Let me count the ways.
We obsess over Snooki poufs, thee Situation's abs and who next Pauly D will hump.
And when ye are not on MTV on Thursday night,
America freaks out from GTL deprivation and a lack of fist pump.
Yes, Americans are absolutely obsessed with the Jersey Shore. So what to do when it seems like we just can't get enough gym, tanning and laundry?
Make a musical.
A Jersey Shoresical, actually.
Remember this guy? From the movie Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan? He was Lindsay Lohan's "too gay to function" friend. Perhaps, "You go, Glen Coco" rings a bell?
Well, the actor's name is Daniel Franzese. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the actor is most famous for his role in Mean Girls as well as cameos in many TV series such as Party Down, The Comeback and Burn Notice.
Daniel and his partner in salacious shore crime, Hanna LoPatin, decided to take TV's biggest guilty pleasure and add music to create JERSEY SHOREsical: A FRICKIN' ROCK OPERA.
Featuring all your favorite train wrecks (JWOWW, Vinny, and the whole crew), the rock opera focuses on all the same plotlines and chaos as the show. But don't be deterred from attending if you're not a Jersey fan, as David Sheward stated in his review, "Luckily, you don't have to be a fan of the series to enjoy Jersey Shoresical: A passing knowledge of Snooki, Mike "The Situation", JWoww and their less-than-intellectual roommates is all that is necessary to appreciate Daniel Franzese and Hanna LoPatin's 'frickin'' rock opera."
Apart from writing the hysterical songs and "minimal book", Daniel and Hanna star in the musical (see cast photo above), which is currently at the Bleecker Theater as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
Interested in learning more about the Jersey Shoresical? Check out the complete cast list and dates or read David Sheward's complete review here of the hellaciously hilarious parody that is sure to have you GTL* and fist pump all the way home.
*Get the laughs. Duh.
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