'Nice Work If You Can Get It' with Connick Postponed

The Boston Globe reports "Nice Work If You Can Get It," the musical starring Harry Connick, Jr.  has postponed its engagement at Boston's Colonial Theatre, December 16-January 11. No official statement has been issued.

Earlier director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall withdrew from the project along with a number of original investors and producers also withdrew their financial interest at that time.

Following a sold-out concert series at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1990 and a Tony nomination for his music and lyrics in Thou Shalt Not, Harry Connick, Jr. triumphantly returned to Broadway in 2006 in The Pajama Game, and received a Tony Award nomination for his theatrical stage debut. Raised in New Orleans, Connick first performed publicly at age five, appeared on his first jazz recording at age ten and released his self-titled major-label debut on Columbia Records at 19. Film credits include P.S. I Love You, Bug, Memphis Belle, Little Man Tate, Copycat, Independence Day, Hope Floats, My Dog Skip and the upcoming Chilled in Miami opposite Renee Zellweger. Connick has contributed music to several films including When Harry Met Sally (leading to his first multiplatinum album), The Godfather III and Sleepless in Seattle. Television credits include "When My Heart Finds Christmas" (CBS) and "Harry for the Holidays" (NBC); two Great Performances (PBS) specials: "Swingin' Out Live" and "Harry Connick, Jr.: Only You in Concert" (2004 Emmy Award); "The Happy Elf" (NBC); "South Pacific" (ABC); and "Will & Grace" (NBC, recurring role of Dr. Leo Markus). Connick has more than 25 million in album sales (When Harry Met Sally, We are In Love, To See You, Come By Me, Only You), three Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award.

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