Hit the Blue Carpet for Opening Night of ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE!

Escape to Margaritaville, the new musical featuring the songs of iconic singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, opens tonight at the Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th Street) with a star-studded celebration of the eagerly anticipated musical's Broadway premiere.

Jimmy Buffett himself weighed in on their big Broadway opening today, stating, "It's a cold morning in New York City, but inside the Marquis Theatre - where we're about to open Escape to Margaritaville - it's 80 degrees and 5 o'clock. A lot of people have said over the years that Margaritaville isn't a place, it's a state of mind. Now I know that the same is true of Broadway. It's the most exciting street in the middle of the greatest island in the whole entire world."

Scheduled to walk the ocean blue carpet spanning Nederlander Alley include Al Roker, John Stamos, Martha Plimpton, Kate Walsh, David Geffen, Kathleen Kennedy, Marla Maples, Tituss Burgess, Bobbi Brown, Elizabeth Ashley, Tony Danza, Maureen McCormick, Jackie Hoffman, Corey Cott, LuAnn de Lesseps, Marilu Henner, Tony Gilroy, Edwin Schlossberg, Terry Collins, Brenda Vaccaro, Marg Helgenberger, Sebastian Junger, Chilina Kennedy, Matt Doyle, Michael Mayer, Carly Jibson, Eddie Steeples, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez, Tony Kornheiser, Paten Hughes, Rarmian Newton, Coral Reefers Mac McAnally and Mike Utley, and more!

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Paul Alexander Nolan (Bright Star) leads the company of Escape to Margaritaville as Tully, and is joined by Alison Luff (Les Misérables) as Rachel, Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You) as Tammy, Eric Petersen (School of Rock) as Brick, Rema Webb (The Color Purple) as Marley, Don Sparks (Take Me Out) as J.D., Andre Ward (Something Rotten!) as Jamal, along with Matt Allen, Tessa Alves, Sara Andreas, Tiffany Adeline Cole, Marjorie Failoni, Samantha Farrow, Steven Good, Angela Grovey, Albert Guerzon, Keely Hutton, Justin Keats, Mike Millan,Justin Mortelliti, Ryann Redmond, Jennifer Rias, Julius Anthony Rubio, Nick Sanchez, Ian Michael Stuart, and Brett Thiele.

Escape to Margaritaville is the musical comedy getaway featuring both original songs and the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including "Fins," "Volcano," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," and many more. With a book by Emmy Award® winner Greg Garcia ("My Name Is Earl," "Raising Hope") and Emmy Award nominee Mike O'Malley ("Survivor's Remorse," "Shameless"), this new production is choreographed by Tony Award® nominee Kelly Devine (Come From Away, Rock of Ages) and directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley (Come From Away, Memphis).

Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy