It Shoulda Been You - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Broadway)
256 W. 47th St. New York, NY
It Shoulda Been You, is a musical comedy for anyone with parents. The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature, his mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And when the bride's ex-boyfriend shows up, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle "Here Comes the Bride!"
The cast of It Shoulda Been You includes Tony Award-winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award-winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka, Tony Award nominee Montego Glover, Chip Zien, Josh Grisetti, Adam Heller, Michael X. Martin, Anne L. Nathan, Nick Spangler, and Edward Hibbert, along with Farah Alvin, Gina Farrell, Aaron Finley, Mitch Greenberg, and Jillian Louis.
It Shoulda Been You - 2015 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR It Shoulda Been You
‘It Shoulda Been You’ Review: You Were Expecting Maybe Quality?
5 / 10
'It Shoulda Been You' is a plastic statuette for the tourist trade, a nice-Jewish-girl-marries-nice-Catholic-boy musical farce that is by turns desperately unfunny and relentlessly preachy. Brian Hargrove's been-there-done-that plot (Tyne Daly's Jewish mom is a monster of tactlessness, Harriet Harris's Catholic mom a boozehound) was already a cliché a half-century ago, and today its whiskery stereotypes are a millimeter away from being actively offensive. As for Barbara Anselmi's music, it sounds like a medley of discarded theme songs from the pilots of failed '70s sitcoms. The cast, fortunately, is excellent...David Hyde Pierce's staging is sufficiently adroit to make you long to see what he'd do with a real musical. This isn't it.
Review: It Shoulda Been You' is inventive satire of weddings
8 / 10
A good wedding might offer touching moments, tension, humor and perhaps some surprising revelations. All that and more is provided by the new musical 'It Shoulda Been You,' a frequently funny satire of wedding mishaps. It's smartly staged like an extended sitcom by David Hyde Pierce...Brian Hargrove's book and lyrics have moments of both wit and poignancy, as well as the occasional vulgarity and a sometimes contrived set of surprises. Barbara Anselmi, who also conceived the show, provides tuneful, sprightly music which creates an air of gaiety as the carefully planned Big Day unspools into farcical chaos. Along the way, everyone must deal with the pressure of expectations, disappointments and strained family dynamics. An excellent cast transcends the sometimes predictable material...The show has a brash, non-stop pace...Even if you see many of the jokes coming a long way off, the sheer talent on display in 'It Shoulda Been You' is worth snagging an invitation to this comically inventive wedding.
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It Shoulda Been You FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I Never Wanted This
This Day (Opening)
Perfect
It Shoulda Been You
Who
Back in the Day
Nice
Albert's Turn
Where Did I Go Wrong?
Beautiful
A Perfect Ending
Love You Till the Day
Jenny's Blues
Whatever
A Little Bit Less Than
What They Never Tell You
That's Family
Finale
It Shoulda Been You History
Other Productions of It Shoulda Been You
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It Shoulda Been You - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Sierra Boggess |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Lisa Howard |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Josh Grisetti |
| 2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Tyne Daly |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Tyne Daly |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Lisa Howard |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | It Shoulda Been You |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Tyne Daly |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | It Shoulda Been You |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | David Hyde Pierce |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Josh Grisetti |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | It Shoulda Been You |
| 2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | It Shoulda Been You |
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