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The Musical

Comedy

Directed by Giselle Bonilla

Doug, a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher, learns his ex is dating his nemesis, the school principal. To get revenge and cost him a Blue Ribbon Award, Doug secretly stages the most inappropriate play imaginable. From TMDB

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The Musical is a 2026 comedy film, directed by Giselle Bonilla, starring Rob Lowe, Will Brill and Gillian Jacobs.

  • 118 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon
  • posts span Dec 4, 2022 to Nov 1, 2026

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  • Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    If you loved Melania: The Musical (and who didn’t?), you’ll love this epic film, now streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime.

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  • Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    Amazon has yanked Malaria: The Musical from an Oregon movie theater. This came after the theater’s marquee promoted it with lines including, “Does Melania wear Prada? Find out Friday!” and, quoting Sun Tzu, “To defeat your enemy, you must know them. Melania.” variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    Because Jeff Bezos’ $40 million bribe for Malaria: The Movie and Malaria: The Musical are bombing, the Kennedy Center will be presenting Lara Lea Trump: The Musical for the entire month of February.

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  • MOVIE FREE @moviefree.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    MOVIE FREE THE MUSICAL

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  • Alec - NSFW Artist 🔞 @aleccanny.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    “EPIC: The Musical” is being made into an animated movie! Let’s celebrate whilst Antinous holds Telemachus dowwwwwnn so everyone can have a go! song & designs from gigi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlK-T... #EpicTheMusical #nsfw #yaoi

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  • The Not Chaotic Cherub 😇 @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.appBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    Fantastic. Now turn the making of the halftime show into a documentary to win an Oscar, then turn that documentary into 'Beef: The Movie' The Musical to win a Tony and do the funniest thing by EGOTing.

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  • Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    A lovely day celebrating two brilliant people, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow, and the coming of the film version of their brilliant masterpiece SIX THE MUSICAL to cinemas next week! (nb to MORE cinemas than EVEN TAYLOR SWIFT, just sayin)

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  • Toon Brains @cartoonbrains.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    EPIC THE MUSICAL IS GETTING AN ANIMATED MOVIE WHAT www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL is, in my opinion, very good. letterboxd.com/andrewmoxon/...

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  • Project Hail Molly- MCM B-11 @mollinko.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    My 2026 Magnum Opus! A love letter to Epic the Musical! I wanted to do a movie poster style illustration in the style/characters of the Hades universe! #epicthemusical #hades2

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  • John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    “So now you’re open for business?” Yes! they said. There followed an explosion of Seussical the Musical, weird Cat in the Hat movie, billions of toys. But it wasn’t what he wanted.

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  • Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2023

    Holy shit, Dicks: The Musical is so goddamn funny. Wall to wall completely deranged jokes. Hardest I’ve laughed in a movie theater in…ten years? More? Shit!

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  • Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 17, 2025

    [P] Hollywood is just not ready yet for the majesty that is Shadow War of the Night Dragons: The Musical: The Movie

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  • arti :] @doublearti.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    day 30 - buttons hor hor hor hor hor hor hor hor hor hor :3 #octransfur: The Musical: The Movie: The Game: The Anime: Th

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  • the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2024

    Last night in Las Vegas, I attended “Plandemic: The Musical,” the fourth installment of a Covid conspiracist anti-vax film series by Mikki Willis that spread medical misinformation to millions. He and his audience got booted out of the ballroom at 8pm.

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  • Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2025

    In honor of our trip to see Back to the Future the Musical—that time we went to prom with the entire main movie cast

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  • Kale E. Rion @pinkedalink.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    EPIC THE MUSICAL IS GETTING AN ANIMATED MOVIE THIS IS NOT A DRILL www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #personal

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  • dr worldwide™️ @imanimosley.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2026

    woo my article on British wartime film & sonic Englishness is going to be published in The Musical Quarterly!

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  • Benj Edwards @benjedwards.comBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Street Fighter: The Movie: The Video Game: The Musical

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  • Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2025

    I wish I could take credit for shpadoinkle. It's a Trey Parker word, first coined in his student film "Cannibal: The Musical."

