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Fill In the ___ With Blank! The Musical

”Blank! The Musical” host TJ Mannix filled out our musical “fill in the blank,” and so can you.

The cast of Blank! The Musical in action.
The cast of Blank! The Musical in action.
(© Jenny Anderson)

At one off-Broadway show, now playing at New World Stages, the audience is made up of more than just passive viewers. Blank! The Musical puts their show-goers in the driver's seat, allowing them to submit suggestions for title, lyrics, and score via cell phone before the show. The result is a real-life musical "complete with show-stopping singing" and "dazzling dancing." But you don't have to take our word for it. You can describe Blank! The Musical in your own words using our Blank! The Musical "fill in the blank." Try it below, and check out Blank! The Musical host TJ Mannix's own version.

Blank! The Musical audience members submit their suggestions.
Blank! The Musical audience members submit their suggestions.
(© Jenny Anderson)

Fill in the ''Blank! The Musical''

Blank! The Musical is a(n) _adjective_ off-Broadway show, now _verb ending in -ing_ at New World Stages in Manhattan. The new musical is cast with _theatrical genre_ veterans and created by Michael Girts, T.J. Shanoff, and Mike Descoteaux. Girts, Shanoff, and Descoteaux _adverb_ developed a(n) _adjective_ format that involves _plural noun_ in the audience submitting their plot and lyric suggestions via _electronic device_. With under a(n) _unit of time_ to work, the audience and cast come together to _verb_ an entire musical from start to finish.

The hardest part of creating an impromptu musical is when the audience's suggestions are _adjective_. Once I even had to write a song about a(n) _adjective_ _color_ _animal_. As you can see, a performance of Blank! The Musical is always filled with lots of laughs! My friends say their favorite part of the Blank! experience is hearing their _adjective_ suggestions become part of a real live _art form_. After every show, my castmates and I go out for a steaming cup of _noun_ to _verb_ a job _adverb_ done.

TJ Mannix, host of Blank! The Musical interacts with the crowd.
TJ Mannix, host of Blank! The Musical interacts with the crowd.
(© Jenny Anderson)

TJ Mannix fills in the ''Blank! The Musical''

Blank! The Musical is a(n) _ unblemished _off-Broadway show, now _ fracking _ at New World Stages in Manhattan. The new musical is cast with _ kabuki _ veterans and created by Michael Girts, T.J. Shanoff, and Mike Descoteaux. Girts, Shanoff, and Descoteaux _ lively _ developed a(n) _ cliquish _ format that involves _ duvets _ in the audience submitting their plot and lyric suggestions via _ humidifier _. With under a(n) _ eons_ to work, the audience and cast come together to _ dive _ an entire musical from start to finish.

The hardest part of creating an impromptu musical is when the audience's suggestions are _blissful _. Once I even had to write a song about a(n) _atrophied _ _ brick red _ _ lizard _. As you can see, a performance of Blank! The Musical is always filled with lots of laughs! My friends say their favorite part of the Blank! experience is hearing their _ actual _ suggestions become part of a real live _ pottery _. After every show, my cast mates and I go out for a steaming cup of _ kite _ to _ trip _ a job _ smoothly _ done.

The cast of Blank! The Musical explains even more about their unique show.

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