Jimmy Buffett has written a musical for theatergoers who want to feel good about getting drunk and overeating. “Escape to Margaritaville” opened Thursday at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, and the Buffett songs and the original book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley offer a “Bachelor in Paradise” view of romance. Like the contestants on the popular ABC reality series, most of the characters in “Margaritaville” are not yet old enough to have felt the dire effects of their alcoholism, although one of them, a boozy 76-year-old pilot (Don Sparks), has lost much of his memory. The others are employees or guests...
- 3/16/2018
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
In the last four months of the 2017-18 Broadway season, six productions of musicals (four new, two revivals) will open. Could we be seeing any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? (Read our preview of the nine plays coming to Broadway this spring.)
Below, we recap the plot of each musical as well as the awards history of its author, cast and creative types and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Escape to Margaritaville” (previews begin February 16; opens March 15)
In this new jukebox musical consisting of Jimmy Buffett songs, Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer thinks he’s got life all figured out. Until a beautiful career-minded tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything.
With a book by Emmy winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl”, 2006) and Emmy nominated actor Mike O’Malley (“Glee”, 2010), this production stars Drama Desk nominee Paul Alexander Nolan...
Below, we recap the plot of each musical as well as the awards history of its author, cast and creative types and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Escape to Margaritaville” (previews begin February 16; opens March 15)
In this new jukebox musical consisting of Jimmy Buffett songs, Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer thinks he’s got life all figured out. Until a beautiful career-minded tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything.
With a book by Emmy winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl”, 2006) and Emmy nominated actor Mike O’Malley (“Glee”, 2010), this production stars Drama Desk nominee Paul Alexander Nolan...
- 1/31/2018
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 4 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Taxed," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty dramatic and interesting stuff take place as Ethan Carver coerces Diane to argue her own beliefs. Alicia and the bond court judge get heated over a shoplifting case, and more! In the new, 4th episode press release: Alicia Clashes With The Bond Court Judge When She Agrees To Support A Client's Plea Of Innocence In A Shoplifting Case, On "The Good Wife," Sunday, Oct. 25. Press release number 2: Alicia will clash with the bond court judge when she agrees to support a client's plea of innocence in a shoplifting case. Also, Diane is going to get coerced by her client's counsel, Ethan Carver (Peter Gallagher), to argue against her own beliefs in a case about physician assisted suicide.
- 10/18/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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