Adam Guettel & Bob Martin's MILLIONS will premiere at Alliance Theatre in Spring 2025, directed by Bartlett Sher

MILLIONS

MAY 10 - JUN 15, 2025

A million dollars is a windfall. A family is a fortune.

Inspired by Frank Cottrell Boyce’s beloved novel and film, MILLIONS is a hilarious and heartwarming new musical about two brothers, their newly-widowed father, a train robber, and (possibly) a miracle.

Damien and Anthony are dealing with the loss of their mother in very different ways. So, when a duffel bag of cash falls out of the sky, Damien thinks it’s a miracle from his mom, sent to test their goodness. But Anthony knows the truth.

Created by a team of Tony Award winners, MILLIONS is an imaginative and unpredictable adventure with a book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Prom) and an extraordinary score by Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins, The Light in the Piazza, Days of Wine and Roses), with direction by Bartlett Sher (South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, To Kill a Mockingbird).

With soaring music and a story full of surprises, MILLIONS is a modern-day fable that will enchant and entertain the entire family.



This has been in development for years with different producers attached at various points, though currently Sonia Friedman and Jeffrey Richards are the commercial producers behind it. Sonia is also behind Zora Howard & Lileana Blain-Cruz's BUST, which was also announced for Alliance's season as a co-production with the Goodman.

Updated On: 4/25/24 at 11:06 AM

As long as they keep the talking trash can.

Bob Martin and Adam Guettel is not a collaboration I would have ever guessed would happen! Very interested in this.

Falsettolands said: "Bob Martin and Adam Guettel is not a collaboration I would have ever guessed would happen! Very interested in this."

Totally agree. It’s an odd pairing since their shows tend to be so different in style. But I’m excited!

halfhourcheckwithmerman said: "steve.sometime said: "OMG!!!!!!!! I've listened to that bootleg concert recording of Saint Who for so many times. FINALLY!!!!"

Could you maybe point me in the direction of this bootleg concert recording?

Many thanks :) no worries if not"

There's more than one. In 2013 he did a concert at 54 Below, with guests Steven Pasquale and Whitney Bashor. He sang 4 songs from Millions: Find Me, Feel for This, Saint Who, Millions. And There Go I from Days of Wine and Roses. Later the same year in Melbourne, he sang Saint Who, Find Me, Millions and There Go I from DOWAR. I'm sure if you look hard enough, you will find it somewhere or it may resurface.

Updated On: 4/26/24 at 12:44 PM

Shuler Hensley, Ruthie Ann Miles, Steven Pasquale to star; will play at Alliance Theatre May 9-June 15

"St Who" performed at the preview event.

And a handful of demos on Guettel's website.

That overture! Crazy!

Stunning tracks released, as expected. Guettel is really on a whole different level from everyone else working today.

Wow, one listen of that Overture and that is a genuinely new and groundbreaking sound for a Broadway musical.

OooooO! This is exciting!

Im going Wednesday night

It looks as if one is marked, and one isn't.

In the digital program:

Conductor

Keyboard

Drummer

French Horn

Trombone and Bass Trombone

Electric Bass / Upright Bass

Trumpet / Flugel

Electric Guitar and Acoustic Guitar

Reed

Flute / Clarinet / Alto Sax

(and an Electronic Music Design credit, as well).

Guettel and Sher work so well together. I hope this project has a great tryout.