a love story with singin' and stuff

 The original Don't Hug Me is the first of the four
 Don't Hug Me musicals. The story takes place in a
 colorful, rustic north woods bar in tiny Bunyan Bay,
 Minnesota. It's the coldest day of the year and
 cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson wants to
 sell the business and move to sunny Florida. Clara,
 his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen,
 wants to stay. Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty
 waitress, wants to pursue a singing career. Her
 fiance, Kanute Gunderson, wants her to stay home.
 It's a battle of wills that tests their relationships and
 when a fast-talking salesman, Aarvid Gisselsen,
 promises to solve their problems and bring romance
 into their lives through the 'magic' of karaoke, all
 heck breaks loose!
 

 

Don't Hug Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Original

WINNER!

Best Original Musical

Los Angeles Artistic Director Achievement Award

It's "Fargo" meets "The Music Man"
(without the blood or the trombones)

Featuring the musical stylings of world famous Sven Yorgensen, including:

 

- I'm a Walleye Woman in a Crappie Town
- My Smorgasbord of Love
- I Wanna go to the Mall of America
- The Bunyan Yodel

- He Wore a Purple Tux
- Upside Down in my Pickup Truck

"A quirky, charming musical!"

           - Joel Zwick, Director of My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"A lot of laughs!...A great time!...Go see it!"

                           - Tom Barnard KQRS

"The funniest show I've seen in the longest time!"

                                       - KPFK Radio

"A loopy Valentine!" - Back Stage West

"The quintessential definition of fun!" - KLBB Radio

"A love letter...to Minnesota!" - Sherman Oaks Sun

"A hokey-jokey karaoke crowd pleaser!" - Los Angeles Times

"Delightful! Adorable! Silly! Funny!" - Valley Vantage

"Terrifically Silly!"         "Outstanding!"

      - LA WEEKLY                         - American Eagle News

"More than the typical hotdish musical review!"

                                   - Minneapolis Star Tribune