A new musical comedy about the things we do to stay together.
Daniel Hillard, a struggling, out-of-work actor, will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the kindly alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father. A hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds, Mrs. Doubtfire is the musical comedy we need right now — one that proves we’re better together.
Audiences that want to indulge Broadway's penchant for recycling hit movie scripts with an insert-song- here sensibility could do a lot worse than 'Mrs. Doubtfire'; Broadway has repeatedly shown that it can - do worse, that is. (See 'Pretty Woman,' 'Ghost,' 'Sister Act,' etc.) The pop score by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick evinces some cleverness, especially in a mock-flamenco number, 'He Lied to Me,' performed in the Spanish restaurant where McClure executes nifty quick changes of Catherine Zuber's smart costumes.
O'Farrell and the Kirkpatrick brothers, whose previous Broadway outing was the 2015 musical 'Something Rotten!,' generate a smattering of laughs with the original material, like Frank's quirk of shouting whenever he lies, and the second half of Daniel's makeover song, when the list of fashion inspirations for a matronly Scottish nanny change from the glamorous Jackie O. and Princess Di to the more practical Margaret Thatcher and Julia Child. And a chorus of singing and dancing internet chefs, there via the magic of a tablet to help Mrs. Doubtfire cook dinner, is hilariously interrupted by an ad for IBS. Yet the scenes that draw the biggest laughs here are still the ones that are almost identical to the ones in the film.
2019 | Regional (US) |
5th Avenue Theatre Pre-Broadway Production Regional (US) |
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2023 | West End |
West End |
2023 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Rob McClure |
2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | David Brian Brown |
2022 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Awards | Rob McClure |
2022 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Mrs. Doubtfire |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Rob McClure |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Karey Kirkpatrick |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | John O'Farrell |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Catherine Zuber |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jerry Zaks |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Mrs. Doubtfire |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Score | Wayne Kirkpatrick |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Rob McClure |
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