Recent high school graduate, Howard Crabtree, moves from his hometown in Missouri to New York City to put on shows, sing and dance, make funny costumes, and find other people just like him. He's gathered some dear friends to help him put on his first show, but things aren't going as smoothly as they would like. You see, Howard has designed and built the costumes and set, directed and choreographed the show, and is performing in it too! While Howard tries to keep things from falling apart, he can't help but hear the warnings of his high school guidance counselor, Miss Roundhole, who told him not to pursue theatre, but a more sensible career instead. Will the show and Howard's dreams work out? When pigs fly!
Winner! 1997 Drama Desk Award for Best Musical Revue
Winner! 1997 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical
Winner! 1997 Obie Award
“Crabtree's creations send When Pigs Fly soaring to silly heights... Waldrop's lyrics are skillful and funny.” – New York Daily News
“A good old-fashioned revue given a gay new-fashioned twist and the kind of fantasicated 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." – New York Times
