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*Schmigadoon!* is a musical comedy based on the hit TV show that spoofs Broadway's Golden Age.

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New York doctors Josh and Melissa set out on a couples’ backpacking retreat to rekindle the flame, but instead find themselves in Schmigadoon, a magical town that’s a Golden Age musical come to life. The townspeople won’t stop singing, the bridge out leads nowhere, and the only way to escape is by finding true love — which may or may not be with each other.

The musical is a love letter to Broadway, and the artists involved are wrapping their arms around this one-of-a-kind show.

“*Schmigadoon!* finding its new home on the Broadway stage is an absolute dream come true,” said Cinco Paul, who wrote this musical's Emmy Award-winning score. “Broadway is the culmination of the show’s creative journey, ending up somewhere it was born to be, giving audiences a fresh and exciting new way to fall in love with these characters and songs. I can’t wait for the curtain to rise this spring!”

## What to watch for
- The TV show hosted a bevy of Broadway talent, including Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, and Ariana DeBose.
- Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli is known for his work on *Newsies, The Cher Show, Death Becomes Her*, and more.
- Cinco Paul won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "Corn Puddin'", featured in the pilot episode of the TV show.
- Many classic shows are spoofed in the musical, from *The Music Man* to *Brigadoon*.

Many Broadway shows offer accessibility support through GalaPro (or similar services), which provides audio description and closed captioning. Guests can download the app for free and use it on their personal mobile devices to access these features during eligible performances.

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Winner of the 2026 Tony Award for Best Musical! After making a splash on TV as an Emmy Award-winning series, *Schmigadoon!* comes to New York City to enchant and entertain. Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman (*Beetlejuice*) and Sara Chase (*The Great Gatsby*) star as a pair of doctors who discover a magical town they can't escape from in *Schmigadoon!* on Broadway — get tickets now.

“*Schmigadoon!* finding its new home on the Broadway stage is an absolute dream come true,” said Cinco Paul, who wrote this musical's Emmy Award-winning score. “Broadway is the culmination of the show’s creative journey, ending up somewhere it was born to be, giving audiences a fresh and exciting new way to fall in love with these characters and songs. I can’t wait for the curtain to rise this spring!”

The show had a stellar run at The Kennedy Center and is now moving to New York City. The production, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (*Newsies, [Death Becomes Her](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/34895-death-becomes-her-on-broadway)*), plays at the Nederlander Theatre through September 6 only.

*Saturday Night Live*’s Lorne Michaels produces *Schmigadoon!* the musical, based on the Universal Television and Apple Original award-winning series. A love letter to musical theatre's Golden Age with a modern comedy twist, this Broadway spectacle will leave you with a “song in your heart” (The New York Times) ...if you manage to get out of the town that can't stop singing.

Spoofing everything from *The Music Man* to *Brigadoon*, *Schmigadoon!* is for the Broadway lover and the newcomer alike. Tickets to *Schmigadoon!* in New York will be available here soon: don't miss the song-and-dance shenanigans during their strictly limited run on Broadway.

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Winner of the 2026 Tony Award for Best Musical, Schmigadoon! is a charming love letter to Broadway, based on the Apple TV+ series.

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Based on the hit TV show, *Schmigadoon!* is a musical comedy about a pair of travelers who get caught in a magical town that just can't stop singing.

Alex Brightman stars as Josh Skinner in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Alexander Michael&nbsp;Brightman was born on&nbsp;February 5, 1987&nbsp;in Santa Clara, California, and is a Tony-nominated actor, known for originating the role&nbsp;of Dewey Finn in&nbsp;[School of Rock -&nbsp;The Musical](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/school-of-rock-the-musical)&nbsp;and the titular role in the musical adaptation of&nbsp;[Beetlejuice](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/beetlejuice).

He attended the all-male Jesuit high school Bellarmine College Preparatory in&nbsp;San Jose, California,&nbsp;where he&nbsp;graduated in 2005. His career on the Broadway stage initially got off to a false start, as he was cast as an understudy in the ill-fated 2008 production of&nbsp;Glory Days, which only played a total of 17 previews and closed after its first regular performance at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/circle-in-the-square-theatre">Circle in the Square Theatre</a>. He would finally grace the stage and make his Broadway debut, however, after being cast as Boq in the smash hit musical [Wicked](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/wicked), assuming the role from November 2008 through to November 2010. His next Broadway venture was&nbsp;the&nbsp;musical adaptation of the Tim Burton&nbsp;movie&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/big-fish">Big Fish</a>, taking on the role of&nbsp;Zacky Price (and understudying the role of Will Bloom) at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/neil-simon-theatre">Neil Simon Theatre</a> from the beginning of September to the end of December 2013. He was then cast as&nbsp;Michael Wormwood in the hit British import&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/matilda-the-musical">Matilda The Musical</a>, joining the Broadway cast at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre">Shubert Theatre</a> from&nbsp;June&nbsp;2014 to&nbsp;February 2015.

