Shangri-La-La-La (1 hour version for festivals)
SHANGRI-LA-LA-LA™ is a comedy entertainment series created by Mike Meier, built around a true-life collision of Las Vegas spectacle, celebrity illusion, courtroom combat, and musical revenge. The project is not limited to a single stage work; it is an expanding entertainment property that includes a full two-hour comedy musical, an abbreviated one-hour festival version, a screenplay adaptation, and live or recorded performances of the original songs from the musical.
At the center of SHANGRI-LA-LA-LA™ is a satirical story inspired by Mike Meier’s real-life legal battle involving Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried & Roy. The series uses musical comedy to explore fame, power, silence, show-business mythology, and the machinery of illusion behind the glittering Las Vegas façade. Its tone is sharp, theatrical, and comic: a revenge musical with songs, spectacle, courtroom absurdity, and a devil’s messenger who may not be quite as bad as he first appears.
The SHANGRI-LA-LA-LA™ series currently includes multiple creative works and performance formats: the full-length stage musical, a streamlined one-hour version designed for theater festivals and showcases, a screenplay version adapted for the screen, and separate performances of songs from the musical. Each version is part of the same larger comedy entertainment series and is promoted under the SHANGRI-LA-LA-LA™ mark.
Created and composed by Mike Meier, SHANGRI-LA-LA-LA™ identifies the source of this continuing series of theatrical, musical, cinematic, and live-performance entertainment works.
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Mike MeierWriterJoinWith.Me
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Peter GiambalvoWriter
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Project Type:Stage Play
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Genres:comedy
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Number of Pages:35
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Mike Meier – Writer and Composer
Mike Meier grew up in a blue-collar housing project in Germany. His grandfather was a 1920s traveling magician and fortune-teller known as Wladi-Kami. On his own since his teens, Mike has lived in several different countries, including Argentina and Japan, and has worked jobs such as washing dishes, repairing bicycles, and painting homes. When he is not writing books, you’ll find him playing guitar somewhere… Does one need academic degrees to write? Oh indeed: He holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science (Diplom-Politologe) from the University of Berlin, Germany; Juris Doctor (J.D.) & Master of Laws (LL.M.), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Peter Giambalvo – Co-Writer
Peter Giambalvo is a comedy writer and producer whose credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Tenacious D, and original projects for Warner Bros. and Current TV. With experience spanning television, film, web series, commercials, and branded content, he has built a career blending sharp humor with inventive storytelling. Giambalvo has also co-created animation, produced documentary shorts, and worked extensively as a script doctor and pitch developer. A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, he continues to bring wit and versatility to screenwriting and production.
