The Writing on the Stall
The Writing on the Stall
Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut and selection as a New York Times’ critic’s pick, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical is a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who's ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, "I wonder who wrote that?" Confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny, this one-of-a-kind show—literally set in a dive bar bathroom—transforms graffiti scrawled all over the stalls into the lyrics of her original songs and trail markers along the journey she takes us upon. Through these irreverent, poignant, and often obscene messages, Cook reckons with our shared humanity and what we owe each other. May include: slingshotted panties, milk pistols, and a cowboy dick (complete, with spurs!)
“Inventive and hilarious.” — David Cross“If you aren’t worshipping her already, start now.“ — Ilana Glazer “Funny and fabulous!” — Cat Cohen “She’s absolutely lovely, but she wears a lot of velvet, and I hate that texture.” — Daniel Sloss “The writing, the songs, the performance, the comedy, the heart—this show has got it all in spades.” — Jo Firestone “Go see this show.” — Michael Che “She's killer. Big fan!” — Mark Normand “An extremely funny and unique voice.” — Daniel Simonsen “So funny and also incredibly moving.” — Isabel Hagen “The bard of the bathroom we didn't know we needed.” — David Goldsmith “Marvelous. A real story about a human being. Funny, heartwarming, and very rewarding.” — Sean Patton “The best show I've seen in a long time.” — Steve Rannazzisi “She's awesome, but beware: her songs will be suck in your head for months.” — Natalie Palamides “Somebody get this girl a writing job already.” — Kyle Kinane “Oh my god, you're like a female Adam Sandler because your songs are hilarious, and like, you're Jewish!” — Drunk girl in Texas “A modern day Julie Andrews, if she sang songs bout dicks.” — Audience member in London “Take your top off or get offstage.” — Drunk guy in Missouri “The gold standard of musical comedy.” — New York Times “A gem of a show.” (****1⁄2) — One4Review “Delightfully irreverent, gleefully vulgar, slyly intellectual.” — TheaterMania
Caitlin Cook
Caitlin Cook is a LA-born, NYC-based, Oxford-educated, hyphen-addicted comedian, musician, writer, director, and producer. She has taken the stage all across the world at top-tier theaters, comedy clubs, festivals, strangers' living rooms, and even a houseboat once. Her hit one-woman bathroom graffiti musical The Writing on the Stall was a New York Times critic’s pick and sold out its off-Broadway debut, and its accompanying studio album has hit over 25M streams across all platforms. She has two other successful musical comedy albums: Zinger-Songwriter, which she recorded at 12 different venues while on tour across the US and UK, and Betty Pitch, which she recorded after writing 250 songs a day during the pandemic. A fierce champion of mixed media and genre-bending works of art, Cook has carved out a space for herself smack-dab in the center of the Venn diagram between comedy, music, and theater.
Aside from her work as a performing, she served as a creative consultant for Sean Patton’s Number One on Peacock, as the producer for Gabe Mollica’s hit show Solo that was featured on This American Life, and as the director of A.J. Holmes’ critically-acclaimed Yeah, But Not Right Now. She is one-half of the musical comedy duo 2/3rds of a Threesome.
Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut and selection as a New York Times’ critic’s pick, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical is a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who's ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, "I wonder who wrote that?" Confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny, this one-of-a-kind show—literally set in a dive bar bathroom—transforms graffiti scrawled all over the stalls into the lyrics of her original songs and trail markers along the journey she takes us upon. Through these irreverent, poignant, and often obscene messages, Cook reckons with our shared humanity and what we owe each other. May include: slingshotted panties, milk pistols, and a cowboy dick (complete, with spurs!)
“Inventive and hilarious.” — David Cross
“If you aren’t worshipping her already, start now.“ — Ilana Glazer
“Funny and fabulous!” — Cat Cohen
Please note, there is a 2 item per person minimum in the showroom. This can be any combination of food items or beverages. This does NOT include items bought in the basement at the Bier Baron Tavern.
All General Admission seating is first come first serve, therefore we cannot guarantee seating together. Groups need to be particularly aware of this. We recommend arriving at least 30 minutes to an hour prior to show time for better seat selection.
Doors close 30 minutes after showtime.
Tickets are available at the door UNLESS tickets have sold out.
Guests must be 18+for entry. Those under the age of 21 will be given wristbands to wear.
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We offer sign language interpretation upon request. Requests for sign language interpreters, cued speech transliterators, or oral interpreters must be received at least two weeks prior to the event at mike.brown@dcccomedyloft.com
Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut and selection as a New York Times’ critic’s pick, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical is a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who's ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, "I wonder who wrote that?" Confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny, this one-of-a-kind show—literally set in a dive bar bathroom—transforms graffiti scrawled all over the stalls into the lyrics of her original songs and trail markers along the journey she takes us upon. Through these irreverent, poignant, and often obscene messages, Cook reckons with our shared humanity and what we owe each other. May include: slingshotted panties, milk pistols, and a cowboy dick (complete, with spurs!)
“Inventive and hilarious.” — David Cross“If you aren’t worshipping her already, start now.“ — Ilana Glazer “Funny and fabulous!” — Cat Cohen “She’s absolutely lovely, but she wears a lot of velvet, and I hate that texture.” — Daniel Sloss “The writing, the songs, the performance, the comedy, the heart—this show has got it all in spades.” — Jo Firestone “Go see this show.” — Michael Che “She's killer. Big fan!” — Mark Normand “An extremely funny and unique voice.” — Daniel Simonsen “So funny and also incredibly moving.” — Isabel Hagen “The bard of the bathroom we didn't know we needed.” — David Goldsmith “Marvelous. A real story about a human being. Funny, heartwarming, and very rewarding.” — Sean Patton “The best show I've seen in a long time.” — Steve Rannazzisi “She's awesome, but beware: her songs will be suck in your head for months.” — Natalie Palamides “Somebody get this girl a writing job already.” — Kyle Kinane “Oh my god, you're like a female Adam Sandler because your songs are hilarious, and like, you're Jewish!” — Drunk girl in Texas “A modern day Julie Andrews, if she sang songs bout dicks.” — Audience member in London “Take your top off or get offstage.” — Drunk guy in Missouri “The gold standard of musical comedy.” — New York Times “A gem of a show.” (****1⁄2) — One4Review “Delightfully irreverent, gleefully vulgar, slyly intellectual.” — TheaterMania