The Writing on the Stall, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical, has quickly become a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation, selling out several Off-Broadway runs, national tours, and most recently, the Edinburgh Fringe. Confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny, this one-of-a-kind show—literally set in a dive bar bathroom—transforms graffiti scrawled all over the stalls into the lyrics of her original songs and trail markers along the journey she takes us upon. Through these irreverent, poignant, and often obscene messages, Cook reckons with our shared humanity and what we owe each other. May include: slingshotted panties, milk pistols, and a cowboy dick (complete, with spurs!)
Tickets from $20 (plus fees)
April 12, 2025
Doors: 7 pm
Show 7:30 pm
1200 Ellis Blvd. NW | Cedar Rapids
Caitlin Cook is a LA-born, NYC-based, Oxford-educated, hyphen-addicted comedian, musician, writer, director, and producer. Her hit one-woman bathroom graffiti musical The Writing on the Stall was a New York Times Critic’s Pick and has sold out several Off-Broadway runs, the Edinburgh Fringe, and national and international tours. Its accompanying studio album has hit over 50M streams across all platforms. She has two other successful musical comedy albums: Zinger-Songwriter, which she recorded at 12 different venues while on tour across the US and UK, and Betty Pitch, which she recorded after writing 250 songs a day during the pandemic. A fierce champion of mixed media and genre-bending works of art, Cook has carved out a space for herself smack-dab in the center of the Venn diagram between comedy, music, and theater. Aside from her work as a performer, she served as a creative consultant for Sean Patton’s Number One on Peacock, as the producer for Gabe Mollica’s hit show Solo that was featured on This American Life, and as the director of A.J. Holmes’ critically-acclaimed Yeah, But Not Right Now. She is one-half of the musical comedy duo 2/3rds of a Threesome.
“Inventive and hilarious.” — David Cross
“If you aren’t worshipping her already, start now.“ — Ilana Glazer
“Funny and fabulous!” — Cat Cohen
“She’s absolutely lovely, but she wears a lot of velvet, and I hate that texture.” — Daniel Sloss
“The writing, the songs, the performance, the comedy, the heart—this show has got it all in spades.” — Jo Firestone
“Go see this show.” — Michael Che
“She's killer. Big fan!” — Mark Normand
“An extremely funny and unique voice.” — Daniel Simonsen
“So funny and also incredibly moving.” — Isabel Hagen
“The bard of the bathroom we didn't know we needed.” — David Goldsmith
“Marvelous. A real story about a human being. Funny, heartwarming, and very rewarding.” — Sean Patton
“The best show I've seen in a long time.” — Steve Rannazzisi
“She's awesome, but beware: her songs will be suck in your head for months.” — Natalie Palamides
“Somebody get this girl a writing job already.” — Kyle Kinane
“Oh my god, you're like a female Adam Sandler because your songs are hilarious, and like, you're Jewish!” — Drunk girl in Texas
“A modern day Julie Andrews, if she sang songs about dicks.” — Audience member in London
“Take your top off or get offstage.” — Drunk guy in Missouri
“The gold standard of musical comedy.” — New York Times
“Hilarious, poignant, and is highly recommended.” — BroadwayWorld
“She serenades the audience to rapturous laughter and applause” ★★★★★ — Three Weeks
“A very entertaining and unique show” ★★★★★ — AYP
“Beg, borrow, or steal a ticket” ★★★★★ — Edinburgh Fringe Travel Guide
“A gem of a show.” (★★★★½) — One4Review
“Delightfully irreverent, gleefully vulgar, slyly intellectual.” — TheaterMania
