Based on the 1993 Twentieth Century Fox film of the same title and the best-selling novel, "Alias Madame Doubtfire" by Anne Fine, MRS. DOUBTFIRE follows the journey of a struggling actor who will go to any length to be with his children after he loses custody in a bitter divorce, disguising himself as a matronly British woman and taking a job as their nanny, in his ex-wife's home.
The subject of divorce is no laughing matter, and the film nimbly tiptoes on the emotional issues faced by both the parents and their three kids when a family falls apart. The somber topic kept Mrs. Doubtfire from being more than just a fun, fluffy escapade. The hit film was widely praised for its treatment of this sensitive topic.
Many of the songs (music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick) are quite touching, particularly Miranda's heartrending and nostalgic ballad "Let Go," and there are plenty of laughs (the book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell preserves and enhances much of the humor of the 1993 film of the same name on which it's based). But perhaps there are one or two more enthusiastically choreographed production numbers than the show really needs.
| 2019 | Regional (US) |
5th Avenue Theatre Pre-Broadway Production Regional (US) |
| 2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| 2023 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
| 2025 | US Tour |
Non-Equity Tour US Tour |
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