Star Trekfans far and wide hear one name and we all hearWilliam Shatneryelling it in the same way. We’re talking about “Khan” of course! Played byRicardo MontalbáninStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the role became one of the most well-known characters throughout theStar Trekcanon and has led to a lifelong love of the film for many fans. So it is shocking that we’re just now getting a parody musical aboutTrekas a whole, specifically aboutThe Wrath of Khan!
As someone who lives in New York, we get a lovely collection of parody musicals Off-Broadway that tackle some of our favorite movies. There was one aboutThe Silence of the Lambsthat ran for quite a while. It’s a staple of the Off-Broadway scene and now we’re getting our very ownTrekshow! CalledKhan!!! The Musical! A Parody Trek-Tacular, the show is giving us all ourWrath of Khandreams while bringing in other elements of theTrekworld as well.
The synopsis for the musical (according toiO9) is as follows:
“It is 2366, and Data the Android presents his campy musical adaptation ofThe Wrath of Khan. In this sci-fi send-up, an older Captain Kirk is experiencing a ‘coming of middle age’ story when his nemesis Khan escapes exile and vows revenge. The ensuing cat-and-mouse game sparks an adventure that includes Vulcan tap dancing, Kirk’s long-lost son (a William Shatner impersonator), and of course… mutant space chickens!”
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The musical was co-written byBrent Black, who also composed the show.Khan!!! The Musical!was also co-conceived byAlina Morganwith direction fromJohn Lampe. The musical will have a 5-week run in New York, from May 4 to June 4, at The Players Theatre.
“Something about aWrath of Khanmusical kept nagging at me, eventually my friend Alina came up with the idea that the musical itself could be a simulation within the universe ofStar Trek, which led to the concept of Data the Android presenting a ‘holographic’ musical that he programmed himself,” Black said. “A lot of episodes ofStar Trek: The Next Generationfeature storylines where Data has to learn something through trial and error, usually going a little too far or taking things a bit too literally; the idea that he would write a musical after studying classic Broadway shows of the past opened the concept of the show even wider to include sendups of classic musicals.”
You can get tickets forKhan!!! The Musicalhereand for more information on the musical, you can visit theshow’s website! All I hope is that we get to scream “KHAN” as a collective audience at some point during the show.
