Shucked is coming to the West End🌽
London is getting Shucked!
Last updated 7th Jun 2023
The Nine time Tony Award nominated musical will be coming to London very soon!
Producer and theatre owner, Cameron Mackintosh, confirmed that Broadway’s new homegrown hit musical comedy Shucked, will open in the West End in 2024.
Cameron said: 'I’m delighted to confirm that London is going to get Shucked in one of my theatres next year! Shucked is that rarity: a completely original musical and the funniest show since The Book of Mormon, with a terrifically tuneful rollicking country and western score. It’s snuck up on Broadway and is proving to be the most talked about hit of the season. The corn at the heart of Shucked will have you husky with limitless laughter!'
Shucked is 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.
With a book by 2023 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner Robert Horn, music and lyrics by 2023 Tony Award nominees and Drama Desk Award winners Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction by 2023 Tony Award nominee and three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, Shucked was also nominated for 12 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, seven Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Musical, and three Drama League Awards including Best Musical.
With choreography by Sarah O’Gleby, and music supervision, music direction, orchestrations, and arrangements by 2023 Tony Award nominee Jason Howland, the design team for Shucked includes 2023 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner Scott Pask (scenic design), 2023 Drama Desk Award nominee Tilly Grimes (costume design), Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman (lighting design), Tony Award winner and 2023 Drama Desk Award nominee John Shivers (sound design), Academy Award® winner and Emmy Award® winner Mia Neal (wig design), and Stephen Kopel, C12 Casting (casting director).
Casting and the theatre venue are still yet to be confirmed, with more details being released in the coming months!
Have a look at shows that have gone from West End to Broadway:
Back to the Future: The Musical
The musical may be set in Hill Valley, California but Back to the Future: The Musical first opened in Manchester in 2020. Opening in the Manchester Opera House on Quay Street the production was unfortunately closed early due to covid, however all was not lost with the show then opening in the West End in 2021 leading the musical to pick up an Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The production will be opening on Broadway at the Winter Garden on the 30th June 2023.
The Phantom of the Opera
Opening in Her Majesty's Theatre in London of October 1986 after only two years the production got its Broadway showcase at the Majestic Theatre in New York. The original Phantom lead cast in the Broadway production with Michael Crawford as the Phantom and Sarah Brightman as Christine.
Les Misérables
Starting in October of 1985 by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Centre it was investable that Les Misérables got it's well-deserved Broadway debut in 1987. With over a massive $4 million tickets being sold prior to the opening! Les Misérables became a must-see Broadway musical of the 20th century and a worldwide hit with cast recordings and a viral soundtrack too.
Matilda
Starting off in Stratford-upon-Avon then going to the West End shortly after Matilda, written by Roald Dahl was another musical bound for Broadway. Opening at the Shubert Theatre on the 11th of April 2013 the musical then won a Tony Award for best book. After a long 3 year run the show closed its doors in 2017 now replaced by another Roald Dahl classic; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Mamma Mia!
The jukebox musical with songs from the Swedish group ABBA, was a hit and has had many sold out shows along with tours and even its own interactive experience Mamma Mia! The Party. The musical had its Broadway premier in 2001 at the Winter Garden Theatre. The musical had Broadway goers dancing to Super Trouper for 14 years before closing its doors in September 2015.
Six
Starting off at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a smaller production, Six's musical journey is extraordinary. Six began its open-ended West End run at the Arts Theatre in 2019 then moving to a larger Lyric Theatre and then the Vaudeville Theatre. The production received five Olivier including best new musical. Officially opening at the Brooks Atkinsons Theatre October 3rd, 2021, winning 23 different awards including the Tony Award for Best Original Score.
Girl From the North Country
Another jukebox musical with hits from Bob Dylan with its world premiere starting at London's Old Vic in 2017, the production then moved to the Noël Coward Theatre for 12 weeks then being revived in 2019 till 2020 at the London Theatre. The production then made its Broadway premier at the Belasco Theatre opening on the 5th of March 2020. Although production was affected by Covid at the end of 2020 the show resumed performance in October 2021.
Mary Poppins
One of the most well-known Disney movies of all time was destined for West End and Broadway success. Opening in the West End on December 15th, 2004, at the Prince Edward Theatre closing its doors on the 8th of January 2023 running for over 1,250 performances. The Broadway production opened in November 2006 with another extremely long run closing on March 3rd, 2013, at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
& Juliet
Another jukebox musical based on the tales of Shakespeare, the production opened at the Manchester Opera House in September 2019 then transferring to the Shaftesbury Theatre closing on the 25th of March 2023. The production opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (on Broadway) on Thursday November 17th, 2022.