The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody just celebrated opening night last night, March 21, at Broadway's Brooks AtkinsonTheatre (256 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the cast's first official Broadway bow and you can check out full coverage from the curtain call below!
Inspired by true events and based on the acclaimed 1997 documentary of the same name that was created by S.R. Bindler and produced by Bindler and Kevin Morris, the musical features a book by Doug Wright (Pulitzer Prize winner, I Am My Own Wife), lyrics by Amanda Green (Bring It On: The Musical), music by Trey Anastasio (Phish) and Amanda Green, direction by Neil Pepe (Broadway's Speed-The-Plow), and musical staging by Sergio Trujillo (Memphis, Jersey Boys).
For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that is Hands on a Hardbody only one winner can drive away with the American Dream.
The Broadway production features the full cast from the La Jolla Playhouse engagement: Keith Carradine (Tony Award nominee, The Will Rogers Follies), Allison Case (Hair), Hunter Foster (Tony Award nominee, Little Shop of Horrors), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Catch Me If You Can), David Larsen (American Idiot), Jacob Ming-Trent (Shrek The Musical), Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone (Tales of the City), Mary GorDon Murray (Into The Woods), Jim Newman (Curtains), Connie Ray (Next Fall), Jon Rua (In The Heights), Keala Settle (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Dale Soules (Hair), Scott Wakefield (Ring of Fire), and William Youmans (Wicked).
For more information, visit www.handsonahardbody.com.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Mary GorDon Murray, Keala Settle, David Larsen, Hunter Foster, William Youmans, Dale Soules & Jacob Ming-Trent

David Larsen, Hunter Foster, William Youmans, Jacob Ming-Trent & Dale Soules

Playwright Doug Wright

Doug Wright, Amanda Green & Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio & Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone

Doug Wright, Amanda Green, Trey Anastasio, Sergio Trujillo & Company

Jay Armstrong Johnson & Jon Rua

Amanda Green, Trey Anastasio & Sergio Trujillo

Hunter Foster & Company

Hunter Foster, Scott Wakefield & Benny Perkins

Benny Perkins

Benny Perkins

Benny Perkins

Allison Case & Kelli Mangrum

Allison Case & Kelli Mangrum

Trey Anastasio, Allison Case & Kelli Mangrum

Amanda Green, Allison Case & Kelli Mangrum

Kelli Mangrum

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes & Dale Soules

Connie Ray & Cindy Barnes

Jacob Ming-Treny

Ronald McCowan & Company

Jacob Ming-Treny & Ronald McCowan

Ronald McCowan

Hunter Foster & Benny Perkins

Keala Settle & Norma Valverde

Keala Settle & Norma Valverde

Sergio Trujillo, Keala Settle & Norma Valverde

Sergio Trujillo, Keala Settle & Norma Valverde

Keala Settle & Norma Valverde

Mary GorDon Murray, Virginia Drew & Scott Wakefield

Mary GorDon Murray, Virginia Drew & Scott Wakefield

Keith Carradine & JD Drew

JD Drew

Keith Carradine & JD Drew

Sergio Trujillo, Keith Carradine & JD Drew

JD Drew

The Company

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