Brightman's big break came after being cast in the starring role of Dewey Finn (made famous by Jack Black in the 2003 movie) in Andrew Lloyd Webber's&nbsp;School of Rock - The Musical&nbsp;at Broadway's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/winter-garden-theatre">Winter Garden Theatre</a> in 2015. He garnered great acclaim for his dynamic leading man performance,&nbsp;staying in the role from November 2015 to November 2016&nbsp;and earning&nbsp;his first Tony Award nomination in 2016 in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.&nbsp;He would also reprise the role for a special return engagement in April 2017.

Away from Broadway, Brightman guest starred in&nbsp;Nassim Soleimanpour's&nbsp;White Rabbit Red Rabbit&nbsp;in 2016 at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/westside-theatre">Westside Theatre</a>&nbsp;off Broadway and&nbsp;starred as&nbsp;Giuseppe Zangara in the 2017 Encores! production of&nbsp;Assassins at New York City Center, His various screen credits include guest roles in series such as The Good Fight&nbsp;on CBS, SMILF&nbsp;on Showtime, and Royal Pains&nbsp;on the USA Network. He made his feature film debut as Roy in the 2009 comedic horror Red Hook.

Following the pre-Broadway world premiere engagement at Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre in the fall of 2018, Brightman returned&nbsp;to the Broadway stage in another Tim Burton musical adaptation,&nbsp;starring&nbsp;in&nbsp;Beetlejuice&nbsp;at the Winter Garden Theatre from March 28, 2019. The production had posted a closure notice for June 6, 2020, but was then forced to close prematurely on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The production, however, announced a reopening&nbsp;in spring 2022.

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Sara Chase stars as Melissa Gimble in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Chase is known for starring as Myrtle Wilson in the original cast of *The Great Gatsby* Broadway musical. She previously made her Broadway debut in *First Date* and originated the role of Melissa in the 2025 world premiere of the *Schmigadoon!* musical at the Kennedy Center.

She is best known, however, for playing Cyndee Pokorny on *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* and *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The Interactive Special*.

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Jennifer Simard stars as Mildred Layton in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre).

Simard is best known for comedic Broadway performances as Sarah in *Company*, Sister Mary Downy in *Disaster!*, and Helen Sharp in [*Death Becomes Her*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/34895-death-becomes-her-on-broadway), earning Tony Award nominations for all three. Her other Broadway credits include *Once Upon a One More Time*, *Shrek the Musical*, *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, and *Hello, Dolly!*

Early in her career, Simard earned Drama Desk Award nominations for her performances in three Off-Broadway musicals: *I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change*; *The Thing About Men*, and *Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit*, as well as for *Company* and *Disaster!*

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Brad Oscar stars as Mayor Menlove in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Oscar's Broadway credits include [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets), *Mrs. Doubtfire,* *Something Rotten!,* *Big Fish,* *Nice Work If You Can Get It,* and originating the role of Franz Liebkind in *The Producers,* earning Tony Award nominations for *The Producers* and *Something Rotten!* Oscar performed in the national tour of *Jekyll & Hyde* and appeared in television series including *Madam Secretary, The Good Wife,* and *Smash.*

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Ann Harada stars as Florence Menlove in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026. She reprises her role from the same-named AppleTV+ series and the stage musical's D.C. world premiere.

A musical theatre favorite, Harada has performed in 10 Broadway shows including *Into the Woods, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, 9 to 5, Les Misérables, Chess, Hair, Seussical*, and *Avenue Q*, in which she originated the role of Christmas Eve.

She has also appeared in theatre-centric TV shows like *Schmigadoon!* and NBC's *Smash* and performed in numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions at major venues like St. Louis, Missouri's Muny; California's La Jolla Playhouse; and Pennsylvania's Bucks County Playhouse.

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McKenzie Kurtz stars as Betsy in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Kurtz made her Broadway debut as Anna in *Frozen*. She also starred as Glinda in the 20th anniversary Broadway cast of [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets) and as Cassandra in *The Heart of Rock and Roll* on Broadway and as Heather Chandler in [*Heathers The Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42261-heathers-the-musical) off Broadway.

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Isabelle McCalla stars as Emma Tate in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

McCalla is best known for her extensive work in modern musicals. After making her Broadway debut as Jasmine in [*Aladdin*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/105-disneys-aladdin-tickets), she rose to prominence for originating the role of Alyssa Greene in *The Prom*, both in 2018. She later starred in the musicals [*Water for Elephants*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/34684-water-for-elephants-on-broadway) as Marlena and *Shucked* as Maizy.

She has also appeared in high-profile musical productions around the U.S., including *Footloose* at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and *Clue* and *Hercules* at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.

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Max Clayton stars as Danny Bailey in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Clayton is known for his Broadway performances as Billy Flynn in [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets), as the standby for Hugh Jackman as Harold Hill in *The Music Man*, and in the ensembles of numerous other musicals including [*Moulin Rouge!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/15911-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway-tickets), *Pretty Woman, Bandstand, Hello, Dolly!, Something Rotten!, Gigi*, and *On the Town*.

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Ivan Hernandez stars as Doc in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Hernandez made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) and went on to star as Larry Murphy in *Dear Evan Hansen*. He also appeared off Broadway in *The Light in the Piazza* at New York City Center and in the title role of the musical *3 Summers of Lincoln* at California's La Jolla Playhouse.

