NICO JUBER

An original musical comedy about identity, motherhood, and the algorithm

 

​Millennials Are Killing Musicals follows Brenda, a single millennial mom who wants to be better at “adulting,” especially when compared to the seemingly perfect Jake’s Mom at her daughter’s school. When Brenda’s younger influencer sister Katrina suddenly shows up eight months pregnant and completely unprepared for motherhood, the women are forced to confront the filters they have placed over their lives and the algorithm that controls them all. ​

 

Part musical sitcom, part generational reckoning, Millennials Are Killing Musicals uses comedy, pop culture, and a theatricalized digital world to ask what it means to build a real life when the algorithm is constantly telling you who to be.

 

Millennials have been blamed for killing everything from beer to napkins. But Millennials Are Killing Musicals reframes this as a theatrical invitation: what if the generation accused of killing everything is actually trying to survive systems it didn't create? And what does killing really mean, anyway?

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​Development

2018 to 2021: Early development and New York Theatre Barn

After initial table readings, the musical began its formal development with 29-hour Equity virtual industry readings in July 2020 and January 2021. In December 2020, the show was presented through New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series under Artistic Director Joe Barros.​

 

2021: Los Angeles concert presentation

In August 2021, Millennials Are Killing Musicals received a concert presentation at Vitello’s in Los Angeles.

 

​2022: New York industry reading and 54 Below concert

In March 2022, the show had a 29-hour Equity industry reading in New York City.The following month, in April 2022, selections from the score were presented in concert at 54 Below.​

 

2023: Off-Broadway developmental production and cast album

In May 2023, Millennials Are Killing Musicals received an Off-Broadway developmental production with Out of the Box Theatrics, led by Artistic Director Liz Flemming. The production later led to the release of the original cast album on Yellow Sound Label and Brainstorm Records.​

 

2025: IAMA Theatre Company workshop

In March 2025, the show continued development through a workshop with IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles, under Artistic Director Stefanie Black.​

 

2026: World premiere at The Colony Theatre

In May 2026, Millennials Are Killing Musicals received its world premiere at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California, as a pre-commercial out-of-town tryout. Directed by Tony Award nominee Kristin Hanggi, best known for developing and directing Rock of Ages on Broadway.

 

Audience and press response

Millennials Are Killing Musicals has sparked strong audience identification and conversation around the experience of being a millennial woman in a culture shaped by social media. ​Audience members and commentators have described the show as sharp, funny, heartfelt, painfully relatable, and deeply current.

 

The piece has been recognized for its combination of comedy, pop-rock score, social commentary, and emotional resonance.​ Selected response has included:​

 

“Every facet of this show feels intentional, cohesive, and bursting with heart.”

Hollywood Times

 

“Juber has crafted some witty, insightful and relatable songs.”

BroadwayWorld ​

 

“Sharp, funny, and painfully relatable… the voice of a generation on stage.”

BroadwayWorld User Comment 

 

​“The show fully delivers on its suggestion of theatrical fun.”

LA Theatrix

 

​“Absolutely phenomenal, one of the best musicals I have seen in a long, long time.”

NoHo Arts District

 

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