July 15, 2015 | Arts / Entertainment

Yes, someone made a musical about Grindr

If you ever wondered if it was possible to create an award winning musical based on a gay hook-up app, the answer is a qualified yes.

Benjamin Viertel (director) and Jacob Tischler (lyrics and music) cobbled together a humorous take on meeting up through a smartphone app, resulting in Grindr: The Musical. 

The show's plot is simple enough:

When Jesse decides to find his true self, he logs onto Grindr - the gay geosocial networking, and notoriously known, hook-up app. Delving into an underworld he never knew existed, he finds himself transported to the 'scene' with new-found freedoms of anonymous sex, promiscuity, and general male horniness. Jesse discovers fresh feelings deep inside himself with the help of his heavenly chorus of Grindr boys, as well as realizing the dangers of an unending dispensary of men. 

Will Jesse find what he's looking for or become dependent on the app that uncovered his new self?