Bonnie & Clyde - 2011 Broadway History , Info & More
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)
236 West 45th St. New York, NY
Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.
LAURA OSNES (Grease, Anything Goes) and JEREMY JORDAN (Newsies, West Side Story) star as the 20th century’s most infamous duo, as the daring story of love and crime that captured the imagination of a country takes aim at a whole new generation.
Featuring music by Tony® nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde), lyrics by Tony® and Oscar® winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), a book by Emmy® Award nominee Ivan Menchell and direction by Tony® nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies) this sexy new musical has claimed the Schoenfeld Theatre as its hideout. And after stealing hearts—and rave reviews—from the La Jolla Playhouse to the Asolo Rep, there may just be no stopping BONNIE & CLYDE.
You’ve read the story of Jesse James,
of how he lived and died.
If you’re still in need
Of something to read,
Here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
Bonnie Parker, 1934
Bonnie & Clyde - 2011 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Bonnie & Clyde
'Bonnie & Clyde' makes outlaws sing
8 / 10
There should be -- and I'm guessing there will be -- a place on Broadway this season for 'Bonnie & Clyde.' Certainly, Arthur Penn's 1967 film masterwork of violence and gorgeous outlaws does not cry out to be a musical. And, if it did, vanilla-pop composer Frank Wildhorn would not appear on most lists of feasible adapters. And yet . . . the show has two of the elements that broad audiences seem to like in a musical: A recognizable story and music that sounds like music we've heard before. More, director Jeff Calhoun's good-looking production is exceptionally well-cast, including a breakout performance by Jeremy Jordan as a seething yet sympathetic Clyde Barrow.
Armed and Amorous, Committing Cold-Blooded Musical
4 / 10
“Bonnie & Clyde,” which opened on Thursday night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater, is a modest, mildly tuneful musical biography of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the kissin’ outlaws from Texas who hijacked the American imagination during the Great Depression. It portrays its title characters (played by Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan) as restless, libido-charged young ’uns who are about to suffocate from the grayness of their dreary lives.
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Bonnie & Clyde History
Other Productions of Bonnie & Clyde
| 2009 | New York |
Roundabout Reading New York |
| 2009 | Regional (US) |
La Jolla Playhouse World Premiere Regional (US) |
| 2010 | Regional (US) |
Asolo Repertory Theatre Regional (US) |
| 2011 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Bonnie & Clyde - 2011 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Melissa van der Schyff |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Don Black |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Frank Wildhorn |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | John McDaniel |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jeremy Jordan |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Melissa Van Der Schyff |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | 0 |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
| 2012 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Debut Performance | Jeremy Jordan |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Frank Wildhorn |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Don Black |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Laura Osnes |
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