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.
Still, with all its fake unsophistication, “Shucked” is what we’ve got, and in a Broadway musical season highlighted by an antisemitic lynching, a murderous barber and a dying 16-year-old, some amusing counter-programming is probably healthy. You may even find its final moment moving, as the paradox of separation and inclusion is resolved in a lovely flash. Just don’t expect intellectual nourishment; forgive me, I’m breaking my promise, but it’s mostly empty calories you’ll find in this sweet, down-market cornucopia.
Scott Pask’s set is a big wooden barn that practically gives you splinters when you look at it, and three-time Tony-winning director Jack O’Brien (Hairspray) and choreographer Sarah O’Gleby keep things moving so you don’t stop and ponder too much about plot developments dealing with who kissed whom, not to mention a dumb bit about the dual sets of wedding vows being prepared. Kernels of wisdom like “Maybe love just needs a little love” are as cringeworthy as me saying “kernels,” but there’s plenty of badinage too, and the obsession with corn becomes kind of riveting, as if the characters from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! were just pretenders. So, is Shucked the product of “perfect hominy” (one of the show’s overabundance of puns)? Maybe not, but it definitely provides more of a window than a wall.
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.
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2024 | US Tour |
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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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