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
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'It Shoulda Been You' review: Tired plot, expertly done
7 / 10
Is it possible for anymore to wring a droplet of juice out of a musical comedy about a wedding?...If we really must go down that aisle again -- and the people behind 'It Shoulda Been You' clearly felt they must -- it helps a lot to have the comic ace David Hyde Pierce behind the scenes in his Broadway directing debut. Equally essential is a cast of real pros -- including Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris as the mothers-in-law -- to sell the ancient sitcom angst as if nobody had ever dreamed up such alleged hilarity before. Improbably, if the audience at a recent preview is an indication, this conscientiously good-humored 100-minute show may well be a demographic crowd-pleaser. The overqualified cast convinces us that everyone onstage is having a terrific time, which goes a long way toward muffling the incredulity that such a throwback has found its way back to Broadway.
'It Shoulda Been You' is fresh and funny
9 / 10
Yet this new musical, this Broadway season's freshest and funniest to date, defies skepticism, both in its wacky humor and its big, buoyant heart. Book writer and lyricist Brian Hargrove and composer Barbara Anselmi have taken a familiar premise -- that of lovers from different backgrounds uniting -- and crafted something that is both endearingly old-fashioned in spirit and decidedly contemporary in execution. Under the whip-smart direction of David Hyde Piece (Hargrove's husband), the 100-minute Shoulda Been can feel like a revival of some lost screwball classic. But Hargrove's hilarious lines, in song and dialogue, take liberties that wouldn't have flown back in the day...The message underlying this madness has to do with the importance of viewing others -- as individuals, in families and relationships -- with eyes wide open. And Pierce and his superb cast serve it with a delicacy befitting a fine soufflé.
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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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