Why did 'Shucked' at Nederlander change it's name from 'Hee Haw' — Page 2

His book for Tootsie was great! But that show art is bland. And I’m not sure it’s really selling the source material so I’m not sure I see the point of the whole thing. 

I too am hoping to be truly surprised by this one, because right now I'm confused about the tone and style and why it would attempt a big commercial Bway run. I can definitely see this playing well in regional markets though.

Glad to see John Behlmann get a Broadway leading role. So talented but frequently underutilized. And I love watching Kevin Cahoon and Andrew Durand (would Cahoon be able to move to Broadway with this given his Monarch schedule? I would guess he would only stay through mid-summer?)

On another note...Newell's bio is quite the read. "has an extensive list of credits both in Broadway and television"...proceeds to list 4 TV credits. "Broadway credits include"...proceeds to list only Broadway credit. "received overwhelming accolades"...proceeds to list the 5 major nominations he has. Someone could wave a million dollars in front of some managers/agents and they still just wouldn't be able to create a proper bio. He's had great success...no need to work so hard trying to be a wordsmith.

It turns out that "Shucked" is actually a brand new piece that isn't connected to "Hee Haw."  I saw it opening night, and it was really enjoyable.  Here are my review and interview with Robert Horn for a lot more details:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/salt-lake-city/article/Review-Pioneer-Theatre-Companys-Broadway-Bound-SHUCKED-Deserves-to-Be-a-Corn-Fed-Hit-20221031


https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Interview-Tony-Winner-Robert-Horn-on-His-New-Broadway-Bound-Musical-SHUCKED-20221029