The Prom is officially coming to Broadway!

The new musical comedy confirms Broadway opening date.

New musical comedy The Prom, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, will officially open at a yet-to-be-named Shubert theater on Broadway on November 15, 2018.

Casey Nicholaw released the following statement: "Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin have created an original musical comedy that is equal parts witty, joyful and fun, filled with so much heart. The Prom is a celebration of individuality and the power of being you, which is a story that we all need to be telling right now."

Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel, The Prom features a a book by Tony Award winner Bob Martin and Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin, music by Tony Award nominee Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Beguelin.

Synopsis: "We've got trouble, folks, right here in Indiana and when Broadway's brassiest hear a student is unceremoniously sidelined from a small-town Indiana prom - and the press is involved - they are ready to kick-ball-change the world. A new musical comedy about the power of love (and a good 11 o'clock number), The Prom is about so much more than just a dance."

The creative team has also been announced and features music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrations by Tony Award winner Larry Hochman, scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costume design by Tony Award winner Ann Roth & Matthew Pachtman, lighting design by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner, sound design by Tony Award nominee Peter Hylenski, wig and hair design by Josh Marquette, and make-up design by Milagros Medina-Cerdeira.

Casting for the Broadway production will be announced at a later date, however, the cast of the 2016 world premiere production at The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, included Tony Award winner Beth Leavel, Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber, Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas, Angie Schworer, Anna Grace Barlow, Caitlin Kinnunen, and Martin Moran.

(Photo by Greg Mooney)