What do you get when you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy writer with two music superstars from Nashville? A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical about the one thing Americans everywhere can't get enough of: corn. Shucked is the new musical comedy that proves sometimes tearing down a few walls, rather than growing them, is the only way to preserve our way of life. Shucked is about to turn Broadway on its ear and offer a kernel of hope for our divided nation. The new original musical comedy features a book by Robert Horn and score by the Nashville songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.
The Southern comfort show, with a tuneful country score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally and a superb book by Robert Horn, is just so damn funny. If any of the outrageous yokel characters open their mouths to do anything but sing, 99% of the time they will deliver a winning joke or pun. The receptive audience sits in a state of perpetual giggle, with heads bobbing up and down like buoys.
While the lyrics sometimes lack the rigor of the best Broadway songwriting—the word “Tampa” is forced into shotgun rhymes with “camera,” “plasma” and “extravaganza”—the songs mostly hit the spot, and the show knows how to sell them. Director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Sarah O’Gleby set the show’s winking tone in an opening number that nods to Michael Bennett and Tommy Tune, and roll out the barrels later on for the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers–style showstopper “The Best Man Wins.” Innerbichler acts and sings with winsome lucidity, and the limber-voiced Durant scores with Beau’s hurt-but-defiant “Somebody Will.” But Newell ignites the show’s real barn burner: “Independently Owned,” in which hooch mama Lulu declares her autonomy and Newell, as in Once on This Island, soars to stratospheric vocal heights with unperturbed poise. (When I saw the show, the song earned a partial standing ovation in the middle of Act I.) The show’s most valuable player, however, is book writer Robert Horn, who won a Tony for his similar Tootsie role and who stuffs Shucked’s script with laugh-out-loud puns and one-liners.
General Rush
Price: $35
Where: Nederlander Theatre box office on the day of the performance.
Time: The box office is currently open Monday through Saturday at 10 AM ET. Starting Monday, March 27, the box office will be open Tuesday through Saturday at 10 AM ET and Sunday at 12 PM ET.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Determined at the discretion of the box office. Subject to daily availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $40
Where: https://lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/shucked-ny/
When: Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting 8 AM ET the day prior to the performance until 2 PM ET the day prior to the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability. Lottery seats may be partially obstructed. Limit one entry per person per day.
2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Robert Horn |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical | Tilly Grimes |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Jack O’Brien |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Alex Newell |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical | Kevin Cahoon |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Andrew Durand |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Brandy Clark |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Brandy Clark |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Shucked |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Jason Howland |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Scott Pask |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical | John Shivers |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Alex Newell |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Jack O'Brien |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Shucked |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Robert Horn |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical | Alex Newell |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Caroline Innerbichler |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Shucked |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | Brandy Clark |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Jason Howland |
2023 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Awards | Caroline Innerbichler |
2023 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Awards | Ashley D. Kelley |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Robert Horn |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Jack O'Brien |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Shucked |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Jason Howland |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Brandy Clark |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Alex Newell |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kevin Cahoon |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Scott Pask |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | John Shivers |
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