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                    THIS IS NOT A DRILL - The Musical

Based on terrifying true events that creator Holly Doubet experienced…

THIS IS NOT A DRILL takes audiences inside the surreal chaos of a morning in 2018, when an emergency alert warned Hawaii residents and visitors of an incoming missile attack. As fear grips the island, strangers and loved ones alike are forced to confront their mortality and their humanity. Set to a soaring and heartfelt score, this powerful new musical tells the story of connection, compassion, and what truly matters when time stands still.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL will play the Theatre at St. Jean’s, 150 East 76th Street, in New York City.

September 9 - October 11, 2025

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
World Premiere Musical

Book by HOLLY DOUBET & JOSEPH MCDONOUGH
Music & Lyrics by HOLLY DOUBET, KATHY BABYLON & JOHN VESTER

Music Supervisor: PAUL BOGAEV
Music Director: DAVID JOHN MADORE
Directed and Choreographed by GABRIEL BARRE

"This Is NOT A Drill” is a musical based on true events experienced by its conceptor, Holly Doubet. On January 13, 2018, an emergency cell phone alert informs everyone in Hawaii that an incoming nuclear missile is headed straight for the islands warning citizens and visitors; "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.''  The people in Hawaii believe that the terrifying alert is accurate until a follow up message is sent out thirty-eight minutes later advising that the first alert was an unfortunate mistake.   

SIZZLE REEL OF SHOW

 

ARTICLES & LINKS ABOUT SHOW 

Link to cast, creatives, media from The York:

https://www.yorktheatre.org/this-is-not-a-drill

Time Square Chronicles:

https://www.t2conline.com/this-is-not-a-drill-at-the-york-theatre-company-heart-humor-and-humanity-in-the-face-of-fear/

Theater Beyond Broadway:

https://www.theatrebeyondbroadway.com/reviews/this-isnbspnot-a-drill?fbclid=IwVERDUAOwa3VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGhZsxVDCSOsUAt7PoX7iKcKHNZvBhBz4XI7fAIPQ_opkFbiMpJ0WVEdHO34

https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/this-is-not-a-drill_1793761/

https://www.fox19.com/video/2025/07/23/cincinnati-boys-musical-this-is-not-drill/#

 

Show formally known as “38 Minutes”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/industry/article/Paul-Bogaev-And-Gabriel-Barre-Attached-To-Musical-In-Development-38-MINUTES-2

https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-produced-musical-38-minutes-tells-a-first-hand-story-of-the-hawaiian-missile-crisis-12912152

https://www.dailyadvent.com/tag/gabriel-barre

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/conversations-with-holly-doubet/

Go to TESTIMONIALS

Represented by

Michael Joseph Agency

Contact: Richard Ford

(Literary Agent)

Richard@Michaeljosephagency.com

 

Thomas Distler - attorney

Fred Anderson - publicist

 

Holly Doubet   

info@hollydoubet.com

Kathy Babylon 

Kathybabylonmusic@gmail.com

 

THIS IS NOT A DRILL - THE MUSICAL

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