Panida To Host ‘Sperm! The Musical’

“Sperm! The Musical” is on the way to the Panida Theatre in Sandpoint.  No, I don’t think this is a joke. It’s an original musical comedy set in that most romantic of settings, a sperm bank. It’s about “sperm radiation therapy, and killer mutant sperm monsters,” or, to put it more directly, about a couple named Willy and Delouise Johnson who are having trouble conceiving. It’s written by Sandpoint playwright Ben Olson with music by Brian Hibbard and directed by Andrew Sorg. If it’s anywhere near as entertaining as Olson’s press release, this show could be a hoot. One example: “Brian’s songs are so catchy, you’d hum them all day if they weren’t written about sperm”/ Jim Kershner , SR. More here. (2005 AP file photo for illustrative purposes: Colombians dressed as sperm cross a main avenue during a campaign promoting condom use in Catholic country)

Question: “Sperm! The Musical”? “Urinetown”? Is there any topic that’s verboten for a musical?