'Shucked,' which opens Tuesday, is that rarest of birds on Broadway: a completely original production not based on a movie or, really, anything else. It's the story of a small town closed off from society by cornfields.
Alex Newell, who plays Maizy's cousin, Lulu, said the genre is a first for her:"I've done dance music, I've done Broadway, I've done jazz standards. I've done everything under the umbrellaIt helps that the duo behind the music has some pretty impressive credentials. Brandy Clark, who herself grew up in a small town in Washington State, has written hits for the biggest stars in country, and has an album she made with Brandi Carlisle coming out soon.
Back then, his comedy formula was simple:"I used to say, 'I'm gonna write it Jewish, and you're gonna say it Southern.' That was the joke," he said."And it did work, yes." And the hope is that their child will be something Broadway, and the rest of us, could probably use right about now: a freewheeling, knee-slapping bundle of joy.
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