Now Licensing in the US
Evil Librarian
a new musical
Based on the Award Winning YA Series by Michelle Knudsen
Book and Lyrics by Jillian Blevins
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Baughman
Now playing in pittsburgh!
October 16-18
Three Stories
937 Liberty Ave.
Just in time for HALLOWEEN, a new production in partnership between Landless Theatre Company and Westinghouse Arts Academy.
He’s young. He’s hot. He’s also evil. He’s . . . the librarian.
About the Show
When Cynthia Rothschild’s best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, Cyn can totally see why. He’s really young and super cute and thinks Annie would make an excellent library monitor. But after meeting Mr. Gabriel, Cyn realizes something isn’t quite right. Maybe it’s the creepy look in the librarian’s eyes, or the weird feeling Cyn gets whenever she’s around him. Before long Cyn realizes that Mr. Gabriel is, in fact . . . a demon. Now, in addition to saving the school musical from technical disaster and trying not to make a fool of herself with her own hopeless crush, Cyn has to save her best friend from the clutches of the evil librarian, who also seems to be slowly sucking the life force out of the entire student body!
About the Author of the EVIL LIBRARIAN SERIES
The Book
Michelle Knudsen is a Nebula Award–winning and New York Times best-selling author of 50+ books for young readers and a writer of speculative short fiction for adults. Her books include Library Lion (Time magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time), The Dragon of Trelian (Kids' Indie Next List; VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers), and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her latest titles are the middle grade fantasy novel Into the Wild Magic (2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award) and the young adult novel Cursed Princess Club: Mirror, Mirror. A lifelong musical theater lover, Michelle is thrilled that two of her books have now been made into musicals! (Catch Library Lion's return to Boston January 2027!) She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with three humans, two cats, and one snake. Find her on Instagram @michelle.knudsen, Bluesky @michelleknudsen.bsky.social, or at michelleknudsen.com.
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Licensing Inquiries
Now taking applications for professional and amateur productions.