The Kid (musical)

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The Kid
Characters Dan and Terry,
in scene from The Kid (2010)
MusicAndy Monroe
LyricsJack Lechner
BookMichael Zam
BasisThe Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage
Productions2010 Off-Broadway, Theatre Row, New York City, The New Group
Awards2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre[1][2][3]
2011 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical[4][5][6]

The Kid is a musical with a book by Michael Zam, music composed by Andy Monroe and lyrics by Jack Lechner. The comic story concerns an open adoption process by a same-sex couple.[7][8] It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book by Dan Savage, The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant.[8][9] The protagonist, Dan, is a sex advice columnist who decides to adopt a child with his partner Terry. Throughout the musical the couple encounter difficulties including making the decision to adopt, finding a birth mother, and overcoming apprehension about the adoption process.

The musical premiered on May 10, 2010 Off-Broadway, starring Christopher Sieber as Dan. It received a generally favorable reception and received five Drama Desk Award nominations in 2011, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Book of a Musical;[10][11][12]

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  7. ^ Healy, Patrick (March 22, 2010). "Arts Beat - The Culture at Large - Theater Suggestions for the First Family". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Spring Preview - The Theatre - Family Values". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. March 29, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  9. ^ Simonson, Robert (January 11, 2010). "The Family Room: A Preview of the 2010 Off-Broadway Season". Playbill. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
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