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Of course, the left is celebrating Luigi Mangione. They helped create him

Show's creators insist musical is a comedy, but its co-writer admits the point is exposing institutions 'failing in their trust'

By Kaylee McGhee White Fox News

Published May 22, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Most Americans are alarmed by the recent rise in political violence, but Broadway appears to be entertained by it. 

New York City’s theater hub is set to give 28-year-old alleged killer Luigi Mangione the star treatment in a satirical musical that premieres in Manhattan in June. "Luigi: The Musical" will run at a theater just miles from where Mangione allegedly gunned down a father of two in broad daylight, execution-style. 

The location choice, like the timing of the show’s Big Apple debut, certainly seems to be deliberate. Opening night is June 15, a week after Mangione’s state trial was supposed to begin, until a New York judge delayed that trial until this fall.

But the show will go on regardless and will likely sell out, if its brief run in San Francisco last year was any indication. All five of the show’s performances in June 2025 — just six months after Mangione allegedly murdered United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson — sold out and were met with standing ovations, according to reports.

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