Rayguns legal threat backfires as comedian announces new musical

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s legal threat has backfired after the comedian at the center of the storm announced a brand new musical would be coming to the stage.Stephanie Broadbridge had her original creation, Raygun: The Musical, shut down after the Olympian’s legal team stepped in.The move sparked an online storm which only grew on Thursday when it was revealed the Sydney-based comedy club set to stage the musical had been hit with a legal letter demanding $10,000 ($6,200 US) to cover costs incurred by Gunn.Despite the legal threats lingering overhead, Broadbridge has decided to push forward and has since rebranded the show, now titled Breaking: The Musical.In a post to her Instagram account, the Australian comedian detailed the reason behind the change and revealed the cheeky new poster and name for the musical.“I have a statement to make about Raygun: The Musical,” Broadbridge wrote.“I acknowledge again, that I did not contact Raygun before I created the title and poster, which used the word Raygun and her silhouette.”“It was never my intention to mislead people into thinking that she was involved in the production.”“She is not and continues to not be attached to this project in any way.I have changed the name of the show and the silhouette and will not use her name or the silhouette ever again.”“I am deeply sorry to learn that Raygun has faced negative backlash as a result of the media attention around the cancellation of the preview for the musical.

The last thing I wanted was for anyone to experience hate or distress from this situation.”“The show is a comedy show, it is based entirely on stuff I read on the internet.”“It is a fictional telling of a moment in Australian History.It is now called Breaking The Musical.”Broadbridge’s musical is set to make its debut at Adelaide Fringe with three performances to be held at the Adelaide Town Hall in February and March.The show will then hop on into Melbourne in April before b...