June 2013
Ever wonder what’s really going on behind the capes and codpieces? From the creators of Chicago Red Line’s most outrageous parodies comes a fearless new musical comedy that’s equal parts comic-book spectacle and uncensored confessional.
In Up, Up and Away: Confessions of a Superhero, a rogues’ gallery of heroes and villains steps out of the shadows to spill the hilarious, sometimes R-rated truths you won’t find in any graphic novel. Meet Orgasmo, whose explosive “special ability” stops evil in its tracks; Golden Shower, the loyal sidekick with a…surprising splash; Narcolepta and her sleepy henchwoman Lunestra, masters of knockout power; Suburbia, the minivan ninja; Flambé, who brings the heat everywhere he goes—and many more.
Inspired by the raw honesty of The Vagina Monologues and fueled by pop-culture satire, these larger-than-life characters bare their deepest secrets, quirks, and desires in a series of solo spotlights that are as revealing as they are riotous. With dazzling music, sly choreography, and enough innuendo to keep even the naughtiest comic fan blushing, Up, Up and Away proves that saving the world is messy, marvelous, and gloriously human.
Cape or no cape, you’ll never look at superheroes the same way again.