Celebrating the Downtown Musicals of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Mo MA LIVE

Awardwinning Broadway, film, and television songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, of Hairspray fame, recollect the birth of their legendary careers on the Lower East Side club scene with an evening of video, conversation, and vocal performance. Remembering shows like Trojan Woman set on the Las Vegas strip, the Barbie and Ken inspired Livin Dolls, and the raucous generation of downtown performers with whom they collaborated, this evening revisits the time when they found themselves too rock and roll for theater, and too theater for rock and Learn more: Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: Explore our collection online: Plan your visit inperson: The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist. , art, museumofmodernart, moma, museum, modernart, club57