--- title: The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way description: Fans of Friends should start booking their trips to Chicago. canonical: https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-11T20:15:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:54.107Z og:title: The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way og:description: Could we BE any more excited? og:url: https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way twitter:description: Could we BE any more excited? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Unauthorized _Friends_ Musical Is Finally On Its Way > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 11, 2016 8:15 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 11, 2016 8:15 PM UTC Fans of [_Friends_](http://time.com/4232124/revelations-friends-reunion-tv-tribute/) should start booking their trips to Chicago. An unauthorized musical version of the [hit show](http://time.com/3206220/television-jimmy-kimmel-jennifer-aniston-friends/) is coming to the windy city for a limited eight-week run this summer. _Friends: The One Where They Sing_ is a 90-minute musical parody based on the first season of the show that will play at MCL Chicago from June 10 to July 29, according to its [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/Theonewheretheysing/photos/a.1578448625810162.1073741828.1571285456526479/1578449845810040/?type=3&theater). “This nostalgic musical roller coaster not only parodies _Friends_ but musicals in general,” the [official website reads](http://theonewheretheysing.com). “With references to your favorite Broadway hits and nods to future story lines in the TV show.” **Read More:** [The Unauthorized _Friday Night Lights_ Musical Will Star a Familiar Face](http://time.com/4126128/unauthorized-friday-night-lights-musical-scott-porter-coach-taylor/) The musical’s director, Eli Golden, [told Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/theres-going-to-be-an-unauthorized-friends-musical#.ic36GKQdD) that he was inspired to write the show while watching reruns of the [NBC sitcom](http://time.com/4207557/first-look-friends-reunion-nbc/). “Friends is that show I watch every night before I go to bed, so naturally, it means a lot to me,” he said. “I am a huge lover of musicals and really wanted to tell a great story while staying true to the source material. 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