For those not in the New York area, the production is getting a national tour beginning in Los Angeles for a six-week run starting on February 29th at the Hudson Theatres Mainstage (6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038).

After Los Angeles, it will be headed to the rest of the nation including San Diego, CA (Tenth Ave Arts Center, April 10 – 28, 2024), Las Vegas, NV (May 1 – 5, 2024), Portland, OR (Alberta Abbey, May 15 – Jun 9, 2024), Greely, CO (Union Colony Civic Center, June 2024), and Chicago, IL (Jul 26 – Aug 18, 2024).

For tickets and more info on dates, and locations, visit www.sawthemusical.com/national-tour.

“SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw brings the iconic horror film to life on stage with a wickedly funny twist,” said creator and producer Cooper Jordan in a statement. “Now is the perfect time to laugh at the macabre as we blend horror and hair-raising laughter, creating a unique musical experience that’s both hilarious and thrilling. Get ready for a love story entangled in traps, secrets, and unexpected humor, pushing the boundaries of entertainment with a dash of explicit fun.”

About Saw the Musical

Synopsis: One of the most thought-provoking horror films of all time now is…a musical . SAW The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie, parodying the Saw that started it all, following from where Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap. Will they follow “the rules” as they discover each other’s secrets? Will they escape the game in time and saw right through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw is Little Shop of Horrors meets Avenue Q, pushing the boundary on sexuality and how to love.

The show is for mature audiences.

Created by Cooper Jordan (DEX! A Killer Musical, The Rat Pack Undead), SAW The Musical has a book by Award -Winning Writer Zoe Ann Jordan (Virtuoso – NYCHFF) and music & lyrics by Patrick Spencer & Anthony De Angelis (An Axemas Story), and directed & choreographed by Tony Award Winner Stephanie Rosenberg (Easter Bunny HOP! LIVE; Co-Producer: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Anastasia) with music direction by Leigh Pomeranz (DEX! A Killer Musical) and fight direction by Dan Renkin (All My Sons, DEX! A Killer Musical). The Musical is produced by Cooper Jordan, Saw The Musical Parody LLC, Stephanie Rosenberg, Merciful Delusions Productions, Panit Chantranuluck, June Rachelson-Ospa, and more to be announced. Cooper Jordan is the Lead Producer.

SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw (New York) stars Danny Durr (National Tour: A Christmas Carol, Tony-nominated War Paint) as Gordon, Adam Parbhoo (NY: Home’s Kitchen) as Adam, Gabrielle Goodman (NY: Open, Stay) as Amanda/Alli/Jigsaw and Voiceover for Detective Tapp is by the late Donnell Johnson, with Swings & Understudies; Andrew Caira (New York: The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+, Regional/Tour: Atlantic City Blues Brothers), Patrick Voss Davis (Film: Lucky Louie. Regional: Newsies), James Lynch (New York: Baby Powder), Thomas Skea (Film: Out of Water), Morgan Traud (Regional: Mame), Jessica Morilak (“A Sketch of New York”) and Keaton Barry. SAW The Musical’s National Tour Casts will be announced in 2024.

Saw The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody started Off-Broadway on September 16, 2023, with its New York opening night on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Tickets for SAW The Musical are $41-$113 incl. fees (“Super Saw VIP Front Row Seats” including X-Mark’s the Spot Mystery Merch Box & Splash Zone)

Los Angeles, CA, at the Hudson Theatre Mainstage , Feb 29- Apr 7, 2024

It will play Thursday – Sunday. Tickets are $38-$98 including fees (Super Saw VIP package Front Row Seats including Mech Box & a Saw The Musical Logo T-Shirt are available for $113 per seat. Limited Partial View seats will be sold in LA for $35 at select performances.).

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Lionsgate had a booth for Saw X on the Midsummer Scream show floor. The booth featured props from the franchise including the original Billy the Puppet, “Play Me” tape recorder, John Kramer’s sketchbook, Shotgun Collar Trap, Magnum Eyehole Trap and the Reverse Bear Trap.

During the panel, the filmmakers were present to discuss the film including producer Oren Koules, director Kevin Greutert, cinematographer Nicholas Matthews and production designer Anthony R. Stabley. Fans got to see an exclusive clip from the film featuring a gruesome contraption that was teased in the first poster.

If you don’t want to be spoiled, please don’t read further.

In the clip, a victim is strapped to a chair with a pair of really long tubes connected to his eyes. Under his left hand is a dial that goes from 1 to 5. Under his right hand is a contraption holding each of his fingers. The gist of the torture chair is that he is given a small amount of time to decide whether he’d have to sacrifice each of his fingers or lose his eyes.

The countdown begins, and the victim is panicking. He turns the dial to 1, and the right-hand contraption breaks his index finger, lifting it upward at a 90-degree angle. He hesitates to go further but decides to move the dial to 2, causing more pain and breaking his second finger. Audiences were gasping to see what would happen if the time ran out, and it did. The mechanism started, causing both of his eyes to get sucked out of his eye sockets. It was a very fitting clip to introduce to a horror crowd at Midsummer Scream.

During the panel, the Saw X team placed a red box underneath a chair. Whoever had that box was the winner of a special, private advanced screening of Saw X. A winner was ecstatic to find the red box, and she opened it to find a pair of prop eyeballs.

About Saw X

Synopsis: John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most chilling installment of the SAW franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of SAW I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, John returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through a series of ingenious and terrifying traps.

The film is directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Peter Goldfinger & Josh Stolberg, and produced by Mark Burg and Oren Koules. It stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Michael Beach, and Renata Vaca.

The film is scheduled for theatrical release on September 29, 2023.

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