# Miss You Like Hell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_You_Like_Hell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_You_Like_Hell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_You_Like_Hell > Source revision: 1356820435 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Musical by Quiara Alegría Hudes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox Musical | name = Miss You Like Hell | subtitle = | image = Miss You Like Hell poster.webp | caption = Off-Broadway promotional poster | music = [Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) | lyrics = [Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes)
Erin McKeown | book = Quiara Alegría Hudes | basis = | productions = 2016 [San Diego](/source/San_Diego%2C_California)
2018 [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway)
2019 [Boston](/source/Boston) | awards = | image_size = 200px }} '''''Miss You Like Hell''''' is a musical with book and lyrics by [Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes), and music and lyrics by [Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown). The show follows a troubled teenage girl who embarks on a cross-country road trip with her estranged mother, who is an [undocumented immigrant](/source/undocumented_immigrant) from [Mexico](/source/Mexico). The musical premiered in 2016 at the [La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse) in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego%2C_California). ==Background== [Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes) was first commissioned by [Christopher Ashley](/source/Christopher_Ashley), Artistic Director to the [La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse), in February 2012 to write a new work after her success with plays such as ''[In the Heights](/source/In_the_Heights)'' and ''[Water by the Spoonful](/source/Water_by_the_Spoonful)'', for which she won the 2012 [Pulitzer Prize for Drama](/source/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama).[http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/miss-you-kbyg "Know Before You Go: Miss You Like Hell"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124729/http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/miss-you-kbyg |date=2016-10-27 }} lajollaplayhouse.org, 2016 Later that year Hudes teamed up with singer/songwriter [Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) and director [Lear deBessonet](/source/Lear_deBessonet) to write a new musical, ''Miss You Like Hell''. The show received readings in New York in 2014 and 2015 and a three-week workshop at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2016. ==Production history== In August 2016 it was announced that [Daphne Rubin-Vega](/source/Daphne_Rubin-Vega) and [Krystina Alabado](/source/Krystina_Alabado) would star in a full production of the new musical at the [Mandell Weiss Theatre](/source/Mandell_Weiss_Theatre) at the [La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse).Clement, Olivia [http://www.playbill.com/article/daphne-rubin-vega-tapped-for-miss-you-like-hell-musical "Daphne Rubin-Vega Tapped for Miss You Like Hell Musical"] playbill.com, August 24, 2016 ''Miss You Like Hell'' opened at the [La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse) on October 25, 2016. The production was directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford with scenic design by [Donyale Werle](/source/Donyale_Werle), costume design by Emilio Sosa, and lighting design by Tyler Micoleau. ;Original Cast *Olivia – [Krystina Alabado](/source/Krystina_Alabado) *Mo - Cliff Bemis *Castaway - Victor E. Chan *Lawyer/Waitress - Vanessa A. Jones *Higgins - [David Patrick Kelly](/source/David_Patrick_Kelly) *Manuel - Julio Monge *Pearl - Cashaé Monya *Officer/Legal Clerk/A Guy at a Motel Desk - Kürt Norby *Mindy - Olivia Oguma *Beatriz - [Daphne Rubin-Vega](/source/Daphne_Rubin-Vega) The off-Broadway opening was at [The Public Theater](/source/The_Public_Theater) on April 10, 2018, with Daphne Rubin-Vega reprising the role of Beatriz and [Gizel Jimenez](/source/Gizel_Jimenez) taking over the role of Olivia. It closed on May 13, 2018, with an original cast recording released by [Ghostlight Records](/source/Ghostlight_Records) on October 8, 2018. ;Off-Broadway Cast (The Public Theater) *Olivia - [Gizel Jimenez](/source/Gizel_Jimenez) *Beatriz - [Daphne Rubin-Vega](/source/Daphne_Rubin-Vega) *Pearl - [Latoya Edwards](/source/Latoya_Edwards) *Manuel - Danny Bolero *Higgins - [David Patrick Kelly](/source/David_Patrick_Kelly) *Mo - Michael Mulheren *Lawyer - Marinda Anderson *Police Officer - Marcus Paul James *Motel Desk Guy - Andrew Cristi *Legal Clerk - Shawna M. Hamic A production opened in [Cambridge, MA](/source/Cambridge%2C_MA) on January 10, 2019 at the OBERON, produced by [Company One](/source/Company_One) in collaboration with the [American Repertory Theater](/source/American_Repertory_Theater). The show ran through January 27, 2019.