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  • Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.comBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    OBSESSION has been submitted for Golden Globes consideration in the Musical & Comedy categories by Focus Features. Let's talk about it: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/397004...

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  • Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    My #LastFourWatched : The Jerk Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Cannibal! The Musical The Hateful 8 #LetterboxdFriday #Letterboxd #filmsky #movies

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  • L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.appBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    Anyway I went and saw Sinners and would 1000% be seated for a Sinners: The Musical: The Movie also

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  • MrsFishVEVO @willkellogg.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    When she melts in Wicked The Musical - The Movie: Part Two (of Two) they should play Rain On Me

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  • ✨Libbey✨ @inthepouringrain.swifties.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    if Hollywood knew what was good for them they’d be putting Legally Blonde The Musical The Movie into production and cast Sabrina Carpenter as Elle

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  • Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zoneBluesky · Nov 23, 2023

    Eagerly awaiting the eventual opening of “Back to the Future: The Musical: The Movie: The Ride”

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  • mistystep 🔜 Shoebox @mistystep.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2025

    So we’ve had the MTG versions of a horror movie, western, heist movie, and now a racing movie…when do we get MTG: The Musical?

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  • GlizzyMcguire @glizzygaymer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2025

    Again not a movie BUT we saw Evil Dead the Musical last night. So fun and so WET

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  • DVD Menus @dvdmenus.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2024

    Cannibal! The Musical (Film: 1993, UMD: 2006)

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2026

    #NowWatching CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL (1993). Director: Trey Parker. Trey Parker, Dian Bachar. The SOUTH PARK boys sure know how deliver "Dinner & a Show." Literally. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽

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  • Cafe Kaicho ☀️ ⛅️ @cafekaicho.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    YO EPIC THE MUSICAL IS BEING TURNED INTO A ANIMATED MOVIE

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  • ᴋʟᴀᵾs @tinyklaus.comBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a college film in 1993. It’s called Cannibal! The Musical, and set in 1883. youtu.be/wlMIFRXLW8c?...

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  • Brick Meatcastle @brickmeatcastle.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2025

    We are so close to Hot Topic Presents: HEY! (EW): The Musical: The Movie

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  • Pete @petertheaverage.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2024

    It’s #Caturday and Daniel Day-Mewis is training for another film role: Gangs of New York 2: The Musical

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  • Heather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW) @hthrflwrs.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    ALL SAW MOVIES, RANKED: ACTUALLY GOOD: * Saw VI * Saw WATCHABLE: * Saw V * Saw X * Saw II * Jigsaw BARELY WATCHABLE: * Saw: The Musical * Saw III * Saw IV ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE: * Saw 3D "NOT A SAW MOVIE" TIER: * Spiral: From The Book of Saw

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  • Scott Adamson @scottadamson1960.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2026

    Here's a publicity photo from the upcoming feature film, "Jonestown: The Musical." #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky

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  • RIP Snaggle Tooth 🦷 🥨 @edgel0r.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    Holy shit. That’s her movie isn’t it. That she’s writing and directing. Female Rage: The Musical movie

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  • Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tvBluesky · Sep 21, 2025

    My first instinct was to show her the film version of Matilda: The Musical, but I honestly think I’d be most fascinated by her take on Jesus Christ Superstar

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  • renée 🌊🌈🍀 @gelatobear.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    stumbling in HADESTOWN THE MUSICAL MOVIE!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🙏🙏😭😭😫😫

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  • Iykyk @realturkana.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 12, 2025

    Rambo: The Musical. Lee Greenwood. Kanye. A Leni Riefenstahl film festival. The programming possibilities are endless.

