Broadway Musical ‘Shucked’ to Open within the Spring

“Shucked,” a musical comedy that includes songs by Grammy winners Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, will open on Broadway within the spring.

The present will play on the Nederlander Theatre with preview performances starting March 8, 2023, forward of opening night time on April 4, 2023.

“Shucked” encompasses a guide by Robert Horn, who gained a Tony in 2019 for adapting “Tootsie” for the stage, in addition to a rating by the Nashville songwriting crew of Clark and McAnally, who collectively have earned three Grammy Awards and 18 nominations.

Right here’s the logline: “What do you get once you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy author with two music superstars from Nashville? A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical in regards to the one factor People in all places can’t get sufficient of: corn. ‘Shucked’ is the brand new musical comedy that proves typically tearing down a number of partitions, fairly than rising them, is the one option to protect our lifestyle.”

Horn, Clark and McAnally confer with “Shucked” as a “ardour venture.”

“There was one thing about this concept, this model of humor and this music, that saved this little engine going,” the trio stated in an announcement. “What will probably be on stage on the Nederlander is a narrative about how all of us have the reward of heroism inside us, and about studying to open our hearts to those that are totally different than us in order that progress can occur… and naturally, about corn… as a result of the fundamental factor that unity and acceptance want for survival, is a kernel of fact.”

The musical comedy will star John Behlmann (“Tootsie”), Kevin Cahoon (“The Who’s Tommy”), Andrew Durand (“Head Over Heels”), Caroline Innerbichler (“Frozen” North American Tour), Ashley D. Kelley (“Bella: An American Tall Story”) and Alex Newell (“As soon as On This Island”). Further casting is anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.

Three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (“Hairspray,” “The Piano Lesson”) will direct the Broadway manufacturing. It should characteristic choreography by Sarah O’Gleby, and music supervision, music course, orchestrations, and preparations by Tony Award nominee Jason Howland. Mike Bosner and Jason Owen are lead producers on the present, which is is being capitalized for as much as $16 million, in accordance with a Securities and Alternate Fee submitting.

The design crew for “Shucked” consists of Tony Award winner Scott Pask (scenic design), Tilly Grimes (costume design), Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman (lighting design), Tony Award winner John Shivers (sound design), Academy Award winner and Emmy Award winner Mia Neal (hair and wig designer), Stephen Kopel, C12 Casting (casting director),and Michael Passaro (manufacturing stage supervisor).