Gutenberg! The Musical

Gutenberg! The Musical on Broadway Background

Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad Star In Gutenberg! The Musical

Tony Award-nominated actors Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad return to Broadway in Gutenberg! The Musical

The original Book of Mormon costars will headline Gutenberg! The Musical, a two-hander slated for a 20-week limited engagement at the James Earl Jones Theatre in Fall 2023.

What's Gutenberg! The Musical Like?

Bud and Doug, are a pair of aspiring playwrights, who perform a financial backer’s audition for their new project: a musical about printing press inventor Johannes Gutenberg.

The duo sing all the songs and play all the parts in the show with the hope that the producers will give them a Broadway contract. The inept show-within-a-show parodies many musical theater conventions and borrows heavily from other shows.

Johann Gutenberg Invents The Printing Press

The show is play-within-a-play and is set in 1436. It's about Johann Gutenberg a wine presser in the medieval German town of Schlimer who unwittingly invents the printing press.

Is Gutenberg! The Musical Good for Kids?

This show is appropriate for children over the age of 14