Warning: This article contains spoilers forDicks: The Musical.
Listen, not even the minds behindDicks: The Musicalhave an answer for how their outrageous movie got made.
“We’re borrowing the plot of the Parent Trap,” Jackson admits.
(Clockwise from top) Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Megan Mullally, and Nathan Lane in ‘Dicks: The Musical’.a24
“There were lots of conversations the whole time of, ‘Is this too far?'”
“Because yes, it’s offensive, but it’s also just very absurd and very queer.
Here’s how some of the biggest, wildest, and best songs came together.
Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson in ‘Dicks: The Musical’.a24
and how much money they make to how many women they sleep with.
“These are two big arrogant dicks who both think they’re the best,” Sharp says.
That kind of feel was important to us.”
Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally in ‘Dicks: The Musical’.
“I remember a lot of walking bass, because these guys are always moving,” Jackson says.
We kept describing it as a very ‘groiny’ song, where it’s leading with the pelvis."
But some of it ultimately was left on the cutting room floor.
Megan Thee Stallion in ‘Dicks: The Musical’.a24
“That is the most absurdist song,” Jackson says.
She’s brilliant."
But Saint Lucy regrets losing one particularly hilarious moment.
Josh Sharp, Bowen Yang, and Aaron Jackson in ‘Dicks: The Musical’.a24
“We can’t wait for when they do the inevitable midnight singalongs,” Sharp says.
“And it’s so fast,” Jackson adds.
It’salsothe debut of newly minuted gay icons the Sewer Boys diaper-wearing, mind-reading creatures who Harris feeds baby-bird style.
The latter is what gave Lane pause when he first read the script forDicks: The Musical.
They’re like the gay sons I never had."
“And it was intimated that perhaps he might be having sexual relations with these creatures.
But figuring out who/what the Sewer Boys are wasn’t easy.
And preferably not the most realistic-looking puppets.
And that’s how we wound up with those two things you see in the cage with diapers.”
Lane pauses, laughing, “I love that they wear diapers.
“Well, Whisper is obvious,” Lane adds after a pause.
The song was originally very different since they had no idea who would play the role.
She needs it for next week.'”
Three days later, it was shot."
“She was like, ‘People know I’m dirty buty’allare dirty.’
We couldn’t believe she did it.
Let’s do this dumb thing together.'”
But it almost fell apart when Megan arrived for her only day of rehearsal.
We were like, ‘Oh, god, what are we going to do?’
And then she just stood up and said, ‘Right, we better get to work.'"
The team was so grateful and relieved that Megan was down for anything including learning how to fake slap.
It was fun to watch her get to learn to do a stage slap that day."
“Because she was really getting into it.”
“Look, you would have to be an idiot to take any of this seriously.
Of course, this country is filled with idiots.
Nevertheless, it totally made me laugh.
And this is just a succinct way to say that.”
It’s all coming from this absurdist, queer, goofy place."
He laughs before continuing, “But we get it.
For me, the intentions of the creators are to celebrate God.”
Dicks: The Musicalis currently playing in select cities and expands nationwide on Oct. 13.
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