The musical crossover will also feature a song from 'La La Land' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
- Feb 1, 2017
AceShowbiz - "The Flash" and "Supergirl" musical crossover will feature original songs, one of which is written by "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom. The song is called "Super Friends" and it will be performed by Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist.
"As soon as I heard that they were doing a musical crossover, I e-mailed Mark Pedowitz who connected me to Greg and Andrew. I immediately offered them my services," Bloom told BuzzFeed. "As soon as they picked one of my song ideas, I hopped on the phone with my old 'Robot Chicken' boss Tom Root and we brainstormed and, based on that brainstorm, I wrote up the song 'Super Friends'."
The actress continued, "I am so excited to contribute more to the upward trend that is musicals in television and film. Music can be one of the most amazing and efficient forms of storytelling and character development. Also, it was really fun to write a comedy song for two superheroes."
"La La Land" and "Dear Evan Hansen" songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will also contribute a song called "Runnin' Home to You." The song will be performed by Gustin in the crossover.
"Benj and Justin are the premiere song-writing duo of our time," said series executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. "Not only are they two of the most talented people Greg and I have ever met, they are also two of the nicest. To have them be part of our musical episode is beyond our wildest expectations. We hope everyone falls in love with the song they wrote for us as much as we did."
The crossover will start on "Supergirl" on Monday, March 20 at 8 P.M. ET on The CW. However, the majority of the action will take place on "The Flash" in an episode titled "Duet", airing on Tuesday, March 21 at 8 P.M. ET on The CW. The episode also offers musical performance by Jesse L. Martin, Victor Garber, Carlos Valdes, Jeremy Jordan and John Barrowman, as well as "Glee" alum Darren Criss, who stars as the villain called Music Meister.
