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The Heart of Rock and Roll (musical)

The Heart of Rock and Roll
A New Musical Comedy
Broadway Promotional Poster
MusicHuey Lewis and the News
Arranged by: Brian Usifer
LyricsHuey Lewis and others
BookJonathan A. Abrams
Story by Tyler Mitchell and Jonathan A. Abrams
Productions2018 San Diego
2024 Broadway

The Heart of Rock and Roll is a jukebox musical with a book by Jonathan A. Abrams and music and lyrics by Huey Lewis and his pop rock band Huey Lewis and the News, with new orchestrations of their music by Brian Usifer.

The show features an original story revolving around a couple balancing their romance amidst their rock and roll world and corporate world dreams. It is not a biographical piece about the band.[1]The musical officially opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre on April 22, 2024.[2]

Origin

Going back to at least 2010, producer and writer Tyler Mitchell, whose father-in-law is a good friend of Huey Lewis, first proposed the idea of a musical featuring the band's songs to Lewis. Lewis said he had thought of the idea before, but did not know how the band's songs could be linked together into a story, "because they have nothing to do with each other."[3] Mitchell then connected with Jonathan A. Abrams to write a draft original story, and they continued to hone the story over time.[3]

Production history

San Diego (2018)

Huey Lewis first publicly announced the future show in a video with Jimmy Kimmel in February 2018, with Kimmel claiming he was quitting his show to star as Huey in the show, and then being crushed to learn Lewis was not a character in the show. At that time, a venue and debut date was not yet set.[4] It debuted at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in September 2018, where it opened previews on September 6, opened on September 14, and ran through October 21, 2018. Matt Doyle and Katie Rose Clarke starred in that production.[5] Doyle actually grew up down the street from Lewis in Ross, California, and already knew the band's music well when he auditioned.[6] The debut was only a few months after Lewis announced he had Ménière's disease and could no longer perform, and he was glad to be able to focus on the show to stay involved with music.[7]

Broadway (2024)

In July 2023, a pre-Broadway workshop was held in New York City.[8]In November 2023, it was announced that the show would open on Broadway in the Spring of 2024. The show began previews on March 29, 2024, and officially opened on April 22 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.[1] The Broadway cast was announced in January 2024.[9][5] John Dossett, F. Micheal Haynie, Orville Mendoza, and Billy Harrigan Tighe were cast for the same roles they played in the San Diego production.[10]

The show is directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Lorin Latarro, with a book by Jonathan A. Abrams, derived from the story written by Abrams and Mitchell. Mitchell is producing with Hunter Arnold and Kayla Greenspan.[1] The music supervisor/arranger is Brian Usifer and the music director is Will Van Dyke.[11]

Reception

The reviews of the Broadway production have been positive - finding the show entertaining and funny, even if the plot, like many a jukebox musical, is not deep. Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New York Times described it as "the Huey Lewis of musicals: not taking itself too seriously, doing what it does well, and just happy to be on Broadway, keeping company with starrier productions."[12] The New York Post found it to be the "underdog highlight of the season."[13] Vulture called it the "funniest new musical of the season."[14]

Cast and characters

Character San Diego[15] Broadway[16]
2018 2024
Bobby Stivic Matt Doyle Corey Cott
Cassandra Stone Katie Rose Clarke McKenzie Kurtz
Wyatt Christopher Ramirez Josh Breckenridge
Glenn F. Michael Haynie
Paige Paige Faure Zoe Jensen
Roz Patrice Covington Tamika Lawrence
JJ Lucas Papaelias Raymond J. Lee
Eli Zachary Noah Piser John Michael-Lyles
Otto Fjord Orville Mendoza
Tucker Billy Harrigan Tighe
Chuck Stone John Dossett

Musical numbers

Awards and nominations

2024 Broadway Production

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2024 Drama League Awards[17]
Outstanding Production of a Musical Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c Paulsen, Michael (1 November 2023). Huey Lewis and the News Musical Is Coming to Broadway in March, The New York Times
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b Henerson, Evan (13 September 2018). Bringing Huey Lewis’ Music to a Stage Musical, Jewish Journal
  4. ^ Blistein, Jon (8 February 2018). Huey Lewis and the News Musical in the Works, Rolling Stone
  5. ^ a b Russo, Gillian (1 November 2023). 'The Heart of Rock and Roll' to open on Broadway this spring, New York Theatre Guide
  6. ^ Tatro, Samantha (29 August 2018). Broadway Actor Who Grew Up Down the Street From Huey Lewis Comes Full Circle Starring in Musical Based off His Music, 7 San Diego
  7. ^ Carannante, Greg (11 December 2018). Huey Lewis returns to familiar waters as Winterfest Boat Parade grand marshal, Sun Sentinel
  8. ^ [2]
  9. ^ Evans, Greg (16 January 2024). Huey Lewis Broadway Musical Finds Its Rock & Roll Hearts In Corey Cott And McKenzie Kurtz, Deadline
  10. ^ Th Heart of Rock and Rock, theoldglobe.org, Retrieved 12 February 2024
  11. ^ Gans, Andrew (17 July 2023). Jonah Platt, Katie Rose Clarke, Tamika Lawrence, Manu Narayan, More Cast in The Heart of Rock & Roll Workshop, Playbill
  12. ^ (22 April 2024). Review: It’s All Right to Groove to Huey in ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’, The New York Times
  13. ^ Oleksinksi, Johnny (22 April 2024). ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ review: Huey Lewis’ Broadway show is hilarious fun, The New York Post
  14. ^ McHenry, Jackson (22 April 2024). Don’t Think Too Hard About The Heart of Rock and Roll, Vulture
  15. ^ "The Heart of Rock & Roll | The Old Globe". www.theoldglobe.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  16. ^ "Cast & Creative". The Heart of Rock and Roll. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  17. ^ Gordon, David (May 17, 2024). "Sarah PAulson, Hell's Kitchen Win Drama League Awards". TheaterMania. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

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