Approximately 150 minutes including intermission. Best enjoyed by audiences ages 13 and up.
Like Father is a coming-of-age musical set against America’s true-crime obsession. After her father’s arrest, seventeen-year-old Chris moves in with her estranged mother, Michelle, and stepfather, Ben. When a hit true-crime podcast exposes their family's disturbing past to the world, they are forced to face the truth of what brought them together, or risk being undone by its consequences.
Driven by a bold, innovative folk-pop score, Like Father explores legacy, identity, and the cost of obsession, inspired by the loved ones left in the wake of infamous serial killers—and by the true-crime industry’s meteoric rise to over 250 million listeners worldwide.
Like Father emerged as the winner of the inaugural Open Jar Musical Shark Tank and was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O’Neill New Music Theater Festival.
Cast & Creative Song List Quotes Media Program Events Venue
Hertz Stage
A Coming-of-Age Musical by Jacob Ryan Smith and Caroline Pernick
OCT 8 – NOV 15, 2026
Approximately 150 minutes including intermission. Best enjoyed by audiences ages 13 and up.
Like Father is a coming-of-age musical set against America’s true-crime obsession. After her father’s arrest, seventeen-year-old Chris moves in with her estranged mother, Michelle, and stepfather, Ben. When a hit true-crime podcast exposes their family’s disturbing past to the world, they are forced to face the truth of what brought them together, or risk being undone by its consequences.
Driven by a bold, innovative folk-pop score, Like Father explores legacy, identity, and the cost of obsession, inspired by the loved ones left in the wake of infamous serial killers—and by the true-crime industry’s meteoric rise to over 250 million listeners worldwide.
Like Father emerged as the winner of the inaugural Open Jar Musical Shark Tank and was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O’Neill New Music Theater Festival.
“At its core, LIKE FATHER is about learning to live beyond the shadows we inherit—a journey through grief, forgiveness, and the radical act of reclaiming your own name. It’s a surprising, darkly funny, deeply human story that speaks to so many of us reckoning with the weight of our histories and the hope of transformation. ”
Join Creator/co-writer Jacob Ryan Smith and producers Howard T. Alter and Madison Thompson with Jodi Tovay, host of Wisecrack podcast for a talk on the new musical, LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Join the Creator/co-writer Jacob Ryan Smith and producer Madison Thompson both of the new musical, LIKE FATHER, for a discussion on the process of creating a musical and what goes into being a producer on a new show.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
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