Kristen Bell and Christian Campbell will reunite and perform for a special one-night-only concert on July 30 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Reefer Madness: The Musical.”
The performance coincides with the extension of the show's new Los Angeles revival, which runs through August 18 at The Whitley.
According to Playbill, Bell and Campbell will be joined by original cast members Harry S. Murphy, John Kassir, Lori Alan, Stacy Sibley, Larry Poindexter, Samantha Harris, Aukai Cain, Elijah Myles Breckel and Paul Nygro.
Additional guests are expected to be announced soon. The ensemble will perform iconic songs from the musical and share personal anecdotes, accompanied by musicians Nathan Wang, Sid Sosa, Jordan Lamoureux and Phil Morore.
The performance will take place under the direction of musical director David Lamoureux.
Christian Campbell initially played Jimmy Harper in “Reefer Madness: The Musical” when it opened in Los Angeles in 1999. Kristen Bell joined the production as Mary Lane during its off-Broadway run.
The musical, a parody of the 1936 propaganda film, has returned to Los Angeles in an immersive theatrical production that includes a cannabis lounge.
The new adaptation is produced by Campbell, Bell and their partner Alan Cumming, with direction and choreography by Spencer Liff.
The roles of Jimmy Harper and Mary Lane will be taken over by Anthony Norman and Darcy Rose Byrnes. The new cast also includes Thomas Dekker, Nicole Parker, J. Elaine Marcos and Bryan Daniel Porter.
The immersive production recreates “The Reefer Den,” a café next to the original Los Angeles venue where the cast would gather after shows.
