Shucked to begin on Broadway at The Nederlander on March 8th 2023 — Page 2

they better have a shirt for sale that says "I Got Shucked On Broadway"

P.T. Barnum: "There's a sHucker born every minute."

W.C. Fields: "Never give a sHucker an even break!"

Definitely intrigued. Possible surprise hit of the season?

Jordan Catalano said: "Hee-Haw appeals to rural southerners now in their 60s-90s. They’d better pray they get Reba McEntire for this or sell tickets in the $20-$40 range."

It's a completely original idea now and has nothing to do with "Hee Haw."

Jordan Catalano said: "I thought this was “The Hee-Haw” musical."

From the NYT:



"'Shucked' has a complicated development history. The three writers first collaborated on a musical called 'Moonshine,' which was based on 'Hee Haw,' a long-running country-and-comedy variety show that first aired on television in 1969. In 2015, a production of “Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical” was staged at the Dallas Theater Center in Texas.

But in the years since, the three writers have turned their attention to 'Shucked,' which has some stylistic and narrative similarities to 'Moonshine,' but which is no longer affiliated with the 'Hee Haw' brand. Horn told BroadwayWorld last month that 'Moonshine' 'had its life, then ended, then the three of us decided to start completely over to create an original story. The entire story, tone, musical palette, creative team, everything evolved as we developed this new idea.'"

I typically enjoy reading the conversations on this board but don’t post much. But I can tell you I saw this show on opening night at Pioneer. I enjoyed it enough to go back this past weekend and took a number of family members with me the second time around. I can’t remember ever laughing so hard, or as often, during a musical. The performances were fantastic across the board. And I admit I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the music. It wasn’t just witty dialogue with passable songs. I’m very curious to see how this does in New York. I wish everyone involved the very best.

Gatorboy2 said: "I typically enjoy reading the conversations on this board but don’t post much. But I can tell you I saw this show on opening night at Pioneer. I enjoyed it enough to go back this past weekend and took a number of family members with me the second time around. I can’t remember ever laughing so hard, or as often, during a musical. The performances were fantastic across the board. And I admit I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the music. It wasn’t just witty dialogue with passable songs. I’m very curious to see how this does in New York. I wish everyone involved the very best."

Thank you for the review, my friend thought very similar things. She especially loved the cast and their chemistry together.

And thanks for the New York Times information about this show for people who didn't even know what it was about, Jordan.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "a totally original concept musical? without big name stars or a recycled score? In."

This got strong reviews and word-of-mouth in Utah. Hoping this shakes things up for the Tony's.

Agreed! I saw this last week in SLC. It was hilarious. Great score. Far better than I would have ever imagined!
I hope there is a place for an original comedy on Broadway this season!