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Schmigadoon! is an American musical comedy television series created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also serves as showrunner. The Apple TV+ series premiered July 16, 2021, starring an ensemble cast led by Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key. The story centers around a couple from New York, both doctors, who become trapped in magical musical theatre settings and learn lessons about love and happiness. Blending satire and homage, Schmigadoon! alludes to numerous musicals in a pastiche of plots and song styles. The first season, set in the bucolic small town of Schmigadoon, blends elements of various Golden Age musicals of the 1940s and '50s, while the second season relocates the action to the gritty city of Schmicago and incorporates the darker, edgier themes of 1960s and '70s musicals. Barry Sonnenfeld directed the first season, with choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and Cinco Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "Corn Puddin'", featured in the pilot episode. The second season premiered April 5, 2023, directed by Alice Mathias and Robert Luketic, with Gattelli's choreography. The series was not renewed for a third season. Background Cinco Paul had the idea for the show over 20 years before the series premiered, that it would be funny if two men, like the backpackers in An American Werewolf In London, stumbled upon a musical, instead of a horror story. According to Paul, the concept only fully came into focus for him when it changed to "a couple who are stuck there until they can find true love". Paul said that even though Schmigadoon's season 1 musical style, characters and satire are largely based on 1940s and 1950s musicals, the sets and costumes reflect 1910s America, like the setting in The Music Man. Premise In the first season, two New York doctors, Melissa and Josh, go on a backpacking trip in an attempt to patch up their failing relationship, only to find themselves still arguing. They get lost and soon discover a magical town called Schmigadoon, which is perpetually trapped in a Golden Age-style musical, and soon learn that they cannot leave the town until they find "true love". The title and concept parody the 1947 musical Brigadoon. In season 2, Melissa and Josh, now married, find their lives monotonous as doctors in New York City; they search for the quaint village of Schmigadoon but instead arrive in Schmicago, a world that pays satirical homage to sexy, dark 1960s and 1970s musicals; to escape, they are told, they must reach a happy ending. The name of the setting, Schmicago, parodies the 1975 musical Chicago. As in the first season, the last episode reaches beyond the time period of the rest of season 2 to reference later musical styles. Cast and characters Main Keegan-Michael Key as Josh Skinner, an orthopedic surgeon from New York City and Melissa's boyfriend, later husband Cecily Strong as Melissa Gimble, an OBGYN doctor from New York and Josh's girlfriend, later wife Fred Armisen as Reverend Howard Layton, long-suffering husband of Mildred and leader of the Methodist church in Schmigadoon (season 1) Dove Cameron as Betsy McDonough, a waitress, one of Farmer McDonough's seven daughters, inspired by Ado Annie from Oklahoma! (season 1) Jenny Banks, a cabaret performer inspired by Liza Minnelli's portrayal of Sally Bowles in the film adaptation of Cabaret, combined with elements of Johanna from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (season 2) Jaime Camil as Doc Jorge Lopez, a judgmental doctor, set in his ways, inspired by Captain von Trapp from The Sound of Music (season 1) Sergeant Rivera, Schmicago's chief of police, who is the nephew of Octavius Kratt and can be compared to Sweeney Todd's Beadle Bamford; he later parodies Dr. Frank-N-Furter from The Rocky Horror Show (season 2) Kristin Chenoweth as Mildred Layton, preacher's wife and the town's self-appointed moral arbiter, whose great-great-grandfather founded Schmigadoon, based mainly on Mrs. Shinn from The Music Man (season 1) Miss Codwell, the owner of an orphanage, combining elements of Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Miss Hannigan from Annie (season 2) Alan Cumming as Mayor Aloysius Menlove, the closeted gay mayor of Schmigadoon (season 1) Dooley Blight, a butcher and Jenny Banks' father; based on the title character of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (season 2) Ariana DeBose as Emma Tate, Schmigadoon's schoolmarm, based on Marian Paroo from The Music Man (season 1) Emcee, Master of Ceremonies at the Kratt Klub, a send up of the same character from Cabaret (season 2) Ann Harada as Florence Menlove, the mayor's adoring but sexually frustrated wife (season 1) Madam Frau, who runs the Hotel Schmicago, a house of prostitution, and the Kratt Klubb; based partly on Fräulein Schneider from Cabaret (season 2) Jane Krakowski as Countess Gabriele Von Blerkom, Doc Lopez's fiancée, a rich, elegant woman, based on the Baroness from The Sound of Music (season 1) Bobby Flanagan, a lawyer, based on Billy Flynn from Chicago and a nod to the female "Bobbie" in the 2018 and 2021 revivals of Company (season 2) Martin Short as Leprechaun, a magical imp based on Og from Finian's Rainbow; Short appears as Leprechaun (Steve), and also his brother (Oscar), in season 2. Aaron Tveit as Danny Bailey, the town's rapscallion, a carnival barker, based on Billy Bigelow from Carousel (season 1) Topher, leader of a tribe of hippies, combining elements of the leading characters from Pippin, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair (season 2) Tituss Burgess as the Narrator, inspired by The Leading Player from Pippin (season 2) Patrick Page as Octavius Kratt, the sinister owner of the Kratt Klubb and Schmicago's electric station, reminiscent of Judge Turpin from Sweeney Todd, Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar and Page's previous villain roles, such as Hades in Hadestown (season 2) Co-starring Liam Quiring-Nkindi as Carson, a boy with a lisp, who announces scene changes; Emma says that Carson is her kid brother, but it turns out that he is her son. He is based on Winthrop Paroo from The Music Man. (season 1) Guest Multiple seasons Kevin McNulty as Farmer McDonough, Betsy's violent father (season 1) Father Flanagan (season 2) Darcey Johnson as Innkeeper Harvey (season 1) Reporter (season 2) Scott Patey as Larry the Fireman (season 1) Reporter (season 2) Amitai Marmorstein as Pete, the cheerful Milkman, who is often the subject of offscreen violence in a running gag (season 1); Skeet the jury foreman/hot dog man (season 2) Timothy Webber as Marv Bijou Brattston as Tootie McDonough, one of Farmer McDonough's seven daughters (season 1); An orphan (season 2) Season 1 Peppermint as Madam Vina Kyra Leroux as Carrie, one of Farmer McDonough's seven daughters Pedro Salvin as Old Doc Lopez, Doc Lopez's father Michelle Rios as Mrs. Lopez, Doc Lopez's mother Garfield Wilson as Henr.... Discover the Melissa Snark popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Melissa Snark books.