“We’re in an actual musical.”
While the world took an intermission,Cecily StrongandKeegan-Michael Keywere trapped in a 1940s musical.
Barry Sonnenfeld directs and executive produces.
Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key find themselves trapped in a musical in ‘Schmigadoon’.apple tv+
For the two stars, who grew up as theater nerds, the curtain rose on long-dormant dreams.
Strong tells EW it was a chance to revel in the alternate reality of musical theater.
“It felt like just the best version of me I could ever aspire to be.
And it was written with so much love,” she says.
“There was a lot of acting against punch in inSchmigadoon,” he quips.
“I used to have to monitor myself like, ‘Keegan, stop tapping your foot.
You don’t like musicals.’
It was really a challenge.”
But despite those difficulties, the cast found the overall experience a joy.
“It felt like magic every day,” marvels Strong.
“You spend six episodes smiling.”
And maybe doing some jazz hands.
Schmigadoonpremieres on Apple TV+ July 16.
Watch the trailer above for more.
