A new casting notice has gone out for both an upcoming fall developmental lab of the Broadway-bound HANDS ON A HARDBODY, as well as the upcoming Broadway production, which aims to begin rehearsals in January of 2013. This fits with the previously announced news that the La Jolla Playhouse production would be heading to Broadway this coming season.
From producers Broadway Across America,
Rich Entertainment Group,
Barbara Whitman,
Latitude Link,
Dede Harris,
Sharon Karmazin, and Howard and Janet Kagan, HANDS ON A HARDBODY is inspired by true events and based on S.R. Bindler and
Kevin Morris’ acclaimed 1997 documentary of the same name, the musical features a book by
Doug Wright (Pulitzer Prize winner, I Am My Own Wife), lyrics by
Amanda Green (Bring It On: The Musical), and music by
Trey Anastasio (Phish) and
Amanda Green.
Directed by
Neil Pepe (Broadway’s Speed-The-Plow) with musical staging by
Benjamin Millepied (
BLACK SWAN), the world premiere production of HANDS ON A HARDBODY, starring Tony Award-nominees
Keith Carradine,
Hunter Foster and
Mary GorDon Murray, as well as
Allison Case and more, opened Saturday, May 12, at
La Jolla Playhouse and played there through Sunday, June 17, 2012.
For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that is HANDS ON A HARDBODY only one winner can drive away with the American Dream.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
