Raygun fever reaches new heights as fans snap up tickets for musical

It’s a sellout ... yep, you read that right.

The judges may not have wanted to give her a point at the Olympics, but fans have voted with their feet and snapped up all the tickets to the preview of Raygun: The Musical.

The musical — described as a “parody exploration of Rachael Gunn’s journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics” — is on at the Kinselas Hotel in Darlinghurst in Sydney, and is making its debut on Saturday, December 7 (tomorrow night).

Australian comedian and musician Steph Broadbridge is the writer, and she is hoping her musical will turn just as viral as the Aussie breakdancer with plans to unleash her theatrical event on the world (well, for starters, the Sydney, Melbourne and Edinburgh comedy festivals next year).

The musical contains songs such as You May Be a B-girl But You’ll Always Be an A-girl To Me, and I’m Breaking Down and the intriguing I Would Have Won But I Pulled a Muscle.

And Broadbridge recently said when she saw the Raygun headlines after the Olympics — and noticed the “different opinions that would blow the story up again” — she thought it could make a “brilliant musical”.

“The story felt very operatic in how extreme everything was,” she said.

Speaking of extreme, the next Raygun trend is certainly that.

Raygun Christmas decorations have suddenly become a thing and are also, in want of a better word, going viral.

There are Christmas sweaters, mugs, decorations, even nutcrackers all inspired by Raygun.

“It is totally wild,” Raygun said at the recent GQ Men of the Year Awards.

“I love all of the creativity, and the interpretations and the things that it has sparked off.

“I have already seen Christmas decorations, I’ve seen a Raygun nutcracker and Raygun baubles … some of these are really nice and I want some.

“If they’re gonna use my image to use these beautiful things, can they at least give me some free copies and maybe some royalties?”

Gunn has now be seen as a Halloween figure, been used by American footballers as part of their celebrations, been on cruises with billionaires, and had various comedians doing impersonations of her.

And in a recent interview on Channel 7, she admitted she had come along way since working in a call centre many years ago.

She said that she never imagined that she would make such a huge impact all over the world.

“No way, no way,” she said.

She said she was a little worried heading into the Olympics because she knew that her “approach was different to everyone else’s”, but the global reaction was not on her radar.

“I think the initial reaction a lot of people were confused by what they were seeing,” she said.

“They didn’t understand what they were seeing. You know, they thought it was really funny. And I think there was that initial kind of knee-jerk reaction that people had.

“And then once they’ve started, if they had dug deeper, if they had watched more than the 22nd highlight clip and actually watched all six performances, then they might see that actually there’s a little bit more here, and maybe I was a little bit quick to judge.

“And so, you know, to begin with, you know, I had to focus on my mental health and I had to also wait for the dust to settle a little bit.

“So, you know, it’s being able to talk about it in a positive light and give a platform to other dancers because there are so many amazing dancers out there.”