Forever Plaid 1990

Opened: May 20, 1990
Closing: June 12, 1994

Forever Plaid - 1990 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Triad Theater
158 W. 72nd St. New York, NY 10023

Forever Plaid is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory. This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies!



Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company, they became "Forever Plaid". On the way to their first big gig, the "Plaids" are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins....



Singing in close harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with overzealous precision, the "Plaids" are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the 1950s.

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Forever Plaid FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Forever Plaid have there been?
Forever Plaid has had 5 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1990, Off-Broadway which opened in 1990, West End which opened in 1993, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1994 and Beverly, MA (Regional) which opened in 2007.

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