It's a love letter and a roast at once: every Rodgers & Hammerstein trope gets skewered by writers who clearly adore the originals, and the gags land whether you know Brigadoon or not. The TV series built a devoted fanbase and the stage version is the rare screen-to-Broadway transfer that makes sense — it was always a theater joke wearing a TV costume. Take the musical-obsessed friend AND the one who claims to hate musicals; both leave happy.
What to expect
A bright, joke-dense book musical around 2 hours 15 with intermission — pastiche numbers, quick-change ensemble work and steady laughs. Saturday matinee and evening shows; crowds skew comedy fans and musical-theater diehards.
Good to know
- The Nederlander is on 41st St — closest to Times Sq–42 St station
- Two Saturday shows plus Sunday matinee this weekend
- You don't need to have seen the TV show — the stage version restarts the story
- The more Golden Age musicals you know, the more jokes you catch
- Fine for kids ~10+; the humor is cheeky but not raunchy
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Common questions
Is it the same cast as the TV show?
The Broadway production has its own cast — check current casting on the official site if that matters to you.
Will kids get it?
The bright staging and silliness play well from about age 10 up, though the parody layer is for adults.
