Man on the Moon (musical)

Man on the Moon is a 1975 musical written by John Phillips of the Mamas & The Papas and directed by Paul Morrissey. It was produced by Andy Warhol with Richard Turley.

The musical follows an American astronaut who leads a mission of interplanetary dignitaries to prevent the destruction of the universe by a bomb planted on the Moon by an evil scientist.

The original production ran at the Little Theatre in New York for 43 preview performances beginning December 27, 1974, and opened on January 29, 1975. It closed two days later, on February 1, after disastrous opening night reviews.

In 2009, a cast album was released through Varèse Sarabande.