According to Deep潮 TechFlow news on June 17, Decrypt reported that the San Francisco musical “Luigi: The Musical” fictionalizes the incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried(SBF) as a character in the play. The play imagines SBF as a cellmate in Brooklyn jail with Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is facing charges of sex trafficking.
This 60-minute black comedy sold out within 24 hours of its premiere at the Taylor Street Theatre. The character SBF, played by André Margatini, satirizes Silicon Valley culture and the privileged class through TED Talk-style monologues and songs like “Bay Area Baby.”
Despite the ongoing trials of Mangione and Combs, and SBF’s case being in the appeals process, the show has received a warm response from the audience. The musical will add a sixth performance at The Independent theater, which accommodates 500 people, on July 13.