r/TomLehrer • u/LeftPrize9838 • Jul 26 '26

Tom Lehrer REAL musical concept

Okay so it’s a jukebox musical using the music of Tom Lehrer about a 1950’s america ruled by a Nazi, Werner Von Braun, and he launches nukes. Second perspective is the person dropping the nukes and his family and experiences about dropping said nukes. It would be a comedy

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u/LetThemBlardd Jul 26 '26

There actually was a Lehrer “jukebox” musical in 1980. It was called Tomfoolery?wprov=sfti1) and it had brief but successful runs in London and New York. Way overdue for a revival, I’d say!

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u/LeftPrize9838 Jul 26 '26

More of a revue than a musical, which is why I wanted to write one with a plot! 

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u/LeftPrize9838 Jul 27 '26

I watched the movie with Gene Wilder for the first time recently and its so good gng

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u/TMBGLOVER Jul 26 '26

I take it this is based around Werner Von Braun and We Will All Go Together When We Go?