Shucked to begin on Broadway at The Nederlander on March 8th 2023- Page 4

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/29/23 at 5:41pm

Jimmy Brewer and Audrey Cardwell have joined the production as ensemblists, and Ken Wulf Clark and Traci Elaine Lee have joined as new swings. 

Kaitlyn Davidson and Esteban Suero will not continue with the Broadway production. 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 1/29/23 at 6:04pm

BCfitasafiddle said: "Good for Grey Henson!"



 

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 2/19/23 at 7:21pm

If the today tix availability chart is accurate then they’ve only sold five tickets to their fifth preview three weeks from now😬

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/19/23 at 7:35pm

nativenewyorker2 said: "If the today tix availability chart is accurate then they’ve only sold five tickets to their fifth preview three weeks from now?"

Ticketmaster is the official seller, not TodayTix, and if you go on there, you can see that they’ve sold a lot more than 5 tickets.

Updated On: 2/19/23 at 07:35 PM

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 2/23/23 at 1:29pm

First song video was released and it is definitely not what I was expecting.  I wonder if this is the downtempo song amidst a lot of the more upbeat country songs.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/EXCLUSIVE-Listen-to-the-First-Song-From-SHUCKED-Maybe-Love-20230223

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/23/23 at 1:50pm

Gorgeous. The assumption that all these songs will be up-tempo and line dance-y is wildly inaccurate.

[akhoya87]

Posted: 2/23/23 at 2:05pm

chrishuyen said: "First song video was released and it is definitely not what I was expecting. I wonder if this is the downtempo song amidst a lot of the more upbeat country songs.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/EXCLUSIVE-Listen-to-the-First-Song-From-SHUCKED-Maybe-Love-20230223"

I was completely agnostic about this show until seeing this clip, but I'm sold.

[Blindbutlerdeafmaid]

Posted: 2/23/23 at 3:33pm

akhoya87 said: "chrishuyen said: "First song video was released and it is definitely not what I was expecting. I wonder if this is the downtempo song amidst a lot of the more upbeat country songs.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/EXCLUSIVE-Listen-to-the-First-Song-From-SHUCKED-Maybe-Love-20230223"
I was completely agnostic about this show until seeing this clip, but I'm sold."

The style of the score is so hard to describe because it's DEFINITELY not country "twang" even where the arrangements/orchestrations lean into that sound.  It's extremely tuneful, even in the uptempos.

The opening number is big and fun and FUNNY and I wrote this in my post after seeing it in SLC: Alex Newell sings the top note in the final cord with such fervor (and yet ease) that it made me GIGGLE. HA HA HA

Don't sleep on Shucked. I happened to grab a ticket by accident just because I was in town. It ended up being the couple hours of laughter and joy that I didn't know I needed. And, wowza, that cast can SING. 

Thanks for sharing that link. I had missed it and look forward to them releasing more and more of the score.

 

[BroadwayBen]

Posted: 2/23/23 at 4:22pm

This song is new.  I heard an audience recording from "Moonshine -- the hee haw show" and I don't remember this song.  I like it. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 2/24/23 at 9:17am

Second to Prima Facie, Shucked is my most anticipated show for Spring 2023. I think it will be fun and hopefully have a lot of heart. This new song has me excited. It is pretty and I want to hear it again. Brandi Clark's 2021 album Your Life is a Record had quite the spin in my rotation. Updated On: 2/24/23 at 09:17 AM

[Bill Snibson]

Posted: 2/24/23 at 9:57am

I firmly believe that “Shucked” is going to be the sneak attack of the season. It’s insanely funny and the score is so great evidenced by that snippet

[bdn223]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 10:01am

Am I the only one in shock by the amount of positive buzz I am seeing about this on Tiktok? Has anyone actually heard anything or is it just a smart marketing play?

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 10:29am

I seriously truly wish people would give shows a chance instead of hearing the concept and immediately writing it off. 

[bdn223]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 10:41am

hearthemsing22 said: "I seriously truly wish people would give shows a chance instead of hearing the concept and immediately writing it off."

I am giving it a chace, but from what I am seeing on tiktok is all out raves. I am just shocked how the show had absolutely no buzz until this point if it is as good as these people are saying. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 10:59am

The reviews from the tryout in Salt Lake City were all very enthusiastic, saying that it was Broadway-ready, so it's not that surprising to me that the positive buzz is continuing here. I guess it depends on how much stock you put in reviews from Utah, but I was convinced that they had something good on their hands.

