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You're going to love this! New photos are now available of [John Mulaney](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/john-mulaney), [Fred Armisen](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/fred-armisen), [Renée Elise Goldsberry](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/renee-elise-goldsberry), and [Richard Kind](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/richard-kind) in [*All In: Comedy About Love by Simon...

See photos of John Mulaney and more in 'All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich' on Broadway

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A rotating lineup of comedy stars performs stories about heartbreak, marriage, sibling bonds, and more during this play's limited run at the Hudson Theatre.

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Hungry to see a Broadway show? Before the big event, consider enjoying a prix fixe meal designed like a three-act production – appetizer, entree, dessert – that sends you on your way quickly and efficiently.

Prix fixe menus are immensely popular for their simplicity, value, and elegance. They allow diners to enjoy a curated multi-course meal at a fixed price, making budgeting easier while exploring a chef’s signature dishes.

Ideal for pre-theatre dining, prix fixe menus ensure predictable...

Restaurants with pre-theatre prix fixe menus

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A prix fixe dinner is a great pre-show lunch or dinner option, as you know exactly what you'll pay and don't have to worry about being late to your show.

The Wild West is coming to Broadway! [*Dead Outlaw*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38531-dead-outlaw), an award-winning Off-Broadway musical from the 2023-24 season, is set to transfer to Broadway. Performances begin April 12 ahead of an April 27 opening at the [Longacre Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/longacre-theatre).

*Dead Outlaw* tells the unbelievable true story of Elmer McCurdy, a man more famous in death than in life. Dubbed “The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give...

‘Dead Outlaw’ musical to transfer to Broadway

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The musical, which premiered off Broadway in February, won four Best Musical honors and will now come to the Longacre Theatre beginning in April 2025.

The name on everybody's lips is gonna be Erika! [Erika Jayne](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/erika-jayne) will return to [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) on Broadway at the [Ambassador Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/ambassador-theatre) from January 20 to February 9 only.

Jayne is best known for starring on *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*. She has also released eight #1 hit songs on Billboard’s Hot Dance...

Erika Jayne to return to 'Chicago' Broadway cast

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The star of *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* will play a three-week limited engagement as Roxie Hart, a role she played briefly before the pandemic.

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She’s got the green light! [Sarah Hyland](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/sarah-hyland) will join the cast of [*The Great Gatsby*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38749-the-great-gatsby-on-broadway) on Broadway in January, beginning performances February 10 at the [Broadway Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/broadway-theatre).

Hyland is best known for her role as Haley Dunphy on the 22-time Emmy Award-winning ABC sitcom *Modern Family* and for...

Sarah Hyland to star in ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway

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The *Modern Family* actress made her New York stage debut earlier this year in *Little Shop of Horrors* off Broadway and will now play the role of Daisy Buchanan.

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The news is out: [George Clooney](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/george-clooney) is coming to the stage! Clooney, an actor, writer, director, and producer who’s won two Oscars, makes his Broadway debut in spring 2025 as legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow in [*Good Night, and Good Luck*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41006-good-night-and-good-luck-on-broadway).

Based on the Oscar-nominated 2005 film of the same name, which Clooney directed and starred...

Guide to ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway, starring George Clooney

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The A-list star makes his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow in the new stage adaptation of his 2005 movie of the same name, both of which he co-wrote.

Beat the January blues by seeing a New York show this month! There's no better place to escape the winter chill than in a warm, cozy theatre, big or small. Plus, with the holiday rush over, January performances have great availability on seats.

Between Broadway blockbusters and intimate Off-Broadway shows, there's plenty to choose from. Only a few new Broadway shows start up in January, but this month is your last chance to catch some limited-run hits from 2024 before they close. You can also...

Top theatre to see in New York in January

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Discover our top picks for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows to see this month, including new shows premiering and last-chance shows closing this month.

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Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in January 2024, including world-premiere Off-Broadway shows and last-chance Broadway hits closing this month.

I see over 100 shows a year on Broadway and beyond, and whenever it comes time to do a "best of" roundup, I can't shake the feeling that I've barely scratched the surface when it comes to the excellence of 2024's plays, musicals, and more. It's bittersweet to know I could have missed something extraordinary, while also remembering I'll never run out of options to see something new — and maybe find a new favorite.

I found a lot of new favorites in 2024. What most of them had in common is that...

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New York Theatre Guide's editor rounds up her favorite shows of the year on Broadway and beyond, along with additional recommendations for shows to see in 2025.

Everything's coming up photos! Here's your first look at [*Gypsy*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41161-gypsy-on-broadway) on Broadway starring six-time Tony Award winner [Audra McDonald](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/audra-mcdonald), Tony winner [Danny Burstein](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/danny-burstein), [Joy Woods](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/joy-woods), [Jordan...

