ARLINGTON, Va. - eTradeWire -- The new comedy musical Shangri-La-La will be on stage July 22-24 at the Arlington Drafthouse theater in Arlington, Virginia (Washington, D.C. area). Some will remember Siegfried and Roy, who are forever associated with Sin City.

Mike Meier and Peter Giambalvo wrote the script, and Mike wrote the music. Unlike many other musicals, this one was developed from real events. Mike was the attorney for plaintiffs who had claims against none other than Siegfried & Roy. But maybe the plaintiffs picked the wrong attorney, because Mike had no idea what he was getting himself into —a morass called "Hometown Justice." The case went downhill fast, and the main plaintiff, "Joshua," was slapped with a significant judgment (yes, that's right, the plaintiff was awarded a judgment against him), and Mike had to pay attorneys' fees to Siegfried & Roy.

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So when Mike wrote it all down, it was a dark conspiracy drama. But as Mike kept on re-writing, the first irony appeared, then the first joke, then another, and soon it became a comedy. Then Mike wrote the 20 songs to turn it into a musical eventually.

The shows at the Arlington Drafthouse are "previews." This is the first time that you can see the stage show, so nothing about it will be perfect. Explains Mike, "I'm not perfect, the theater is not perfect, the cast is not perfect… but we are all trying hard to make this entertaining."

In the story, Joshua becomes an assistant to the iconic Las Vegas act "Siegfried & Roy," and learns the hard way that "Sin City" is more than just a nickname. With raucous detours into crime, punishment, and Las Vegas' unique brand of "Hometown Justice," Shangri-La-La is a wild ride through the lives and times of the most successful magic act ever to grace the Vegas strip. A musical and sensorial extravaganza -- you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder why! Turns out all that glitters ain't gold!

Tickets at https://www.arlingtondrafthouse.com/events/115748
And here is a short trailer for that musical: https://youtube.com/shorts/dzInsbcc2RE