Shucked - Regents Park OAT (rumour)

Not Delfont Mackintosh then?

Clever

So what would that be? 5 or 6 weeks? I’d have thought Broadway producers going to the trouble of bringing a show over would be looking for a much longer run than that.

Yeah, at first glance it seemed an odd choice for a new Broadway show, but on second thoughts it probably is pretty sensible to test the waters with a smaller scale (maybe?) production in the park, then hope it does well enough for a transfer. Especially following the lukewarm reaction to stuff like A Strange Loop and Slave Play.

Will sit lovely in an outside space, in a ‘Once on This Island’ kind of way.

I'm guessing Drew McOnie wanted something more than one musical for his debut season which is fair enough.

I remember years ago they did Crazy For You (Clare Foster) and that transferred directly to the Novello.

Appreciate that’s an old school musical but a similar trajectory.

I think this is pretty smart. Strange Loop should never have been at the Barbican imo - smaller space would have worked better.

They can use the set they had for “Legally Blonde” which if I remember correctly, looked like a corn field.

Yep it’s true.. Regents Park next summer.
I for one and delighted. Loved this show in New York

That Olivier Award winning production did transfer to the Novello Theatre and died a death, nothing wrong with that production, just the show itself and that audience have moved on from that type of musical, for the same reason that the recent Chichester production didn’t do well in the West End despite a sublime cast. 

Conversely Jesus Christ Superstar did excellently and toured all over the US and UK and must made a mint for the Open Air, that production could easily play the West End again and sell well.

i just hope the audience will have their picnic baskets ready and endorse a new musical in the OAT.

I saw this on Broadway a couple of years ago on a horribly rainy afternoon - I arrived at the theatre almost soaked through, but as soon as it started it just lifted me right up. It's absolutely bonkers but a lot of fun.