Hollywood, CA- They say that fate often brings people together but it was a new musical that led to a chance meeting between the director of Not the Bradys XXX and a member of the legendary Sherwood Schwartz family.
Will Ryder was in audience at A Very Brady Musical being performed live on stage at Theatre West in Los Angeles when he spotted Lloyd J. Schwartz in attendance. Schwartz, the musical’s writer and director is also the son of legendary Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz and was an acting coach on the popular television series back in the 1970s.
“I’m a huge fan of the Brady Bunch and I took a date to see this incredibly funny musical,” Ryder said. “After the performance, I had a chance to meet Mr. Schwartz in the lobby and he was quite pleasant and fun to talk to.”
When asked if the topic of the Bradys porn spoof was brought up, Ryder was a bit hesitant but offered. “You know I wasn’t sure but I knew that if I did go there, I wanted to really ease into the subject nice and smooth if that was possible. I figured he must have heard about it and I was quite curious.”
Just as Ryder suspected, Schwartz had seen the entertainment news reports on TV but didn’t seem to object too much although he was clearly uncomfortable with the topic of porn according to Ryder.
“I really wasn’t intending on bringing it up but his portrayal of the Brady Bunch live on stage was filled with sexual innuendo and a fabulous sense of humor that really took the Bradys to places you’d never dream of seeing on TV including Marcia getting arrested for being a hooker,” Ryder laughed.
“Plus there’s a scene where Greg buys a car adorned with wood paneling and his brothers and sisters join him in song singing “I’ve got a woody ….. He’s got a woody”. That was funny as hell.”
Since many adult industry members are quite comfortable discussing sexual topics in public, it is often forgotten that the real world only broaches those subjects and usually from afar.
“He made a comment to me that solidified what some in the real world still think about our business when he said he didn’t really have a problem as long as no girls were forced into performing in the movie. That really blew my mind and I assured him that nobody was forced”.
Ryder told Schwartz that each girl volunteered to be in the movie and when asked how he knew, he confessed that he was the director.
“That was the bombshell that ended the conversation as he politely told me thanks for coming and quickly left me standing there with my date who ironically is a Not the Bradys XXX cast member but I didn’t dare mention that.”
When asked if A Very Brady Musical is worth seeing Ryder gushed. “This is a great musical for anybody that wants to laugh, enjoy some really wonderful music and just witness some goofy fun being poked at the Brady Bunch. I highly recommend getting tickets to see this before it moves on to a different city.”
Tickets for A Very Brady Musical can be purchased at www.averybradymusical.com or at the Theatre West box office 3333 Cahuenga Boulevard West in Los Angeles 90068
Not the Bradys XXX is in stores everywhere and also available at www.bradyxxx.com and www.hotmovies.com
There is no association between the two productions.