The ZRC was thrilled about ‘Rigamortis: A Zombie Love Story’ and concerned about ‘ReAnimator’ as a musical, so it’s clear that stage musicals with the Differently Animated have a mixed (but promising!) track record.

Still, this new one doesn’t sound good for The Cause:

Song of the Living Dead, which opens Friday at the Black Box Theatre at Nova Southeastern University, is a song-heavy story of a young, lovey-dovey couple in the midst of the zombie apocalypse we all know is coming.

While running errands, the newlyweds instead must run for their lives when they stumble upon a full-fledged zombie attack. The production’s brain-eating, flesh-crawling beauty plays out to a score by Eric Frampton and Matt Horgan and choreography by Crissy Ardito. This musical has it all — action, romance, tunes, comedy, and guts. The living dead will be kicking it through September 4.

Oh good, a ‘zombie apocalypse’, just what we need – and such an original idea. That’s never been done before.

And it’s a rom-zom-com where the Living couple have to avoid Zombies! Again, *completely* fresh thinking.

Why can’t we get more dramatic and theatrical attention paid to the Differently Animated? Is it so wrong to consider the *feelings* of the Undead instead of just superficially focusing on their occasional skin hygiene issues or metabolic differences?

It’s just a shame all around. We need more Zombie Friendly theatre, but it’s very hard to come by.

Tags: Anti-Zombie Public Event, Zombie Theatre

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