The East Tennessee State UniversityMartin Center for the Arts announces that tickets for "Shucked," the Tony Awardwinning musical comedyThe Wall Street Journalcalls “flat out hilarious,” go onsale Thursday, Oct.23, at 10 a.m., for performances May 5 – 7.Tickets and additional show information are available atETSUMartinCenter.org. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling the Martin Center Box Office at (423) 439-2787.
"Shucked" features a “superb book” (New York Post) by Tony Award winnerRobert Horn, a score filled with “earworm songs” (The Daily Beast) by Grammy Award winners, Tony Award nominees and Nashville music superstarsBrandy ClarkandShane McAnally, and direction with “an infectious spirit of glee and warmth” (Variety) by three-time Tony Award winnerJack O’Brien.
The cast includesMiki Abraham("Shucked"on Broadway) as Lulu,Tyler Joseph Ellis (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) as Storyteller 2,Maya Lagerstam("The Gospel According to Heather") as Storyteller 1,Mike Nappi("Darling Grenadine") as Peanut,Jake Odmark("Kinky Boots")as Beau,Quinn VanAntwerp("Shucked" on Broadway) as Gordy andDanielle Wade(Cadyin the "Mean Girls" National Tour) as Maizy.
The cast also includesZakiya Baptiste,Carly Caviglia,Cecily Dionne Davis,Ryan Fitzgerald,Sean Casey Flanagan,Erick Pinnick,Nick Raynor,Celeste Rose,Kyle Sherman,Mallorie SievertandChani Wereley.
What do you get when you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy writer with two music superstars from Nashville?A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical about the one thing Americans everywhere can’t get enough of: corn. "Shucked" is the new musical comedy that proves sometimes tearing down a few walls, rather than growing them, is the only way to preserve our way of life. "Shucked"is turning musical theater on its ear and is offering a kernel of hope for our divided nation.
With choreography bySarah O’Gleby, and music supervision, music direction, orchestrationsand arrangements by 2023 Tony Award, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nomineeJason Howland, the design team for "Shucked" includes 2023 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winnerScott Pask(scenic design), 2023 Drama Desk Award nomineeTilly Grimes(costume design), Tony Award nomineeJaphy Weideman(lighting design), Tony Award winner and 2023 Drama Desk Award nomineeJohn Shivers(sound design), Academy Awardwinner and Emmy Award winnerMia Neal(wig design), andStephen Kopel, C12 Casting(casting director). "Shucked" is produced byMike BosnerandJason Owen.
The Grammy Award nominated "Shucked – Original Broadway Cast Recording" is available on all streaming platforms. The album is produced byJason Howland,Billy Jay Stein, and the show’s composersShane McAnallyandBrandy Clark.
Individual tickets range in price from $72.50 - $92.50 (+ tax and fees.) Individual tickets are available by calling the Martin Center Box Office at (423) 439-2787 or by visitingETSUMartinCenter.org. Tickets are available for groups of 10 or more by calling the Martin Center Box Office at (423) 439-2787 or emailingTickets@ETSUMartinCenter.org.