His TV credits include *Devious Maids, The Good Wife, NCIS*, and *Law and Order: SVU*.

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Maulik Pancholy stars as the Reverend in [*Schmigadoon!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45429-schmigadoon-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Nederlander Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/nederlander-theatre) from April 4 to September 6, 2026.

Pancholy is best known for his TV roles as Jonathan on *30 Rock*, the voice of Baljeet Tjinder on *Phineas and Ferb*, Neal on the first season of *Whitney*, and as characters named Sanjay Patel in both *Weeds* and *Sanjay and Craig*. He is also the author of two award-winning young adult novels, *The Best at It* and *Nikhil Out Loud*.

He has performed on Broadway in *It's Only a Play* and *Grand Horizons* and off Broadway in shows including *To My Girls, Good for Otto, 	Morbidity & Mortality*, and Wallace Shawn's *Aunt Dan and Lemon*.

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The Nederlander Theatre is one of the most iconic performing arts venues in New York City. As an intrinsic part of Broadway, this historic theater first opened its doors in 1921 and ever since then, it has been the stage for numerous successful Broadway shows and legendary musicals. In its early years, it was known as The National Theatre, where it hosted renowned productions such as Showboat, which revived the Golden Age of musical theatre. In 1980, the name of the theatre was changed to the Nederlander in honor of theatre owner David Nederlander. Since then, it hit new highs, staging several hit musicals including 'Rent,' which ran for a phenomenal 12 years. 

**How to get there**: The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 W 41st St, New York, NY 10036. You can easily reach the venue via public transportation. If you're taking the subway, you can take the A, C, E to 42nd Street, exit at 41st Street, then walk a bit to the west. Alternatively, the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, R, Q, W, S trains all stop at Times Square 42nd Street.

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Built by Walter C. Jordan, the Nederlander Theatre building was originally constructed as a carpenter's shop in 1920 and was converted into a theatre the following year. The venue officially opened as the National Theatre on September 1, 1921. Ownership of the theatre has changed hands several times over the years — the Shubert Organization originally owned the building until 1956, and Harry Fomkes and Billy Rose (who renamed the theatre after himself) took over in 1959.

The Nederlander Organization purchased the property in 1979 and briefly renamed it the Trafalgar Theatre, until it was renamed after the organization's founder, David T. Nederlander, in 1980.

The Nederlander Theatre, located on 41st Street, is the southernmost Broadway house.

## How to get to the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway

The closest subway stop to the Nederlander Theatre is 42nd Street - Times Square on the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines. The closest bus stops are 7th Av/W 41st St. on the M7, M20, or M104 lines and 7th Av/W 42nd St. on the M42, SIM8, SIM8X, SIM22, SIM25, SIM26, and SIM30 lines.

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The Nederlander Theatre, initially a carpenter's shop, opened as a theatre in 1921. Ownership changed multiple times and it's now named after David T. Nederlander. Closest subway stop is 42nd Street - Times Square.

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The Nederlander Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in NYC, famous for countless hit shows. It's accessible via multiple subway lines.

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*The Heart of Rock and Roll* musical follows Bobby, who takes up a corporate job at a Milwaukee box factory after his band keeps flopping. There, he meets Cassandra, the owner's daughter who wants to prove her own leadership chops, and romance blossoms.

The songs, like the story, are rooted in the '80s. During the '80s and '90s, Huey Lewis and the News scored 19 top 10 singles across three Billboard charts: Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Mainstream Rock. All five of their albums from 1982-91 reached the Top 30 on the Billboard 200 album chart and were certified Gold, Platinum, or Multi-platinum. Not to mention that the band achieved its peak when "The Power of Love" got an Oscar nomination.

That doesn't mean Lewis and his band are any less popular now, and the premiere of *The Heart of Rock and Roll* in New York proves that. The show also enjoyed audience success for its 2018 world premiere at San Diego's Old Globe.

## What to watch for

- "Hip to Be Square" is a song about how it's cool to be uncool. But *The Heart of Rock and Roll* takes the title more literally, working it into a number set at the box factory. (Boxes are square — get it?)
- The power of love is now twice as strong. That Huey Lewis megahit appears not only in the *The Heart of Rock and Roll* musical, but also in [*Back to the Future*](https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/shows/26018-back-to-the-future) on Broadway!
- Lewis's music also features in another musical that's as far from a rom-com as you can get: *American Psycho*. Talk about range!
- "The Heart of Rock & Roll," the song that gives the musical its name, won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form in 1986. The song is from the band's 1983 album *Sports*.
- Huey Lewis and the News were originally called Huey Lewis and the American Express, but they changed it so the same-named credit card company wouldn't sue them.

## Important Information

Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre. 
No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. 
All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles. 
The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.

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Feel the power of love at this musical rom-com featuring the songs of Huey Lewis and the News. Hits like "Do You Believe in Love," "Hip to Be Square," and the title track score the story of a wannabe rockstar and aspiring corporate boss who help each other chase their dreams — and find love along the way.

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