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/ART-Announces-C1s-MISS-YOU-LIKE-HELL-At-OBERON-20181204 "A.R.T. Announces C1's MISS YOU LIKE HELL At OBERON"] broadwayworld.com, December 4, 2018 Further productions at local theaters in 2019 took place in [Baltimore, MD](/source/Baltimore%2C_MD) and [Aurora, CO](/source/Aurora%2C_CO). In 2020, the show was scheduled to be performed at theaters in [Olney, MD](/source/Olney%2C_Maryland), [Providence, RI](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), [St. Louis, MO](/source/St._Louis%2C_MO), [Northampton, MA](/source/Northampton%2C_Massachusetts), [St. Paul, MN](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota), [Washington, DC](/source/Washington%2C_DC) and [Seattle, WA](/source/Seattle%2C_WA). In 2022, the show was performed by [TheatreSquared](/source/TheatreSquared) in Fayetteville, AR. ==Song list== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Act I *"Lioness (Prologue & Prayer)" *"Sundays" *"Mothers" *"Received" *"Yellowstone" *"My Bell's Been Rung" *"Over My Shoulder" *"Bibliography" *"Baggage" *"Castaway Comments" {{col-break}} *"Tamales" *"Now I'm Here" *"The Dirtiest Deed" *"Yellowstone (Reprise)" *"Dance with Me" *"Lioness" *"Court Clothes" *"Miss You Like Hell" *"Over My Shoulder (Reprise)" *"Epilogue" {{col-end}} The original production at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2016 comprised two acts and featured a number of songs that were cut and reworked in future productions:Peikert, Mark [http://www.playbill.com/article/track-by-track-breakdown-off-broadways-miss-you-like-hell "Track-by-Track Breakdown: Off-Broadway's Miss You Like Hell"] playbill.com, October 3, 2018 {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Act I *"Lioness Prelude" *"Sundays" *"Mothers" *"Received" *"Eat You Up" *"Yellowstone (No Filter)" *"In a Fix" *"Over My Shoulder" *"Bibliography" *"Baggage" {{col-break}} ;Act II *"Vecinos" *"Received Reprise" *"Tamales" *"Now I'm Here" *"The Dirtiest Deed" *"Yellowstone (IRL)" *"Dance with Me" *"Lioness" *"Sundays Reprise" *"The Courtroom" *"Castaway" {{col-end}} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |- |rowspan=8|2018 |rowspan=3|[Outer Critics Circle Awards](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Awards) |colspan=2|[Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Outstanding_New_Off-Broadway_Musical) |{{nom}} |rowspan=3|{{cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |title=Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards |url=https://playbill.com/article/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-my-fair-lady-win-big-at-2018-outer-critics-circle-awards |website=Playbill |date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=May 29, 2026}}{{Cite web |title=2017–2018 Awards |url=https://outercritics.org/awards/2017-2018/ |website=Outer Critics Circle |access-date=May 29, 2026}} |- |[Outstanding Book of a Musical](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Outstanding_Book_of_a_Musical) |[Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes) |{{nom}} |- |[Outstanding New Score](/source/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Outstanding_New_Score) |[Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) and [Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes) |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=5|[Drama Desk Awards](/source/Drama_Desk_Awards) |[Outstanding Music](/source/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Music) |[Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) |{{nom}} |rowspan=5|{{Cite web |title=2018 Awards – Nominees and Recipients |url=https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/2018-awards/?submit=Search |website=Drama Desk |access-date=May 29, 2026}}{{Cite web |author=Playbill Staff |title=SpongeBob SquarePants Leads 2018 Drama Desk Awards |url=https://playbill.com/article/spongebob-squarepants-leads-2018-drama-desk-awards |website=Playbill |date=June 3, 2018 |access-date=May 29, 2026}} |- |[Outstanding Lyrics](/source/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Lyrics) |[Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) and [Quiara Alegría Hudes](/source/Quiara_Alegr%C3%ADa_Hudes) |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=2|[Outstanding Actress in a Musical](/source/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Musical) |[Daphne Rubin-Vega](/source/Daphne_Rubin-Vega) |{{nom}} |- |[Gizel Jimenez](/source/Gizel_Jimenez) |{{nom}} |- |[Outstanding Orchestrations](/source/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Orchestrations) |[Charlie Rosen](/source/Charlie_Rosen_(musician)) and [Erin McKeown](/source/Erin_McKeown) |{{nom}} |} ==Notes== {{Reflist}} Category:2016 musicals Category:American musicals Category:Original musicals Category:Fiction about immigration Category:Musicals set in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss You Like Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_You_Like_Hell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_You_Like_Hell?action=history)). 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