Almost Famous - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (Broadway)
242 West 45th St. New York, NY
The year is 1973 and it's all happening. Led Zeppelin is king, Richard Nixon is President, and idealistic 15-year-old William Miller is an aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, William is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide. Almost Famous is about a young man finding his place in the world and the indelible characters he meets along the way. It's a celebration of community, family, fandom and the power of music.
Almost Famous - 2022 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Almost Famous
Review: ‘Almost Famous’ is now a sweet Broadway musical, with the movie’s rock ‘n’ roll edges smoothed away
7 / 10
Fully competent and coherent, 'Almost Famous' also has many skilled and engaging performers and a nicely droll visual pallet from the designers Derek McLane, David Zinn and Natasha Katz. But when Penny Lane overdoses, the pain of that moment is brushed over with a nervous joke. That's also true of William's sexual awakening and, ultimately, even the rebellion of sister Anita Miller (Emily Schultheis). Irony and pain only rarely enter the building.
Review: In ‘Almost Famous,’ the Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll Flatlines
2 / 10
I'm sorry to say that despite the intelligence of the 2000 movie on which it's based, and the track record of its creators, the stage musical misses every opportunity to be the sharp, smart entertainment it might have been. In retelling the story of a 15-year-old who gets sucked prematurely into the world of bands and groupies and roadies and drugs, it lands instead in a mystifying muddle, occasionally diverting but never affecting.
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Almost Famous History
Other Productions of Almost Famous
| 2019 | San Diego, CA (Regional) |
The Old Globe Premiere Production San Diego, CA (Regional) |
| 2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Almost Famous - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Tom Kitt |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical | Peter Hylenski |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | Campbell Young Associates |
| 2023 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Awards | Casey Likes |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Tom Kitt |
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