Yes! This is a real thing. We’re turning LA into The Bait Shop for one night only. All your favorite songs from the show.
— The O.C. Musical (@OCMusical) June 23, 2015
And I was like this:
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I mean… this is a CHRISMUKKAH MIRACLE!
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After I got over the initial freak out and excitement and after lighting a few candles in hopes that I’ll be able to get a ticket to The OC Musical, I started thinking about how special and perfect (for three seasons) this show was. From the first episode it was witty and poignant and was about growing up but didn’t pander or condescend in it’s presentation. It was John Hughes for television. They were teenagers like us (or early 20 somethings in our case) who were living in a post 9/11 world when “being a nerd” wasn’t really cool and was a show that made bands like Death Cab for Cutie and other indie acts more than just college radio fodder.
At the heart of this show and hopefully The OC Musical will be the Cohen’s. The OC wasn’t just a story about Orange County and high school kids, it was about a family who took in a kid who had no other options because they had so much. In a time when so many families are busted up, Sandy and Kirsten were together and welcomed Ryan in to their family, eventually, warts and all.
As we wait for August 30th to come I can only help but create a laundry list of characters, moments, and songs I hope they include.
The Songs: If Wonderwall isn’t in this musical, they have failed. FAILED.
The OC and this scene in particular are responsible for me moving to LA to pursue the music business. Thanks Josh Schwartz and Alexandra Patsavas.
The Moments: Someone better yell “Welcome to the OC, bitch!” and there better be some upside down Spiderman kissing. Can Shailene Woodley make a guest appearance as Kaitlin Cooper and give us an update on China’s alopecia?
The Fashion: The flare jeans, the flip phones, the Vans slip on’s, the Ben Sherman shirts, Ryan’s constant wife beater, the cord necklace, the motorcycle boots with the heels, ALL the terrible early 2000s fashions. We need them. The material DEMANDS them.
ANNA!
Fingers crossed we get some Anna, cause honestly I loved her the most.
UGH, Ok, fine… be with Summer.
Only time will tell what The OC Musical holds for us. OC Musical people, if you’re reading this, I NEED to be in that theater. PLEASE PLEASE let’s make this happen. Or else I’ll be Taylor…
Oh, and OC Musical Producers: NO OLIVER.
The OC Musical debuts one night only on August 30th in Los Angeles.
You know what I like about rich kids? Nothin’!
