{"id":169533,"date":"2026-03-20T19:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169533\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:33:33","slug":"get-a-sneak-peek-of-schmigadoon-on-broadway-from-the-rehearsal-room-with-3-full-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169533\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a Sneak Peek of Schmigadoon on Broadway From the Rehearsal Room With 3 Full Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The company of Broadway’s\u00a0Schmigadoon!<\/a> gave the\u00a0press a special sneak preview of the upcoming musical with three full numbers performed in the rehearsal room, and the cameras were rolling. See the cast sing the Golden Age\u00a0musical parody’s title song above.<\/p>\n

The musical\u00a0begins performances at the Nederlander Theatre April 4 ahead of an April 20 opening night.<\/p>\n

Now a stage musical,\u00a0Schmigadoon! was first produced as a two-season Apple Original series.\u00a0The Broadway version\u00a0follows the plot of the show’s first season, which follows real-world couple Josh and Melissa as they find themselves in Brigadoon Schmigadoon, a mysterious and magical world populated with characters, plots, songs, and dance numbers plucked from Golden Age musicals like Oklahoma!<\/a>, The Music Man<\/a>, Carousel<\/a>, and more. The adaptation\u2014which features a book, music, and lyrics by series creator Cinco Paul<\/a>\u2014includes all of the songs from the series’ Grammy-nominated score plus some new titles, including songs cut from the series.<\/p>\n

Watch Sara Chase as Melissa Gimble opposite Max Clayton<\/a>‘s Billy Bigelow stand-in\u00a0Danny Bailey performing “Enjoy the Ride” below.<\/p>\n

The cast also includes\u00a0Alex Brightman<\/a> (Beetlejuice<\/a>) as Josh Skinner, Ana Gasteyer<\/a> (Once Upon a Mattress<\/a>, SNL) as Mildred Layton, Ann Harada<\/a> (Avenue Q<\/a>) as Florence Menlove, Brad Oscar<\/a> (The Producers<\/a>) as Mayor Menlove, Isabelle McCalla<\/a> (Water for Elephants) as Emma Tate, Maulik Pancholy<\/a> (It’s Only a Play<\/a>)\u00a0as The Reverend,\u00a0Ayaan Diop<\/a> as Carson, Ivan Hernandez<\/a> (Dear Evan Hansen<\/a>) as Doc, and McKenzie Kurtz<\/a> (Heathers) as Betsy. Brightman, Chase, Harada, Oscar, McCalla, and Kurtz are all reprising their work from the musical’s 2025 D.C. premiere. Harada also starred as Florence Menlove in the original series.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the company are ensemblists\u00a0Afra Hines<\/a>, Becca Petersen<\/a>, Brandon Block<\/a>, Clyde Alves<\/a>, Jess LeProtto<\/a>, Joshua Burrage<\/a>, Kaleigh Cronin<\/a>, Keven Quillon<\/a>, Kimberly Immanuel<\/a>, Lauralyn McClelland<\/a>, Lyrica Woodruff<\/a>, Maria Briggs<\/a>, Miles McNicoll<\/a>, Nathan Lucrezio<\/a>, Richard Riaz Yoder<\/a>, Shina Ann Morris<\/a>, and Zachary Downer<\/a>. Casting is by The Telsey Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See McCalla and the company perform “With All of Your Heart” below.<\/p>\n

READ: 5 Reasons to See Schmigadoon! On Broadway<\/a><\/p>\n

The work made its world premiere in 2025 at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, with series choreographer Christopher Gattelli<\/a> directing and choreographing. Gattelli is reprising his work on the Main Stem. See what critics had to say about the premiere run here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schmigadoon!’s Broadway bow will feature set design by Scott Pask<\/a>, costume design by Linda Cho<\/a>, lighting design by Donald Holder<\/a>, sound design by Walter Trarbach<\/a>, and hair, wig, and makeup design by Tom Watson<\/a>. Pask, Cho, and Watson also designed the Kennedy Center staging.<\/p>\n

READ: Even Broadway Super Nerds Won’t Get Every Question Right In This Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n

Lorne Michaels<\/a> and No Gurantees Productions are producing, alongside Micah Frank<\/a>, Caroline Maroney<\/a> for Broadway Video<\/a>, and Christine Schwarzman<\/a> and Megan O\u2019Keefe for No Guarantees. TT Partners<\/a> is general managing.<\/p>\n

Schmigadoon! premiered on Apple TV+ in 2021, with a second season in 2023 that sent its characters to Schmicago, complete with parodies of ’70s musicals like Pippin<\/a>, Godspell<\/a>, and Sweeney Todd<\/a>. Apple canceled the show’s third season while it was still in production, though Paul previously told Playbill <\/a>that his goal is to bring all three seasons of Schmigadoon to the stage. Read Playbill’s exhaustive recaps of all first<\/a> and second<\/a> season episodes for a deep dive into the series’ many musical theatre Easter eggs, references, and parodies.<\/p>\n

Photos: Schmigadoon! Meets The Press<\/p>\n

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