See photos of Audra McDonald and the cast of 'Gypsy' on Broadway

The six-time Tony Award-winning actress headlines director George C. Wolfe's revival of the classic musical as the iconic "stage mother" Momma Rose.

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Here’s a riddle. What do *Batman* and Broadway’s most critically acclaimed new musical have in common?

“If I was to sit here and try to explain to you what *Batman* was, and it wasn’t as culturally ubiquitous as it is, you’d be like, ‘What the fuck are you talking about?’” said Emmy Award-winning actor [Darren Criss](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/darren-criss). “But actually, the world’s going to love it!”

His point was that much of the most beloved IP on Earth was once an...

Darren Criss wants audiences to take a chance on 'Maybe Happy Ending'

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The Emmy Award-winning actor is originating a Broadway role for the first time in this new, original musical that received near-universal critical acclaim.

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Perk up your ears! The new musical [*Shucked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26987-shucked-tickets) has completed its cast, with Tony Award nominee Grey Henson joining the production. The show begins performances at the Nederlander Theatre on March 8 ahead of an April 4 opening.

Henson is best known for his Tony-nominated performance as Damian Hubbard in the *Mean Girls* Broadway musical. In *Shucked*, he takes over the role of Storyteller #2 from Taylor Trensch, who appeared in the musical's world-premiere production in Salt Lake City, Utah and will now star in *Camelot* on Broadway.

The ensemble includes Jimmy Brewer, Audrey Cardwell, Dwayne Clark, Rheaume Crenshaw, Jaygee Macapugay, Scott Stangland, Yasmeen Sulieman, and Quinn VanAntwerp. Miki Abraham, Ken Clark, Traci Elaine Lee, and Alan Wiggins are swings.

*Shucked* is an original new musical comedy about a rural town whose corn crop begins to die. The farmgirl Maizy puts her wedding on hold and ventures out to find someone to help. The book is by Tony winner Robert Horn (*Tootsie*), and music and lyrics are by country songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. Five-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien (*Hairspray*) directs.

[Learn more about *Shucked* on Broadway.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-shucked-on-broadway)

## Who is in the *Shucked* Broadway cast?

In addition to Grey Henson as Storyteller #2, the rest of the [previously announced principal *Shucked* cast](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-musical-shucked-to-come-to-broadway-this-spring) includes Caroline Innerbichler as Maizy, John Behlmann as Gordy, Kevin Cahoon as Peanut, Andrew Durand as Beau, Alex Newell as Lulu, and Ashley D. Kelley as Storyteller 1. All those actors originated their roles in the musical's Utah world premiere.

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A tall thicket of corn surrounds the entire town of Cob County in the *Shucked* musical, spelling trouble when it starts to wilt. Maizy puts her wedding on hold to save the day, and the townspeople perk up their ears when she returns from Tampa, Florida with Gordy, a "corn doctor" (read: podiatrist) who claims he can help. And while there are kernels of truth to his story, all isn't as it seems.

*Shucked* premiered in 2022 at Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, to positive reviews — the show “nearly [blew] the roof off the theater,” according to the Utah Arts Review. That's no surprise, considering its celebrated creative team. Robert Horn, a 2019 Tony winner for *Tootsie*, wrote the book for *Shucked* on Broadway, and Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally wrote the “all-killer, no-filler” (Salt Lake City Weekly) songs. They're making their Broadway debuts and are known in the country music scene for writing hits for Kelly Clarkson, Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Sheryl Crow, and more.

Director Jack O'Brien pops back onto Broadway for the first time since 2019. Before *Shucked* in New York, he directed other musical comedies like *Hairspray* (which won him a Tony Award), *Catch Me If You Can*, and *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*. 

## What to watch for

- Echoes of *The Music Man* appear in *Shucked*. One of the main characters is a con man who intends to swindle Cob County — we won't spoil who! (In *The Music Man*, con man Harold Hill swindles a small town by posing as a music teacher.)
- *Shucked* was initially called *Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical* and was based on the long-running variety TV show *Hee Haw*. The creative team has reworked the musical entirely since Moonshine’s one-off run in Texas, and the Broadway version is no longer associated with *Hee Haw*.
- A couple of the characters’ names from the original version remain similar, though — Misty became Maizy, and characters named Gordy and Lulu remain.
- *Shucked* marks Horn's second collaboration with actor John Behlmann, who also starred in *Tootsie* and now plays the doctor Gordy.

