The Musical (2026)
It's not personal. It's middle school.
87 min
Doug, a frustrated playwright and middle school theater teacher, learns his ex is dating his nemesis, the school principal. To get revenge and cost him a Blue Ribbon Award, Doug secretly stages the most inappropriate play imaginable.
- Release date
- January 25, 2026
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Rob Lowe as Principal Brady
- Will Brill as Doug Leibowitz
- Gillian Jacobs as Abigail Morris
- Nevada Jose as Mikey Gomez
- Melanie Herrera as Lata Ramos
- Michael Strassner as Carson
- Aidyn Ahn as Abel
- Chyler Emery Stern as Cindy
- Cayden Romero as Brian
- Lili Alice as Lili
Crew
- Giselle Bonilla · Director
- Alexander Heller · Writer
- Jordan Backhus · Producer
- Findlay Brown · Producer
- Alexander Heller · Producer
- Greg Lauritano · Producer
- Mateo Nossa · Composer
- Tu Do · Cinematographer
- Chris Chandler · Editor
- Devin Dulany · Editor
- Jamie Ember · Casting director
- Joseph Middleton · Casting director
- Liz Toonkel · Production designer