The Main Street Players, 6766 Main St. Miami Lakes, present Reefer Madness, The Musical from July 24 to August 9 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
This campy musical comedy, under the direction of Vanessa Elise, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence.
The musical features lyrics by Kevin Murphy and music by Dan Studney. Reefer Madness is a satire of the 1936 American exploitation film of the same name. The 1936 film (originally titled Tell Your Children) was financed by a church group, who intended it to be shown to parents as a morality tale warning them about the dangers of marijuana use.
The film gained cult status in the 1970s among marijuana smokers, however, who found it unintentionally comedic. The musical version opened at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 and enjoyed a brief Off-Broadway run in September of 2001. A Showtime film based on the musical was made for TV in 2005.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $18 for students. For tickets and information contact the theatre at 305-558-3737 or visit www.mainstreetplayers.com.