(And see the hilariously fun posters inspired by those three, plus Rent, below.)įor example, “The Star of the Backstage,” is a big company number at the top of the episode. Writer Elisabeth Kiernan Averick - aided by fellow Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alums lyricist Jack Dolgen and choreographers Kat Burns and David Hull - created the seven-song extravaganza with hat tips to massively popular musicals like Chicago, Wicked and The Music Man.

Marge’s rude awakening and misplaced anger with Sasha spurs “A Delicate Approach,” a soft-shoe “Tea for Two”-like ditty sung by Homer ( Dan Castellaneta), which we have the exclusive lyrics to, below.Īnd that’s just the start of what’s to come in the special episode, which took roughly 17 months from start to finish. “And then, in restaging the show, she realizes, ‘Oh god, I was the mom.’ Which to me, that’s the special emotional weirdness, true, sad, real thing, that is the core of the episode that I love the most - you try and relive the past, and you then you end up ruining the past.”Īn egotistical star Sasha Reed (voiced by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Sara Chase), now a Broadway actress, returns to make things even more difficult for Marge. “She’s nostalgic for a time when she was more than a mom,” Selman notes.

Take a peek at the key art for Fox's coveted lineup.īut it doesn’t all go well for stage manager (or should we say “mom-ager”) Marge.

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