Mac and Friends! The Musical (stage musical)

Mac and Friends! The Musical (originally titled Mac and the Musical) is a 2001 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette. The musical is based on the characters and show by Harry Nebel. Since its premiere, the musical has been a popular choice for regional, international, and amateur theatre performances.

Act 1
The musical opens with Mac and his friends, seating in a theater, watching "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Bumpy talks about how boring many musicals are. Mac bets to Bumpy that they couldn't make a good musical, even if they tried. Bumpy goes for the bet. The musical transitions to Mac's house, where Bumpy begins to write the first song ("Bumpy's Opening Number").

Bumpy, who ends up with writer's block, ask Nuthead for ideas. Nuthead decides to add musical tropes. Nuthead writes down onto paper, "Villain Protagonist", "Sibling Rivalry" and "Blatant Lies". Bumpy doesn't think that they should add musical tropes but goes with the plan. ("Music Troped")

Mac reads the script and enjoys it. He decides to get props to make the musical. Professor Gunk, Marietta, and Mac's dog causes trouble and causes Mac to break a few set pieces.

Mac works hard and fixes all the things. Professor Gunk and Marietta criticize the script and Bumpy tried to stop Mac from getting mad. ("It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad").

Bumpy pulls out the script, telling them about it. Sadly, Mac crashes into Bumpy, smashing the script. ("Not As Proud of Your Boy").

Act 2
Bumpy runs off, sad. Mac notices that they shouldn't have acted like that to Bumpy. They end up rewriting the script and fixing the set pieces to match the new script.

Bumpy comes back and see the new play and is proud of everyone for helping but knows that he was being selfish and says sorry. They all start the play, ending the musical with one final song. ("Loving Buddies")