Luigi Mangione musical set to premiere on NYC stage
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A darkly comedic musical chronicling the story of Luigi Mangione, the alleged gunman involved in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, is set to debut in New York City this summer. The production, which draws inspiration from the real-life tragedy, will open in the city where the shocking events took place.

Titled “Luigi: The Musical,” the show is scheduled to take the stage at The Green Room 42 in Midtown West on June 15. This venue is just a short subway ride from the location where Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Hilton Hotel in December 2024.

Described as a “satirical” comedy, the musical offers a “bold, campy, and unafraid” portrayal of Mangione’s experiences while on trial for the murder of Thompson, a father of two.

The production is marketed as “a tale of love, murder, and hashbrowns,” alluding to Mangione’s consumption of the fast-food breakfast item before his arrest in Pennsylvania.

Originally debuting in San Francisco in 2025 to enthusiastic audiences, the show promises to “interrogate” rather than “glorify” the violence surrounding the case.

Details about the cast for the New York premiere have not yet been revealed. “Luigi: The Musical” representatives were unavailable for comment when contacted by The Post.

“Luigi” is the brainchild of songwriter Arielle Johnson and director Nova Bradford, who said the idea came from an idea “scribbled on a napkin at the SF Eagle.”

“Luigi: the Musical uses comedy to bring deeper questions to the surface,” Bradford said in a statement on the musical’s website.

“Why did this case garner the reaction that it did? And what happens when people stop trusting their institutions?” Bradford added.

The musical features convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried and disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs as Mangione’s wacky jailhouse companions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.

The trio navigates “friendship, justice, and the absurdity of viral fame” through a set of musical numbers — including “The Cheapest Room in Brooklyn” and the track “Bay Area Baby” sung by Bankman-Fried.

“Luigi: the Musical doesn’t glorify violence, it interrogates it. Beneath the absurdity and punchlines lies a serious critique of how violence is packaged, sold, and consumed in American media,” said a description for the show.

“The show takes aim at a culture where brutality is both entertainment and spectacle, inviting audiences to laugh while also asking why we’re so quick to tune in when someone gets hurt.”

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Bradford sought to head off obvious criticism about mining such macabre subject matter for a tongue-in-cheek musical.

“We’re not valorizing any of these characters, and we’re also not trivializing any of their actions or alleged actions,” she said.

Mangione faces life in prison at his upcoming murder trial in state court set for June if convicted of fatally shooting Thompson in a targeted hit on a Midtown sidewalk.

He will still face life in prison at his separate federal trial — slated to start in September — after prosecutors announced they will not appeal a judge’s decision to take the death penalty off the table for the 27-year-old accused killer.

Mangione won’t technically be charged with murder in the federal case, and will instead face a charge of “stalking” Thompson, leading to the father-of-two’s death.

The Maryland native has pleaded not guilty to Thompson’s killing.

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