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Lend your ears to the corniest musical comedy on Broadway, about a farmgirl who ventures to the big city to save her rural town's dying corn crop. The Tony Award-winning show features catchy country tunes by Grammy-winning songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.

Perk up your ears and get to the new musical *Shucked*, which earned nine Tony Award nominations and stars 2023 Featured Actor winner Alex Newell. Get *Shucked* tickets on New York Theatre Guide now.

The creative team behind *Shucked* are the cream of the crop. Songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally are behind tunes by Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, and more, and now make their Broadway debuts. Bookwriter Robert Horn won a 2019 Tony Award for writing the book for the *Tootsie* musical, and director Jack O'Brien is a five-time Tony Award winner for directing *Hairspray*, *Henry VI*, and all three parts of *The Coast of Utopia*. His other musical credits include *Catch Me If You Can*, *The Full Monty*, and *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*.

O'Brien, Clark, McAnally, and Horn first came together to create *Moonshine*, a country musical based on the world of the comedy variety show *Hee Haw*. *Moonshine*'s 2015 world premiere in Dallas flopped, however, so the team separated from the *Hee Haw* brand and completely rewrote the story. This new, entirely original iteration has become *Shucked* on Broadway.

## What is the *Shucked* musical about?

The *Shucked* musical takes place in Cob County, a town surrounded by a thick wall of corn. It sustain's the town's livelihood and (literally) keeps everyone together — until the crop begins to die. So the farmgirl Maizy ventures out to the big city of Tampa and comes back with a "corn doctor" to help save the town. But he might have a husk around his true identity.

*Shucked* premiered in 2022 at Salt Lake City, Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company. Most of the Utah cast transferred to Broadway with the show, including Caroline Innerbichler, John Behlmann, Andrew Durand, and Alex Newell.

## Who is Alex Newell?

Alex Newell is an actor and singer known for starring on *Glee* as Unique Adams and on *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* as Mo. Newell previously starred on Broadway as Asaka in *Once on This Island*, and in *Shucked*, they play Lulu, Maizy's worldly cousin.

Get ready to have plenty of corny fun at this new Broadway musical. Get tickets to *Shucked* in New York now.

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Get tickets to Shucked on Broadway from the official New York Theatre Guide. See a corny new musical comedy from a Tony- and Grammy-winning writing team.

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Lend your ears to this original musical bringing kernels of fun to Broadway. When a rural town's cash crop starts dying, can a young farmgirl succeed in her quest to find help? An award-winning creative team, including *Hairspray* director Jack O'Brien, is behind this corny new show — get tickets now.

Storytellers have long looked to cornfields for ideas. *Field of Dreams* turned them into heaven. Evil lurked amid the rows in *Children of the Corn*. Now, in the deliriously dopey [countrified musical comedy](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/a-history-of-country-musicals-on-broadway-from-oklahoma-to-shucked) [*Shucked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26987-shucked-tickets), corn is cause for nonstop funny business — and some terrifically catchy tunes.

Credit the creative team for recognizing there’s more than a kernel of truth in the adage about knowing oneself. They are fully aware their show is wall-to-wall silliness, and they embrace that concept whole-hog. Even when the goings turn sappy, another pun, punchline, or double entendre awaits.

Do the jokes yield diminishing returns over the show’s two hours? Yep, they do. But are you apt to have such a good time that you won’t mind? Yep, you will.

Tag-team narrators, played with know-how by Ashley D. Kelley and *Mean Girls* Tony-nominee Grey Henson, pop in and out to set the scene. The show is a fable – “a farm to fable” – set in Cob County, a community tucked inside cornfield walls. Sure, residents know of the outside world; they just want no part of it.

Things change. Lovebirds Maizy (Caroline Innerbichler, like butter in her Broadway debut) and her farmer fiance Beau (an adorable Andrew Durand) are exchanging "I do"s at a ceremony officiated by his brother Peanut (Kevin Cahoon, who’s a kick) — but disaster strikes. The corn suddenly turns moldy. 

Despite naysayers, including Beau, Maizy leaves town to find help, singing the tune “Woman of the World.” In a goofy twist, she meets Gordy (John Behlmann), a con man posing as a podiatrist – a "corn doctor," get it? – who captures Maizy’s fancy. He’s drawn to her stone bracelet. He accompanies her to Cob County, ostensibly to save the crops, but he’s out to swipe the precious gems found there.

An old-school musical like this is bound to have a romantic subplot or two. Hence, Maizy is torn between Beau and Gordy. But her whiskey-brewing cousin and BFF Lulu (Alex Newell, a powerhouse singer) reconfigures the geometry of the romantic triangle. One guess how it all works out.

