--- --- # The Unauthorized _Friends_ Musical Is Finally On Its Way  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. This is a musical for fans by the fans, both of _Friends_ and musicals in general.” The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/"},"headline":"The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way","datePublished":"2016-03-11T20:15:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:54.107Z","description":"Could we BE any more excited?","url":"https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Friends","Musicals","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4256084/unauthorized-friends-musical/","name":"The Unauthorized Friends Musical Is Finally On Its Way"}}]}] ```