“Slick and classy, and is genuinely rewarding.”- Calgary Herald
“Beaches the Musical shows how the love between friends can be equally as powerful as romantic love.”- Intermission Magazine
“Jessica Vosk’s performance is a 'tour de force.'”- Intermission Magazine
“The score is “passionate, uplifting, triumphant, tender and reflective.” - Intermission Magazine
“Evocative and beautiful… an uplifting message about believing in friends and their dreams.”- Intermission Magazine
“Musicals about female friendships or rivalries, from Wicked to Chicago and Dreamgirls, have been successful on Broadway and on tour because women are the target audience for live theatre, and Beaches will speak to them loud and clear.”- Calgary Herald
“...dynamite scene stealers in Addison Wagman and Cecilia Currie."- Calgary Herald
“Addison Wagman and Cecilia Currie are dynamite scene stealers.”- Calgary Herald
“Barrett is heartbreakingly real.”- Calgary Herald
“Beaches the Musical is spine-tingling and tender.”- Intermission Magazine
“The key creative team members from New York have done a stellar job.”- Intermission Magazine
“If you have a yen for catchy tunes, love stories, and everything else that makes the most successful Broadway productions so memorable and universal, invite your bestie to see Beaches the Musical.”- Intermission Magazine
ABOUT
A new musical based on the best-selling novel that was made into the blockbuster film Beaches, Beaches the Musical follows two extraordinary friends through 30 years of camaraderie, laughter, sorrow and love. Vivacious, outlandish Cee Cee and beautiful, privileged Bertie meet as children and become fast friends. From pen-pals to roommates to romantic rivals, Cee Cee and Bertie’s oil-and-water friendship perseveres through even the most tragic trials. With a touching vulnerability, Beaches the Musical exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit and the bonds of sisterhood.
Beaches the Musical features a book by Iris Rainer Dart & Thom Thomas, music by Mike Stoller, lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart, based on the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart, and developed in collaboration with David Austin.
Beaches the Musical is produced by Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso, Douglas McJannet for Arden Entertainment, Alison Spiriti for Right Angle Entertainment, and Tracey McFarland & Ryan Bogner for Broadway & Beyond Theatricals.
Beaches the Musical is directed by Lonny Price and co-directed by Matt Cowart.
Photo credit: Trudy Lee
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