[BroadwayBaby6]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 12:11pm

The show in its SLC incarnation had a very funny book and a fine score with earnest lyrics. Unless this problem has been resolve for Broadway, the show is at odds with itself 

[Voter]

Posted: 2/27/23 at 2:04pm

Someone on Twitter found the entire score in the street on 8th Ave… 

 

https://twitter.com/namelesscass/status/1630075999101526016?s=46&t=AtoDUUMXo4DJnVVRbjFvNQ

[Voter]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 8:17am

Performances start in 1 week and we know nothing about the show … do we think this strategy will pay off? Because honestly … I don’t 

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 9:38am

Voter said: "Performances start in 1 week and we know nothing about the show … do we think this strategy will pay off? Because honestly … I don’t"

We knew nothing about KPOP except that it was about...KPOP - and look what happened there.

The lack of information is really just annoying at this point. It's been proven time and again that opaque/vague descriptions of new shows don't help.

[bdn223]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 9:55am

quizking101 said: "Voter said: "Performances start in 1 week and we know nothing about the show … do we think this strategy will pay off? Because honestly … I don’t"

We knew nothing about KPOP except that it was about...KPOP - and look what happened there.

The lack of information is really just annoying at this point. It's been proven time and again that opaque/vague descriptions of new shows don't help."

I am guessing your not on social media as they have made multiple videos on the plot. 

[kwoc91]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 10:57am

Just bought some tickets for the last week of previews - TodayTix had rear mezz seats for $37/each after fees.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 10:59am

Lack of information? You can read the plot in many places so that makes no sense.

I hope this catches on because it's a very special show with a phenomenal cast. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 12:32pm

Voter: Performances start in 1 week and we know nothing about the show … do we think this strategy will pay off? Because honestly … I don’t

Perhaps this will help: KSL News report on "Shucked"

[Blindbutlerdeafmaid]

Posted: 3/1/23 at 6:48pm

quizking101 said: "Voter said: "Performances start in 1 week and we know nothing about the show … do we think this strategy will pay off? Because honestly … I don’t"

We knew nothing about KPOP except that it was about...KPOP - and look what happened there.

The lack of information is really just annoying at this point. It's been proven time and again that opaque/vague descriptions of new shows don't help."

 

Slightly off topic as it's only slightly Shucked specific, BUT I suppose this is why we've been subjected to so many movie adaptations.  I guess Shucked is showing just how hard it is these days to replicate the tens of millions of dollars movie studios make in their titles.

They have a quasi tv/theater-name that is capable of selling a certain amount of tickets, have Kevin Cahoon who is on tv, has been around town a long time, and is extremely well-liked, they had what seemed to be an extremely successful out-of-town try-out, and it doesn't seem like their advertising and marketing budget is meager as they had a very wide-reaching mailer (last week?), have a rather prominent subway campaign, have quite a digital spend (I think I went to the website once, but seem to get a LOT of targeted ads), and have rather compelling video content. (The video of the two songwriters really got my attention... and I SAW (and loved) the show in SLC.)

I wonder what the cost to -- or what it takes in general for a wholly original musical to -- replicate how well known even the most unappealing movie-to-stage adaptation is by the time it gets to town. 

Certainly changes the point of -- and what you need to achieve with -- your out-of-town, I suppose. 

Curious: of the other new plays and musicals that aren't based on existing properties and have opened post-pandemic, do you (no one specifically) feel like you know less about Shucked? KPOP had a very talked about run at the Ars Nova, so there were quite a lot of people in town who knew about it and actually liked it. (Though, I'm not trying to start a discussion about the differences in the production between Ars Nova and Broadway here! THAT would be off-topic for this thread.)

[bear88]

Posted: 3/2/23 at 5:06am

As someone who's coming to New York City in a couple of weeks, I have been reading about everything available we could possibly see. Shucked, like a lot of original musicals, is facing a familiar challenge. For all I know, it could be the best musical of the season, and if it was playing a Wednesday matinee the week we'll be there, it seems like an ideal light comedy before plunging into the Sweeney Todd revival that evening. 

But it's not, and I already have bought tickets for two of the shows I'm planning to see. That leaves one opening for Shucked, in its first previews, with what sounds like a deliberately corny, Music Man-style premise. I might love it, I might think it's dumb. It's riskier for that reason and a harder sell for my spouse. I know I can see major musical revivals, an acclaimed play, already-reviewed new musicals, and the current favorite of Best Musical - also original.

Out-of-town tryouts for original musicals, and I have seen my share at this point, tell me a little but not necessarily a lot. Local reviewers tend to be polite. Same with audiences. Everyone just overlooks serious flaws in the book, score, direction, acting, or all four. It's hard to succeed on Broadway with an original story and no stars, but movie adaptations are no guarantee either. Otherwise, a number of shows in recent seasons would be hits.