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MTI Acquires Licensing Rights for SHUCKED
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 11, 2025

On National Corn on the Cob Day, theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announces the acquisition of Shucked. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), and a score by the Grammy® Award-winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theatre.

SHUCKED Comes To BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2025

SHUCKED will play a limited engagement at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre beginning Tuesday, September 9 and performing through Sunday, October 5, 2025. SHUCKED is written by Grammy Award winners, Tony Award nominees and Nashville music superstars Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction with by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien.

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Ticket Lottery Announced at Bass Performance Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2025

Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall has announced a digital lottery for MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, powered by Broadway Direct.

Patti LuPone, Lea Salonga, 2025/2026 Broadway Touring Season & More Announced For McCallum Theater
by Joshua Wright - Jun 2, 2025

The McCallum Theatre has announced its 2025–2026 season lineup, including Broadway musicals like Moulin Rouge! and Hadestown, performances by Sutton Foster and Patti LuPone, orchestras led by Riccardo Muti and Gustavo Dudamel, and more. Tickets are available June 2.

Review Roundup: SHUCKED at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 21, 2025

Marking the start of Drew McOnie’s inaugural season, the award-winning corny musical Shucked has now opened at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. In a small town where the cherished corn crop is fading, Shucked follows farmgirl Maizy as she seeks help by going to the big city, shaking up the town's routine and igniting a spark of change. 

Review: SHUCKED, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 21, 2025

Dying crops, a community in distress, scandals, affairs, Shucked was hailed as the pinnacle of musical comedy when it premiered in 2022. With a book by Robert Horn (writer of Tootsie and the stage adaptation of Disney’s Hercules, to mention a few credits), plus music and lyrics by country songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, Jack O’Brien’s production lands in Regent’s Park for its UK premiere after a handful of wins and a Grammy nod too. The show might be an easy giggle, ready to charm with puns galore and a corny score, but it's shuckingly mid. Every inch is tropey and formulaic, with quips that are either the low-hanging cob or the most extravagant sexual innuendo, missing the sophistication of well-calibred humour altogether. It has plenty of moments of brilliance and the company is overwhelmingly excellent, but the material isn’t as dazzling.

Photos: SHUCKED at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2025

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has released production photos for the UK premiere of musical comedy Shucked. Performances are now underway. Check out the photos here!

Interview: “Laughter is Healing”: Actor Matthew Seadon-Young on The Thrill of Playing Gordy in SHUCKED at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - May 13, 2025

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Matthew Seadon-Young, who is playing Gordy in Shucked. We discussed how he first found the muscial through working with Alex Newell, what it’s like to be part of an original cast for the show in London and even his favourite line - though you may need to see the show to fully understand it!

Photo: SHUCKED at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025

Tony Award-winning musical comedy Shucked is making its UK premiere, landing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre for 5 weeks only, following a run on Broadway and a US tour. Get a first look at the production here!

Broadway In Atlanta Offers Student Rush And Lucky Seat Lottery For SHUCKED
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2025

Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta has announced that SHUCKED will offer special lottery and student rush tickets for the upcoming engagement at the Fox Theatre from May 20 – 25.

SHUCKED National Tour To Make Bass Hall Debut This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2025

Tickets for SHUCKED, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy at Bass Performance Hall, will go on sale in May. Learn more about the national tour and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: UK Premiere of SHUCKED in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2025

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has released rehearsal images for the UK premiere of musical comedy Shucked. Check out the all new photos from the rehearsal room here!

Review: SHUCKED at Conner Palace/Key Bank Series
by Roy Berko - Apr 25, 2025

Cob County loves its corn.  Or, so we are told by the storytellers in SHUCKED, the Tony nominated musical, now on stage at the Connor Palace Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series.

SHUCKED Comes to San Diego Civic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

Broadway San Diego has announced hat tickets for Shucked, the Tony Award winning musical comedy, will go on sale this week, with performances set for this summer.

SHUCKED, SUFFS, And More Included In 2025-2026 Broadway Subscriptions At The Smith Center
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will offer a limited number of subscriptions to its latest lineup of Broadway productions – the 2024-2025 season of its popular and acclaimed Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series. 

Review: North American Tour of SHUCKED Serves Up Sweet Corn in Boston
by R. Scott Reedy - Apr 17, 2025

Indeed, when those one-liners and puns are not only corny but all about corn, you just may want to surrender and let the laughs burst like Jiffy Pop, as they are on the North American tour of “Shucked,” the musical being presented by Broadway in Boston at Citizens Opera House now through April 20.

Feature: CAPA PREVIEW at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Apr 9, 2025

“We couldn’t be more excited to share this new season with all our loyal Broadway fans. The season really does represent the last several years of Broadway at its best, freshest, and most creative, alongside two beloved classics.” CAPA President Chad Whittington

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, THE OUTSIDERS, and More Set For Broadway In Columbus 2025-2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025

PNC Broadway in Columbus and CAPA has announced the 2025-2026 Season, headlined by the Ohio premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in the fall of 2025.

Review: SHUCKED at The Hippodrome
by Timoth David Copney - Apr 2, 2025

Theatre can be illustrative, informative, relevant, educational, emotional, edifying and useful as commentary on current events, past history, and predictive of the future. And sometimes, it’s just a damn funny good time with no redeeming social value whatsoever, and you don’t care because you’re so busy laughing your ass off. The latter is the case with “Shucked.”

& JULIET, THE NOTEBOOK And More Set for The Bushnell 2025-2026 Broadway Series
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2025

The Bushnell announced the eight musicals that will comprise its 2025-2026 Broadway Series season, including SUFFS, Spamalot, Shucked, Water for Elephants and more.