--- description: Official opening on April 9 at the New World Stages title: 'Clinton the Musical' Set for Off-Broadway Premiere image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5669485c0c5ad7ec/69877ae20b72e3598b6dd3aa/clinton-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Clinton the Musical_ Set for Off-Broadway Premiere  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 10:03 PM CUT  Karl Kenzler, left, Alet Taylor, right, and Duke LaFoon, center, perform a song from Clinton: The Musical during the New York Musical Theatre Festival special preview on July 2, 2014. Karl Kenzler, left, Alet Taylor, right, and Duke LaFoon, center, perform a song from Clinton: The Musical during the New York Musical Theatre Festival special preview on July 2, 2014.Timoth A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 10:03 PM CUT _Clinton the Musical_, which debuted last summer at the New York Musical Theater Festival, is [set](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/clinton-the-musical-is-definitely-running-off-broadway/ "undefined") for an Off-Broadway premiere this spring. The New World Stages theatre, with 349 seats, will host the musical that pokes fun at the scandals from the Clinton administration, the New York _Times_ reports. Former President Bill Clinton is split into two characters — a tough-minded Bill and an easily-tempted one — while Hillary plans for her own Senate run amidst the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The musical was created by Paul Hodge and Michael Hodge, two brothers from Australia, and is directed by Dan Knechtges, of _Tail! Spin_ _!_ fame, another political comedy that debuted last fall. _Clinton the Musical_ will begin performances on March 26 with an official opening on April 9. \[[_NYT_](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/clinton-the-musical-is-definitely-running-off-broadway/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3675411/clinton-the-musical-off-broadway/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3675411/clinton-the-musical-off-broadway/"},"headline":"Clinton the Musical Set for Off-Broadway Premiere","datePublished":"2015-01-20T22:03:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:43:36.572Z","description":"Official opening on April 9 at the New World Stages","url":"https://time.com/3675411/clinton-the-musical-off-broadway/","keywords":["Music","Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5669485c0c5ad7ec/69877ae20b72e3598b6dd3aa/clinton-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5669485c0c5ad7ec/69877ae20b72e3598b6dd3aa/clinton-musical.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-THEATRE-CLINTON","caption":"US-THEATRE-CLINTON","creditText":"Timoth A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3675411/clinton-the-musical-off-broadway/","name":"Clinton the Musical Set for Off-Broadway Premiere"}}]}] ```