Mika Kauffman
music by Thomas Jacobsen
WARNING: This comedy horror musical contains strong language, adult themes, ghostly copulation, Kathy Lee Gifford, loose limbs, body fluids and a participatory drinking game (not mutually exclusive... wink).
Paranormative is a comedy musical about the horrors of adulthood. The story follows a luckless, loveable (spineless) twenty-something, Paulie, who joins "The Ghost Mastuhz," a paranormal investigation Youtube show…
naught
Book & Lyrics by Mika Kauffman & Gregory F. Jackson
music by andrew drannon
Naught is an electronic musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's short story “2 B R Ø 2 B.”
In the year 2043, Dr. Cole Obsidian developed “The Infinity Program,” offering one thousand lucky citizens of the United States the opportunity of an “endless lifetime.” These newly immortal beings pledged themselves to a new world governed by science. War, famine, and poverty…
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the boy who cried ‘succubus!’
BOOK BY MIKA KAUFFMAN
MUSIC BY SPENCER ROBELEN
It's Friday night, and two bros, Brandon and Guy, are cruisin' for some chicks. But when Brandon finds the girl of his dreams, Guy warns him that he may have actually found a she-demon instead.
"The Boy Who Cried Succubus!" is a funny, sexy, scary twenty minute musical dealing with the sexual politics of dating and getting exactly what you wish for...with dire consequences.
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the jersey shore opera
libretto by mika kauffman
music by tj rubin
Our story begins in a dystopian swamp; democracy has failed and Supreme President Trump reigns. Had the reality T.V. show “The Jersey Shore” not existed, Trump would have never had a platform to become President. Malia Ann Obama volunteers to go back in time and join the cast of the Jersey Shore on a mission to end what could be an apocalyptic future of bigly proportions.
spectacle
Book by maybe burke
Lyrics by maybe burke & Mika Kauffman
music by mika kauffman
Spectacle is a loose adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Anderson. A trans self-love story, this musical navigates the desire to be who we’re meant to be, whether we’re a spectacle or not.