Ani

Ani: A Parody is a play with music written by Matt Lang and Nick Lang with music by Clark Baxtresser and Pierce Siebers. The musical parodies Star Wars. "Ani" was the childhood nickname of Anakin Skywalker; it also alludes to the musical Annie and the rock opera, Tommy. Production history The musical was performed between July 3 and August 10, 2014, at Stage 773 in Chicago, Illinois. It ran for a total of 22 performances, and was performed in repertory with The Trail to Oregon!, both being produced by StarKid Productions. The group uploaded the musical in its entirety to YouTube on October 31, 2014. The musical's cast recording was released on iTunes the same day. The cast recording reached #4 on Billboard's Comedy Albums the week of November 22, 2014. Synopsis The story takes place shortly before the events of the 1977 film Star Wars.