Working with Lemons

Working with Lemons is an American family musical group based in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah.

The family has created covers of songs from Hamilton, Moana, Beauty and the Beast, Matilda the Musical, The Greatest Showman, Beetlejuice, Anastasia, and Dear Evan Hansen.

"[5] Robbie Bagley directs the group, which produces music videos that have accrued millions of YouTube subscribers and views.

[9][10] According to a 2014 Tubefilter article, James Koo of Maker Studios handled the group's business affairs.

[4] They filmed the video with a digital single-lens reflex camera a friend lent them, recorded the dialogue and singing using a Rock Band video game microphone, used GarageBand's no-cost software, and created a pop filter from nylon tights and a clothes hanger.

[17] Starring Mia and her brother Anson, the cover was released on YouTube on May 22, 2014, and by July of that year, it had received over 14 million views.

[17] With the money earned from their first cover, Working with Lemons was able to increase the budget for "Love is an Open Door" by purchasing higher quality costumes.

[17] They filmed the music video at the Thanksgiving Point complex in Lehi, Utah, and attempted to model their set after the movie's.

[11] Working with Lemons uploaded their first Hamilton cover, featuring the songs "Aaron Burr, Sir" and "My Shot".

[51] On May 25, 2018, Working with Lemons uploaded their cover of another Hamilton song, "Helpless", which they filmed at This Is the Place Heritage Park.

Starring Mia Bagley and Cooper Johnson who tap dance through the street, the cover "highlight[ed] the witty jabs in the lyrics" by having it performed by 11-year-olds according to Deseret News reviewer Danielle Christensen.

[56] Working with Lemons uploaded a cover of "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman film on February 1, 2018, starring Mia Bagley and Cooper Johnson.

Deseret News reviewer Sydney Jorgensen said that the cover's star "sings and dances through the wintry forest and befriends a cute puppy as she brings the music to life".

[58] The group on July 27, 2018, posted a cover of "Waving Through a Window" from the musical Dear Evan Hansen to alert viewers about suicide prevention.