Exclusive: The long-in-coming return of the musical based on Jerry Lewis’ The Nutty Professor, and a new musical adaptation of the Richard Dreyfuss 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus, will receive major regional theater stagings this year, with Maine’s nationally recognized Ogunquit Playhouse announcing the productions for its 2022 season.
This summer’s staging of The Nutty Professor, based on Lewis’ 1963 comedy, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, will be the first production of the musical since a planned Broadway-bound Nashville world premiere directed by Lewis himself was scuttled 10 years ago with the death of Hamlisch. The musical has not been staged since.
The Ogunquit production, set for July 1 to August 6, will be directed by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Casting has not been announced.
Following the Nutty Professor engagement, Ogunquit will present the world premiere of Mr. Holland’s Opus,...
This summer’s staging of The Nutty Professor, based on Lewis’ 1963 comedy, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Rupert Holmes, will be the first production of the musical since a planned Broadway-bound Nashville world premiere directed by Lewis himself was scuttled 10 years ago with the death of Hamlisch. The musical has not been staged since.
The Ogunquit production, set for July 1 to August 6, will be directed by Marc Bruni, director of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Casting has not been announced.
Following the Nutty Professor engagement, Ogunquit will present the world premiere of Mr. Holland’s Opus,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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- by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- by Broadway's Backbone
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 11/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 7/30/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 7/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 7/6/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 6/27/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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- 6/4/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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