NewsPHOTO CALL: Honeymoon in Vegas, Starring Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley and Tony Danza, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast PartyFollowing an acclaimed engagement at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the 1992 Castle Rock Entertainment film of the same name, officially opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre Jan. 15 following previews that began Nov. 18.
Honeymoon in Vegas, Starring Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley and Tony Danza, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party
Honeymoon in Vegas, Starring Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley and Tony Danza, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party
Following an acclaimed engagement at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the 1992 Castle Rock Entertainment film of the same name, officially opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre Jan. 15 following previews that began Nov. 18.
In addition to director Gary Griffin and choreographer Denis Jones, the creative team also features three-time Tony Award nominee Anna Louizos (scenic design); Emmy Award winner Brian C. Hemesath (costume design); Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (lighting design); Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer and Drama Desk Award winner Drew Levy (sound design); Tony and Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky, Larry Blank, Jason Robert Brown and Charlie Rosen (orchestrations); Tom Murray (music director); Charles G. LaPointe (hair and wig design); and Kathy Fabian/Propstar (props). Honeymoon in Vegas has a book by "Blazing Saddles" and "Fletch" writer Andrew Bergman and a score by three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown. The musical, according to press notes, "tells the story of Jack Singer (Rob McClure), a regular guy with an extreme fear of marriage, who finally gets up the nerve to ask his girlfriend Betsy (Brynn O'Malley) to marry him. But when they head to Las Vegas to get hitched, smooth talking gambler Tommy Korman (Tony Danza), looking for a second chance at love, falls head over heels for Betsy. What happens next is anybody's bet!"
The Broadway musical is produced by Dena Hammerstein, Roy Gabay, Rich Entertainment Group, Dan Farah, Metro Card, King's Leaves, Dan Frishwasser, Leslie Greif/Thom Beers, Suzi Dietz & Lenny Beer, Howard Hoffman/Anna Czekaj, Important Musicals, Sharon Karmazin, L.G. Scott, Martin Markinson in association with Ken Greiner/Ruth Hendel, Krauss Freitag/Boyle Koenigsberg, Rick Steiner/Bell-Staton Group and Paper Mill Playhouse.
The original cast recording is available from Universal Music Enterprises. The recording is produced by composer and three-time Tony Award winner Brown and Emmy Award winner Jeffrey Lesser.
