BWW Exclusive: Michael McGrath, Hank Azaria, Leslie Kritzer & Laura Bell Bundy Lead Labs for Broadway-Bound THE HONEYMOONERS

This just in! BroadwayWorld has just learned that The Honeymooners, with a book by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss, Music by Stephen Weiner, and Lyrics by Peter Mills, is another step closer to Broadway.

Produced by Jeffrey Finn, upcoming lab presentations of the new musical (April 7-8) will feature Michael McGrath as Ralph Kramden, Hank Azaria as Ed Norton, Leslie Kritzer as Alice Kramden, and Laura Bell Bundy as Trixie Norton. John Rando is on board to direct and Joshua Bergasse to choreograph.

The cast also includes: Holly Ann Butler, Lewis Cleale, Colin Cunliffe, Chris Dwan, Sasha Hutchings, Eloise Kropp, Cory Lingner, Will Mann, Skye Mattox, Michael Scirrotto, Manny Stark, Gerry Vichi, Michael Walters, Cody Williams, David Wohl and Kevin Worley.

"The Honeymooners" first premiered as a sketch in 1951 on Jackie Gleason's "Calvacade of Stars" and then premiered on CBS in 1955 as a full length sitcom. The show went on to become of the most beloved comedies of the golden era of television.