We're making fun of people who pick ridiculous targets to blame anything about what's going on in their lives, so Canada was just the perfect, ridiculous, innocuous choice for a target.
"Marc Shaiman" is an Grammy, Emmy, Tony winning, and multi Oscar nominated American composer, lyricist, arranger and performer for films, television, and theatre. He is perhaps best known for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics for the Broadway theatre/Broadway Hairspray (musical)/musical version of the John Waters (filmmaker)/John Waters film Hairspray (1988 film)/Hairspray.
More Marc Shaiman on Wikipedia.Once I read the script, I felt I had to do it.
A great story is a great story.
When we started with the concept, we were afraid it would be too insider, but every month, the culture throws us a new bone.
Well, it seems I was able to get the words 'Shabbat Shalom' in the father's mouth, ... And there seems to be a certain Jewish quality to the whole show. So if it does seem they're Jewish, well, I'm the culprit.
I wouldn't have been able to live with myself if someone else did it. It's a very sweet valentine to musicals, but (it) sends them up at the same time.
The real problem is we're living in a world that doesn't have enough place for a musical.
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