“Parker demonstrates that he’s more than competent composer--an ironist who’s created the kind of loving parody that only a closeted Broadway aficionado could pull off”
Village Voice

“divinely absurd”
Citysearch.com

, This high camp musical comedy is a stage adaptation of the 1995 independent film that launched the career of South Park creators Trey Parker (screenplay, music and lyrics) and Matt Stone (lead actor in the film). Performances have been added on Fridays beginning April 6th; the show has also added an additional five weeks to their playing schedule, through May 26th.

The Saturday Players have added performances of the acclaimed New York Premier of Cannibal! The Musical, Live on Stage is a fictionalized account of Alfred Packer, the only American ever to be convicted of cannibalism. Packer is the legendary “Colorado Cannibal” of the 1870’s, a cult figure among students on many college campuses in that state. The musical tells the tale of Packer and his beloved horse Liane who leads a group of gold miners through the blizzards of the Colorado Rockies. Naturally, the group gets lost, tempers flare and the bitter cold begins to take its toll. The group is forced to resort to unthinkable horrors—including musical numbers like “When I was on Top of You,” “Hang the Bastard,” “Let’s Build a Snowman,” and “Shpadoinkle Day!” When Packer returns as the sole survivor, a rescue team the partially consumed corpses and Packer is convicted of cannibalism.