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  • Breakfast All Day @bfastallday.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2026

    Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social sing that song again as they review Hadestown: The Musical. #filmsky 📽

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  • Kimber Johnson @kimberjohnson.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Silent Movie: The Musical

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  • Sarah O’Connell @sarahoconnellshow.comBluesky · May 3, 2026

    I saw The Karate Kid - The Musical last night at New Wimbledon Theatre. It’s a must-watch for fans of the 80s film. Watch my interview with stars Adrian Pang and Gino Ochello, and subscribe, here: youtu.be/k_27QQ77GMw

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  • texacilian 🦈😈 @texacilian.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    How come there’s not a film version of Book of Mormon: The Musical?!

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  • Timmy Metzner @timmymetzner.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    Wicked The Musical: The Movie: Part 1: The Series, when??

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  • Schlockluster Video @schlocklustervideo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    🎶🎶 "I can catch a helpless animal, Skin 'em with my bare hands, I go to bed bloody, and wake up muddy, Cuz I'm a trappin' man ..." 🎶🎶 I'm gonna have the Trapper Song from Cannibal the Musical stuck in my head all night from this film, and I'm cool with that! . #FrightClub #GrizzlyIIRevenge

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  • Cheesemeister @cheesemeister.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2024

    Weird Al: The Musical: The Movie?

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  • Musicals with Cheese | Podcast @musicalswithcheese.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    Look who's evil now! This week we're joined by Allison Pregler @allisonpregler.bsky.social of Movie Nights to talk about one of the bloodiest horror musicals ever EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL. This show is a masterpiece of audience screams! Link: open.spotify.com/show/6KjXzdY...

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  • Bees 🎃🍄🍂 @voiceofkosh.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    I saw Hadestown The Musical at the cinema last night and it was incredible. So beautifully filmed. I really recommend it!

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  • DVD Menus @dvdmenus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2024

    Cannibal! The Musical (Film: 1993, UMD: 2006) - packaging

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  • Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    What a blast to have hilarious musical improv comedians Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino with us this week to talk about THE MUSICAL! We even had some actually pretty genius movie ideas for comedies with a noir twist. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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  • Roan | S&T Rewrite: 144/145k @faindriart.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    EPIC THE MUSICAL IS GETTING A MOVIE

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  • BoyKelly @boykelly13.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    My first watched film of 2025 was The Poseidon Adventure. My last watched film of 2025 was Matilda the Musical. 🤷‍♂️

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  • Gimble! (Comms: OPEN!) @gimble.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    Gimble's 2020's Non-horror Indie Movie Rec List: - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) - Dicks: The Musical (2023) - Dinner in America (2020) - Hundreds of Beavers (2022) - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) - The Banshees of Inishirin (2022) - Vortex (2021) I probably forgot one or two

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  • Colin Ent Prod @colinentprod.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    The Simpsons The Movie The Motion Picture The Animation Feature The Big-Budgeted TV Movie The Musical The Top Comedy The Bigger, Longer and Uncut The The!

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  • Jemoni @jemoni.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    Can't wait for the Broadway version of Indie Game: The Movie: The Book: The Musical

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  • Sundance Institute @sundance.orgBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    What happens when a bitter middle school drama teacher turns his personal vendetta into an outrageous school musical? Directed by Giselle Bonilla, “The Musical” premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where spite becomes spectacle. Now in theaters. Read more: sndnc.org/4xHER0

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  • Kwisatz Haterade @fire-walk-with.meBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched Cannibal! the Musical - this movie cracks me the fuck up every time. It's so stupid (complimentary). The Innocents - Some wicked camera work. Cemetery Man - Some absolutely WILD shit happens in this movie Ginger Snaps - A certified classic

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  • Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.ukBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    Film Review: Hadestown: The Musical Hadestown: The Musical uniquely breaks the fourth wall but fails to translate its audio mixing to home viewing westenglandbylines.co.uk/society/cult...

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  • Julian Seltzer @julianseltzer.comBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    A few more rewatches than usual this month, but some great surprises among my new watches. 🥇 Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical (2024) 🥈 The Bat (1959) Honorable mention: The Fly (1980) *Hungarian short film, not the Cronenberg classic, which wouldn't have been #FirstTimeWatch letterboxd.com/jseltzer/

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