BEACHES musical continues development and will return in 2024

https://www.theatermania.com/news/beaches-musical-back-in-development-with-score-by-mike-stoller-and-iris-rainer-dart_1710626/

A new production of Beaches the Musical will take the stage at Theatre Calgary, as the final show of its 2023-24 season. Performances run May 18-June 16.

Based on the novel by Iris Rainer Dart, Beaches follows the 30-year friendship of Cee Cee and Bertie, from their childhood to adulthood. The story is perhaps best known from its 1988 film adaptation, which starred Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.

Beaches the Musical has music by Mike Stoller, lyrics by Dart, and book by Dart and Thom Thomas. Lonny Price will direct, with Matt Cowart codirecting. Full casting will be announced in the coming months. It was originally developed with David Austin as composer.

They should just do the movie on stage. Isn't that what people want?

Saw this back in its incarnation at Drury Lane in Chicago.

I love, love, love the film.

This thing was a mega-stinker. I really hope they've done a lot of work.

Shubert Alley Cat said: "Saw this back in its incarnation at Drury Lane in Chicago.

I love, love, love the film.

This thing was a mega-stinker. I really hope they've done a lot of work."

Glad you posted this. There is a seat sale right now and was about to buy a ticket to fly from Toronto.

BETTY22 said: "They were looking for a new composer for a while.

Clearly, that didn't happen."



Since David Austin wrote the score for the DC and Chicago run and now the composer is Mike Stoller, Clearly it did happen.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Whitney-Bashor-and-Jessica-Vosk-to-Lead-BEACHES-THE-MUSICAL-Industry-Readings-20231004

Whitney Bashor (The Bridges of Madison County) and Jessica Vosk (Wicked) will lead two private industry readings of the new musical BEACHES on October 13, 2023. The reading will also star Heather Ayers, Charlotte Sydney Harrington, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Anne L. Nathan, Matthew Saldivar, Analise Scarpaci, Elizabeth Teeter, Mackenzie Wilder, Azalea Wolfe and Jared Zirilli.

Updated On: 10/4/23 at 01:40 PM

What is an industry reading?

Would someone mind sharing what General Management office this show is on?

Poor Jessica Vosk can't catch a break.