Psych: The Musical
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 15/16 |
| Directed by | Steve Franks |
| Written by | Steve Franks |
| Original air date | December 15, 2013 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
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"Psych: The Musical" is an episode of the seventh season of Psych, and the 110th episode in the series overall. Formatted as a musical, it aired as a two-hour event, using up episodes 15 and 16 of the season order. The episode aired on December 15, 2013.
Steve Franks wrote and directed the episode, including creating the lyrics for original songs. The episode was many years in the making, promised to fans early on and delayed. It was finally produced in October 2012.
Steve Franks was attached to write and direct Psych’s musical episode from many years prior to its completion. Franks made slow progress on writing and struggled to get the episode to production. Originally slated to air in the show's sixth season, the episode was pushed to the seventh. It was later announced that the episode would air as a two-hour special with original songs written by Steve Franks. Steve Franks and composer Adam Cohen wrote the original songs featured in the special. Franks wrote the script and directed the episode. Filling the order of two episodes, it went into production for 14 days in October 2012, given no more production time than normal episodes. There was a special screening in San Diego, CA, on July 17, 2013, for fans preceding Psych’s Comic-Con panel the following day. Announced as "Psych: The Musical," the episode aired December 15, 2013. Later, it was announced that Ally Sheedy would reprise her role as Mr. Yang. The episode features fourteen original songs.
The plot deals with a criminally insane playwright named Zachary Zander, who goes by his pen name Z (Anthony Rapp). The episode takes the format of a normal episode of Psych, intermittent with original songs. "Psych: The Musical" takes place before the events of the Psych episode "Deez Nups", putting the episode out of chronological order from the rest of the seventh season. As a result, there are several continuity errors throughout the episode.
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