SHUCKED, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, & JULIET, and SOME LIKE IT HOT Headline the 2024-2025 Broadway Season at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis
by James Lindhorst
- Feb 20, 2024
John O’Brien, The Fabulous Fox Theatre’s Vice President of Programming and Marketing, and Cindy Vargo, Vice President of Sales and Membership announced the shows for the upcoming 2024-2025 Broadway Season on Tuesday morning. Joining them for the announcement was their special guest and native St. Louisan Mike Bosner of Bosner Productions. Bosner is the lead producer of the hit musical SHUCKED. In addition to SHUCKED, the eight show season will include: BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical, The Neil Diamond Musical: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, PETER PAN, SIX, SOME LIKE IT HOT, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, and & JULIET.
Video: SHUCKED Says Goodbye to Broadway; Movie Announced!
by Team BWW
- Jan 15, 2024
At the closing performance of SHUCKED on Broadway, Mike Bosner, a lead producer of the show took to the mic to share an 'army of thank yous' to everyone involved with the show. After bringing out he brought dressers, crew members, backstage workers and more to join in the applause the show's creative team was individually introduced as well to cheers from the cast and audience.
SHUCKED Producer Mike Bosner on Saying Goodbye to Broadway
by Cara Joy David
- Dec 18, 2023
Late last season a musical came to Broadway from an unusual tryout city with a marketing campaign tied to a fruit. Shucked will leave Broadway in a month, though seemingly not because of either of the oddities I just mentioned.
The Top 10 Productions in St. Louis Theatre for 2023
by James Lindhorst
- Dec 14, 2023
This past year was a spectacular season for theatre in St. Louis. Forbes magazine recognized St. Louis as having “America’s most exciting emerging arts district.” The article credits the The Kranzberg Foundation for buying and operating spaces where artists can create. Many of the smaller theatre companies in St. Louis rely on The Kranzberg Foundation venues for performance and rehearsal space. In addition to the smaller professional companies, the mid-size and larger companies including The Muny, STAGES St. Louis, and The Black Rep all presented stellar musicals and plays that were produced locally. Blue Strawberry and The St Louis Cabaret project advanced cabaret performing in St. Louis booking amazing shows with Tony nominated Broadway performers Adam Pascal, Beth Leavel, and Robin de Jesús.
Video: Isabelle McCalla Gears Up For Her SHUCKED On Broadway Debut!
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 6, 2023
Isabelle McCalla, who has originated roles in The Prom, Hercules, and Water For Elephants, will begin performances as ‘Maizy,’ the small-town girl with medium-sized city dreams, in Shucked, Broadway’s homegrown hit musical comedy, on Friday, September 8 at the Nederlander Theatre. Get your first look at Isabelle in rehearsal in the video below as she prepares for her Cobb County debut!
SHUCKED Pauses Stage Dooring Due to Rising Covid-19 Cases
by Blair Ingenthron
- Aug 26, 2023
Shucked will be pausing all stage dooring until further notice, according to an announcement made via Instagram stories on Wednesday. The post read: 'In an abundance of caution all post-show stage door activities at Shucked have been paused until further notice. We appreciate your support and can't wait to see you at the Nederlander soon.'
Patrick Pacheco to Explore How SHUCKED Became a Hit on THEATER: ALL THE MOVING PARTS
by Michael Major
- Jun 21, 2023
In this new two-part episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts” host Patrick Pacheco looks at why “Shucked,” is poised to be the sleeper of the season. On the heels of its nine Tony nominations and one win (Alex Newell), Pacheco speaks with three of the nominees: writer Robert Horn, director Jack O’Brien, and actor Kevin Cahoon.
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Muny
by James Lindhorst
- Jun 13, 2023
The Muny’s production of BEAUTIFUL is a nostalgic delight. They have taken one of the best jukebox musicals, adapted to The Muny stage and elevated it with a large cast of exceptional performers who deliver the songbooks of two prolific and competitive songwriting teams of the 1960’s, Carole King/Gerry Goffin and Cynthia Weil/Barry Mann. The vast Muny stage comes alive with high energy vocal performances, exceptional choreography and colorful vintage inspired costumes.
Interview: St. Louis Area Producers Mike Bosner, Mike Isaacson, Jack Lane, and Terry Schnuck Nominated for Tony Awards
by James Lindhorst
- May 12, 2023
Last week when the Tony Award Nominations were announced, four producers with ties to the St. Louis area figured prominently in the races for Best Musical and Best Musical Revival. Broadway World had the opportunity to sit down with St. Louis Native Mike Bosner, The Muny’s Mike Isaacson, STAGES St. Louis founder Jack Lane, and St. Louis based producer Terry Schnuck. Each of these theatre executives have enjoyed enormous success producing plays and musicals on Broadway. In fact, in previous years these four men have amassed over 30 nominations and 14-Tony wins among them.
This year, the Tony nominations again included nods for each of these gentlemen. Mike Isaacson is nominated for Best Revival of a Musical for PARADE. Jack Lane is nominated for Best Musical for & JULIET. Mike Bosner and Terry Schnuck are nominated for Best Musical for SHUCKED.
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