Broadway hit SHUCKED will open in the West End in 2024.
The production opened on Broadway in March with a book by 2023 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner Robert Horn, music and lyrics from 2023 Tony Award nominees and Drama Desk Award winners Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction by 2023 Tony Award nominee and three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien. It will now be hosted at a Cameron Mackintosh venue in London in 2024.
In a prepared statement, Mackintosh said, "I'm delighted to confirm that London is going to be getting SHUCKED in one of my theatres next year! SHUCKED is that rarity; a completely original musical and the funniest show since The Book of Mormon, with a terrifically tuneful rollicking country and western score. It's snuck up on Broadway and is proving to be the most talked about hit of the season. The corn at the heart of SHUCKED will have you husky with limitless laughter!"+
About Shucked
SHUCKED is set in a rural community isolated from the world by a wall of economy-driving corn stalks. We follow what happens when the crop begins to fail, and a young woman leaves behind Cob Country to try and find someone who can save her town.
The show has recieved rave reviews in New York, Time Out described it as a "deliciously corny new show!"
Casting, the exact theatre, ticketing information, and other details will be announced soon.
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