A parody musical about viral Olympic breaker Rachael “B-girl Raygun” Gunn has been shut down.

Hours sooner than comic Steph Broadbridge's stage impress Breaking: The Musical used to be space to debut Dec. 7 at iD Comedy Membership in Sydney, Australia, the production used to be canceled after the Olympian's attorneys despatched a dwell-and-desist letter, in response to Broadbridge.

“Raygun's lawyers bought enthusiastic with the venue and threatened upright skedaddle,” the amusing, wearing a duplicate of the breakdancer's inexperienced Olympics outfit, said in an Instagram video posted that day. “So we’ll be refunding everyone their $10 or comp ticket support for that.”

Broadbridge said that she and the Olympian enjoy since resolved the topic thru her upright group, with the comic within the kill changing the title and poster for the musical to head away out the phrase Raygun and her silhouette. Broadbridge now plans to steal the revised impress on the street—with Raygun’s approval.

“I'm indubitably contented for her and I would favor her your total easiest with the impress and with the tour,” Raygun said in an Instagram video shared Dec. 19, adding, “Now we enjoy no longer sought any costs from all this.”

he breaker, an Australian university lecturer with a Ph.D. in cultural reviews, obtained backlash on social media over her viral performance throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, throughout which she misplaced all three of her B-Girl spherical-robin battles. In November, Raygun introduced she is retiring from competitive dancing.

Broadbridge’s musical used to be within the muse described as a “parody exploration of a breakdancer’s flow to the 2024 Paris Olympics,” in response to an Eventbrite list, which additionally touts its “soon to be hit” songs “You Could also Be a B-girl But You’ll Frequently Be an A-girl To Me,” “I’m Breaking Down” and “I Would Personal Won But I Pulled a Muscle.”

The comic had said in her video that Raygun's upright group used to be fearful she used to be unfavorable their client's ticket. “Which I would by no method dwell,” she added. “She doesn't need me to remain that.”

The 42-365 days-outdated persevered, referring to at least one in every of Raygun's signature strikes, “They additionally said I wasn't allowed to remain the dance on myth of she owns the Kangaroo dance. That one did puzzle me. I mean, that's an Olympic level dance. How would I most doubtless be ready to remain that with none formal breakdancing coaching?”

The 42-365 days-outdated said Raygun's lawyers “were very enthusiastic that folks would think that Rachael Gunn used to be affiliated with the musical.”

“I are looking to guarantee everyone, she is going to no longer be segment of the impress,” Steph said, adding, “She's very welcome to arrive. I would luxuriate in for her to scrutinize it.”

Yet, Raygun's upright group used to be fearful she used to be unfavorable their client's ticket, in response to Broadbridge. “Which I would by no method dwell,” she added. “She doesn't need me to remain that.”

Broadbridge persevered, referring to at least one in every of Raygun's signature strikes, “They additionally said I wasn't allowed to remain the dance on myth of she owns the Kangaroo dance. That one did puzzle me. I mean, that's an Olympic level dance. How would I most doubtless be ready to remain that with none formal breakdancing coaching?”

The 42-365 days-outdated said Raygun's lawyers “were very enthusiastic that folks would think that Rachael Gunn used to be affiliated with the musical.”

“I are looking to guarantee everyone, she is going to no longer be segment of the impress,” Broadbridge said, adding, “She's very welcome to arrive. I would luxuriate in for her to scrutinize it.”

As for Raygun's group, her expertise company Born Bred issued an announcement about the musical soon after its debut performance used to be canceled.

“We may maybe perchance maybe well like to present an explanation for that Rachael Gunn's administration and upright group is dedicated to maintaining her intellectual property,” the neighborhood said to Australian outlet 7News, “and making sure that her ticket remains strong and revered.”

The utter persevered, “While we enjoy now immense admire for the credible work and effort that has long previous into the development of the impress, we have to in any admire times steal mandatory steps to safeguard Rachael’s creative rights and the integrity of her work. This skedaddle is no longer intended to diminish the contributions of others, however slightly to originate lag her ticket is successfully represented and guarded in all future endeavours.”

Broadbridge later issued a written utter of her enjoy, apologizing to the athlete over the controversy that erupted over the parody impress.

“I’m deeply sorry to be taught that Raygun has confronted detrimental backlash on myth of the media consideration across the cancellation of the preview of the musical.” she wrote on Instagram Dec. 19. “The final element I wanted used to be for somebody to expertise hate or misery from this spot.”

Broadbridge additionally shared a brand new poster for the revised musical, which is ready to begin in February within town of Adelaide, below the brand new title Breaking the Musical, dubbed “a truly upright parody musical.”