''Claudio Quest'' is a
musical
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with book, music and lyrics by Drew Fornarola and Marshall Pailet.
Production history
''Claudio Quest'' was originally conceived by Fornarola, who later contacted Pailet about co-writing the show together.
The show, then titled ''Super Claudio Bros.'', premiered in 2010 in
Washington, D.C.
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at the Capital Fringe Festival, where it was directed by Pailet.
It was part of the
New York Music Theatre Festival (NYMF)'s 2015 season, where it make its New York premier in July 2015. The production was directed by
John Tartaglia
John Nicholas Tartaglia (; born February 16, 1978) is an American actor, singer, and puppeteer.
Early life
Tartaglia was born in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in ...
, who had participated in an earlier reading of the show and was then approached by Fornarola and Pailet about directing the piece.
Choreography was by Shannon Lewis, and the show starred CJ Eldred,
Ethan Slater
Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and composer, best known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical of the same name, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award in 2 ...
, Andre Ward, Lesley McKinnell and Lindsey Brett Carothers. ''Claudio Quest'' opened to favorable reviews. ''
The New York Times
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'' called it "a delightfully bouncy parody" and TheaterMania described it as "a winning new musical."
''Claudio Quest'' extended its run at NYMF, playing five additional performances. It received six New York Musical Theatre Festival Awards, including Outstanding Direction for Tartaglia, Outstanding Featured Actor for Ward, Outstanding Individual Performance for both Slater and Carothers, and Outstanding Overall Design, the most of any NYMF production that year.
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The show made its first amateur high-school debut in February 2023 in
McLean High School
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, underneath director Philip Reid.
Plot
''Claudio Quest'' tells the story of Claudio and his younger brother Luis, two video game characters from the Eggplant Kingdom and their quest to rescue Princess Poinsettia from Bruiser, the evil platypus, with the help of Poinsettia's sister, Princess Fish.
External links
Claudio Quest official website
Notes
2010 musicals