The show is buoyed along on easy-to-like songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, who are new to Broadway but stars in country music. They’re adept at novelty numbers – like the opener, “Corn” – and songs that run a tad deeper, including the tender “Maybe Love” and the optimistic “Somebody Will.” “That’s How You Say 'I Do,'” shared by three couples, is a bouncy winner. 

At one point during *Shucked*'s development, it was set to riff on the vintage TV variety show *Hee Haw*. About a decade later, “hee haw” is just a passing song lyric. 

The songwriters have an ace collaborator in author Robert Horn, who won a Tony for his book for *Tootsie*. For *Shucked*, he’s crafted an LOL mashup of new side-splitters and oldies but goodies. Toying sexily with Gordy, Lulu says, “I may not have my virginity, but I still have the box it came in.” Zing! Who doesn’t like corn with a pinch of salt?

A sense of fun runs throughout director Jack O’Brien’s production – from set designer Scott Pask’s rough-hewn barn backed by a bright pink sky to choreographer Sarah O’Gleby’s high-spirited dance number using whiskey barrels and planks. 

*Shucked* could never be condemned as theatrical spinach. It’s all about laughs, and it delivers – honest to cob.

[*Shucked* is at the Nederlander Theatre. Get *Shucked* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26987-shucked-tickets)

*Photo credit: The cast of Shucked. (Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)*

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Read our four-star review of the new Broadway musical comedy *Shucked*, which features a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn and plays the Nederlander Theatre.

Alex Newell stars as Lulu in *Shucked* on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre through January 14, 2024.

Alex Newell was born on August 20, 1992 in Lynn, Massachusetts. They attended Kipp Lynn Academy and later the Bishop Fenwick High School, where he graduated in 2012. Growing up, Newell was a valued member of both their school's and church's choirs.

Newell's big break&nbsp;came as they were accepted to compete on The Glee Project casting show to win a role on the hit musical TV series Glee. Although he finished second on the show, the show's producers granted them two episodes as Unique Adams, a transgender student, in 2012. Fans of the show were so enamored with the character of Unique that Newell was invited back to Glee for a full-time or recurring role from the fourth season onwards. Between 2012 and 2015, Newell appeared in a total of 43 episodes of Glee.

Newell later starred as Mo on *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* and released an EP, *Power*. They then built a successful Broadway career, making their debut as Asaka in the 2018 Broadway revival of *Once on This Island*.

For their role in *Shucked*, Newell won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, becoming one of the first openly non-binary performers to win a Tony Award. They were later named the 2023 Time Breakthrough Person of the Year.

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The Nederlander Theatre is one of the most iconic performing arts venues in New York City. As an intrinsic part of Broadway, this historic theater first opened its doors in 1921 and ever since then, it has been the stage for numerous successful Broadway shows and legendary musicals. In its early years, it was known as The National Theatre, where it hosted renowned productions such as Showboat, which revived the Golden Age of musical theatre. In 1980, the name of the theatre was changed to the Nederlander in honor of theatre owner David Nederlander. Since then, it hit new highs, staging several hit musicals including 'Rent,' which ran for a phenomenal 12 years. 

**How to get there**: The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036. You can easily reach the venue via public transportation. If you're taking the subway, you can take the A, C, E to 42nd Street, exit at 41st Street, then walk a bit to the west. Alternatively, the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, R, Q, W, S trains all stop at Times Square 42nd Street.

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Built by Walter C. Jordan, the Nederlander Theatre building was originally constructed as a carpenter's shop in 1920 and was converted into a theatre the following year. The venue officially opened as the National Theatre on September 1, 1921. Ownership of the theatre has changed hands several times over the years — the Shubert Organization originally owned the building until 1956, and Harry Fomkes and Billy Rose (who renamed the theatre after himself) took over in 1959.

The Nederlander Organization purchased the property in 1979 and briefly renamed it the Trafalgar Theatre, until it was renamed after the organization's founder, David T. Nederlander, in 1980.

The Nederlander Theatre, located on 41st Street, is the southernmost Broadway house.

## How to get to the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway

The closest subway stop to the Nederlander Theatre is 42nd Street - Times Square on the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines. The closest bus stops are 7th Av/W 41st St. on the M7, M20, or M104 lines and 7th Av/W 42nd St. on the M42, SIM8, SIM8X, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26, and SIM30 lines.

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The Nederlander Theatre, initially a carpenter's shop, opened as a theatre in 1921. Ownership changed multiple times and it's now named after David T. Nederlander. Closest subway stop is 42nd Street - Times Square.

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The Nederlander Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in NYC, famous for countless hit shows. It's accessible via multiple subway lines.

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