Escape to Margaritaville - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More
Marquis Theatre (Broadway)
210 W. 46th St. New York, NY 10036
From last year's Tony Award-winning director CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY and music's favorite storyteller JIMMY BUFFETT comes "the feel-good musical that finds the joy of living in the moment" (Chicago Sun-Times).
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE is the musical comedy featuring both original songs and your most-loved JIMMY BUFFETT classics, including "Fins," "Volcano," "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and many more. With a book by Emmy Award winner GREG GARCIA ("My Name is Earl," "Raising Hope") and Emmy nominee MIKE O'MALLEY ("Survivor's Remorse," "Shameless"), this electrifying new production is choreographed by Tony Award nominee KELLY DEVINE (Come From Away, Rock of Ages) and directed by Tony Award winner CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY (Come From Away, Memphis).
Welcome to Margaritaville, where people come to get away from it all - and stay to find something they never expected. Get ready for the hilarious and heartwarming new show The Los Angeles Times calls "Pure escapism! Filled with brilliant songwriting." Come join us in a tropical paradise. Get your tickets today!
Escape to Margaritaville - 2018 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Escape to Margaritaville
Wasting Away at ‘Margaritaville’ Review: Drinking Game
5 / 10
The jukebox musical, in which the back catalog of a songwriter and/or pop star is repurposed as the score to a stage show, is one of Broadway's staple items. Rarely are such shows any good, but some have been hits, and hope springs eternal in the cash-hungry hearts of theatrical producers and superannuated rockers. That's why 'Escape to Margaritaville,' whose score consists of 26 songs by Jimmy Buffet t, has arrived on Broadway after preliminary runs in La Jolla, Calif., and Chicago, Houston and New Orleans. Even though the 71-year-old Mr. Buffett is very old news-'Margaritaville,' his first and biggest hit single, was released four decades ago-a group of hard-nosed businessmen is betting that his amiable brand of what he calls 'drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll' is still popular enough to rope in a slice of the tourists who couldn't wangle tickets to ' Hamilton. '
Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville musical will give you a light buzz: EW review
7 / 10
Is it possible to make Jimmy Buffett music both sexy and funny in 2018? That's apparently the goal of Escape to Margaritaville, a new musical featuring his hits that opens on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on Thursday night. Unless you've never been in a dive bar and Instagram accounts for the majority of your cultural exposure, you'll recognize early on the high degree to which Buffett's music and lyrics inform the plot, ultimately with humorous and uplifting - but not-so-groundbreaking - results.
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Escape to Margaritaville History
Other Productions of Escape to Margaritaville
| 2017 | Regional (US) |
World Premiere Production at La Jolla Playhouse Regional (US) |
| 2017 | US Tour |
Pre-Broadway Tour US Tour |
| 2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2021 | US Tour |
Non-Equity Tour US Tour |
Escape to Margaritaville - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Escape to Margaritaville |
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