It Shoulda Been You to close on 9 August 2015

Tom Millward
Tom Millward

Producers of the David Hyde Pierce-helmed new musical comedy It Shoulda Been You have announced the show will play its final performance on 9 August 2015.

It Shoulda Been You officially opened at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 14 April 2015, following previews from 17 March.

It Shoulda Been You marks the Broadway directorial debut of Tony and Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce and features book and lyrics by Brian Hargrove and music by Barbara Anselmi.

The casr includes Tyne Daly (Judy), David Burtka (Brian), Harriet Harris (Georgette), Sierra Boggess (Rebecca), Lisa Howard (Jenny), Montego Glover (Annie), Chip Zien (Murray), Josh Grisetti (Marty), Michael X. Martin (George), Anne L. Nathan (Aunt Sheila), Nick Spangler (Greg), Edward Hibbert (Albert), with Farah Alvin, Gina Farrell and Mitch Greenberg.

In It Shoulda Been You, "it's a culture clash for the ages when two families from wildly different backgrounds come together to celebrate a wedding. As if the union wasn't complicated enough, the bride's ex-boyfriend arrives, bringing the wedding to a screeching halt and throwing both families into hysterical chaos. Plots are hatched, promises broken, secrets exposed - and the bride's resourceful sister is left to turn an unmitigated disaster into happily ever after."

The creative team features choreography by Josh Rhodes, scenic design by Anna Louiza, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Ken Billington and sound design by Nevin Steinberg. Additional lyrics are by Jill Abramovitz, Carla Rose Fisher, Michael Cooper, Ernie Lijoi and Will Randall.

It Shoulda Been You is produced on Broadway by Daryl Roth, Scott Landis, Jane Bergère, Jayne Baron Sherman and John O'Boyle.

The musical had its world premiere at the George Street Musical in Brunswick, New Jersey, where it played from 4 October to 6 November 2011.

- by Tom Millward

Chip Zien (Murray), Tyne Daly (Judy), Harriet Harris (Georgette) & Michael X. Martin (George) in It Shoulda Been You More production photos

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