Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
by Dick Gallagher, Mark Waldrop, Howard Crabtree

Name: Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly
Brand: Dick Gallagher
SKU: 9780573623318
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly Book Cover — Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly Cover

Highlights

Male

105 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Obie Award Outer Critics Circle

Winner! 1997 Drama Desk Award for Best Musical Revue Winner! 1997 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical Winner! 1997 Obie Award, SPecial Citation for Howard Crabtree’s Book

Synopsis

In this side-splitting musical extravaganza by the creators of Howard Crabtree’s Whoop Dee Doo!

, new heights of hilarity are achieved in a series of outrageous skits celebrating gay life and creating an opportunity for uproarious, over-the-top costumes.

The vibrant score includes huge production numbers like “Over the Top” and “Wear Your Vanity With Pride,” along with the heartbreaking ballad “Laughing Matters,” which Bette Midler famously recorded on her album Bathhouse Betty .

Press Reviews

"Crabtree’s creations send When Pigs Fly soaring to silly heights… Waldrop’s lyrics are skillful and funny."
— New York Daily News

"A hog-heaven of silliness!"
— The Newark Star-Ledger

"A good old-fashioned revue given a gay new-fashioned twist and the kind of fantasticated costumes that could have your eyes out on stalks… Gallagher's music is glitter bright and tuneful."
— New York Post

"Exceptionally cheerful… [with] enough hilarity, wit and outre humor to evoke that era when bright, irreverent revues were commonplace on Broadway… This show works."
— The New York Times