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Entirely based on audience suggestion and accompanied by a full band, the show is a roller-coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy. BWC has performing casts in Chicago (Apollo Theater), Los Angeles (UCB) and New York (UCB) and tours internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Baby Wants Candy has helped launch the careers of some of the top comedic talent in the US. BWC cast &amp; alumni include Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Peter Gwinn (Colbert Report), Thomas Middleditch (HBO\u2019s Silicon Valley), Lauren Conlan Adams (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Jessica McKenna (Party Over Here), Nicole Parker (Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway) and many more. <\/p>\n<p>From a simple audience-supplied phrase, Baby Wants Candy, accompanied by a full band, creates that musical on the spot! Each performance is its own opening and closing night, and by design every show is completely unique and a once in a lifetime premiere. 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