‘Shucked’ Set to Vacate the Nederlander Theatre, but Looks to Move to Different Broadway House

Shucked, a best musical nominee at last season’s Tony Awards, will end its run at the Nederlander Theatre on Jan. 13. 

However, the show’s producing team, led by Mike Bosner, is looking to move to another Broadway theater, if one becomes available after that date. That may be a tough proposition, given the many spring shows that have already been announced or are waiting in the wings.

The musical already has a North American tour in Fall 2024, as well as a planned London production at a Cameron Mackintosh theater in Winter 2024 and in Sydney in Spring 2026. 

Shucked opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 4, and was met with largely positive reviews. The show was nominated for nine Tony Awards and won one, for Alex Newell as best featured actor in a musical,  Newell, along with J. Harrison Ghee in Some Like It Hot, became the first openly nonbinary actors to win Tony Awards. Grosses for the musical have largely remained stable, with attendance hovering close to 90 percent, but the show has never cracked $1 million. However, the show has just launched a marketing campaign with Reba McEntire that may give it more momentum.

The musical comedy, which centers on a town obsessed with and trying to save its corn, its primary crop, which has mysteriously gone bad, features a book by Robert Horn and a score by Nashville songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. The show is directed by Jack O’Brien and currently features John Behlmann, Kevin Cahoon, Andrew Durand, Grey Hensen, Ashley D. Kelley, Isabelle McCalla and Newell.