The musical adaptation of the beloved 1993 movie Mrs. Doubtfire is officially heading to Broadway in spring 2020, under the direction of four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks and starring Tony Award nominee Rob McClure.
The creative team includes the Tony-nominated writers behind Something Rotten! - John O'Farrell and Karey & Wayne Kirkpatrick.
Based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine, "Mrs. Doubtfire" won a Golden Globe in January 1994 in the category of "Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy" and the film's star, the late Robin Williams, also took home the Golden Globe for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy". At the box office, the film was the highest-grossing comedy of 1993, earning a massive $441,286,195 in global sales. The cast also featured Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, and Harvey Fierstein.
A pre-Broadway world premiere engagement will be staged at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre from November 26 through December 29, 2019.
Tickets will be on sale soon.
Fix your wig and slip on this pantyhose, dear, ‘cause Mrs. Doubtfire is strutting to the stage! Based on the beloved 1993 Twentieth Century Fox film, Mrs. Doubtfire is the laugh-out-loud hilarious and heartfelt story of newly divorced and out-of-work actor Daniel Hillard. After losing custody of his children, Daniel disguises himself as Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire and takes a job in his ex-wife’s home in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As he gets lost in his new persona and grows closer to his kids, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.
Dude Looks Like a Lady... and she's on Broadway! Producers of the new musical Mrs. Doubtfire have now revealed that the widely anticipated film-to-stage tuner is set to begin previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on March 9, 2020, ahead of an official opening on April 5.
Producer Kevin McCollum has today announced the world premiere engagement of new musical Mrs. Doubtfire "on route to Broadway." The highly anticipated film-to-stage tuner, directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, is scheduled to begin previews at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre on November 26, 2019, ahead of an official opening on December 13 and a limited run through December 29, 2019.
