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The Wedding Singer is a musical based on the 1998 film of the same name written by Tim Herlihy. It premiered on Broadway in 2006 and ran for 284 performances, closing on 31 December 2006. The musical is set in 1985 in New Jersey and revolves around Robbie Hart, a wedding singer who is left at the altar by his fiancée, Linda. Robbie descends into a deep depression and ruins every wedding gig until he meets Julia, a waitress who works at his wedding gigs. The show ends with Robbie and Julia's wedding reception after they finally get together.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Date of world premiere | 8 February 2006 |
| Location of world premiere | 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle |
| Date of Broadway premiere | 27 April 2006 |
| Location of Broadway premiere | Al Hirschfeld Theatre |
| Number of performances on Broadway | 284 |
| Date of last performance on Broadway | 31 December 2006 |
| Date of first national tour | 31 August 2007 |
| Location of first national tour | Curtis M. Phillips Center, Gainesville, Florida |
| Date of final performance of first national tour | 31 August 2008 |
| Location of final performance of first national tour | Harrah's, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Number of cities visited during first national tour | 31 |
| Date of UK premiere | 9 February 2017 |
| Location of UK premiere | Curve Theater, Leicester |
| Number of UK venues | 33 |
| Date of Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre production | 30 January 2020 to 1 March 2020 |
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The Wedding Singer's Broadway run
The Wedding Singer, a musical based on the hit 1998 film of the same name, premiered on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on 27 April 2006, following previews from 30 March. The musical closed on 31 December 2006 after a successful run of 284 performances.
The musical is set in 1985 in New Jersey and revolves around Robbie Hart, a wedding singer who gets left at the altar by his fiancée, Linda. Post-heartbreak, Robbie becomes a wedding planner's nightmare, taking out his bitterness on stage and ruining every wedding he performs at. However, things start to look up when he meets Julia, a waitress who works at his wedding gigs and dreams of her own perfect wedding. Despite their growing connection, Julia is already engaged to Glen, a wealthy Wall Street banker. A series of miscommunications lead the pair away from each other, and Julia elopes with Glen to Las Vegas. Robbie decides to follow his heart and pursues Julia to Vegas, where he crashes her wedding and performs his latest song. Robbie and Julia end up together, and the musical concludes at their wedding reception.
The Broadway production of The Wedding Singer was directed by John Rando, with choreography by Rob Ashford. It featured Stephen Lynch as Robbie, Laura Benanti as Julia, and Richard H. Blake as Glen. The musical was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and has since had many international productions and US tours.
The Wedding Singer has also enjoyed success in the UK, with a production helmed by director Nick Winston premiering at the Curve Theatre in Leicester in February 2017. This production featured Jon Robyns as Robbie and Cassie Compton as Julia and played a total of 33 UK venues from February to October 2017.
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The musical's premiere
The musical adaptation of the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer, premiered on Broadway in 2006. The show is based on the 1998 film of the same name, written by Tim Herlihy, and takes audiences back to the 1980s, with big hair, bold fashion choices, and a rock star wannabe wedding singer, Robbie Hart, as the protagonist.
The musical had its world premiere with a limited run pre-Broadway engagement at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. It opened on 8 February 2006 and closed on 19 February 2006. The Broadway run began at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on 27 April 2006, with previews from 30 March, and closed on 31 December 2006, after a successful 284 performances. The show was directed by John Rando, with choreography by Rob Ashford, and starred Stephen Lynch as Robbie.
The Wedding Singer features a large chorus and many featured roles for actors who sing and dancers who act. The show is meant to be performed with one or more singers, and the score includes well-known songs like "Somebody Kill Me" and "Grow Old With You", written by Herlihy and Sandler. The musical was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical and has since had many international productions and US tours.
A production of The Wedding Singer, directed by Nick Winston, premiered at the Curve Theatre in Leicester in February 2017, and played at 33 UK venues from February to October of that year. The show has also had several other runs, including a limited engagement at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in 2020.
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Its nominations
The Wedding Singer, which premiered on Broadway in 2006, was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical is based on the 1998 film of the same name and features music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Tim Herlihy.
The story revolves around Robbie, a wedding singer in 1985 New Jersey, who is left at the altar by his fiancée Linda. He meets a waitress named Julia, who is engaged to a Wall Street banker, and the two develop a romantic connection. The musical features a large chorus and many featured roles for actors who sing and dancers who act.
The Wedding Singer had its world premiere at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle on February 8, 2006, before moving to Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 27, 2006. It closed on December 31, 2006, after 284 performances. The Broadway production was directed by John Rando and choreographed by Rob Ashford, featuring Stephen Lynch as Robbie.
The musical subsequently had several US tours starting in 2007 and has since been produced internationally. The first national tour began on August 31, 2007 and played 31 cities before closing in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 31, 2008.
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International productions
The Wedding Singer, a musical based on the 1998 film of the same name, has enjoyed international success with various productions worldwide. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2006 and subsequently had several US tours.
Following its Broadway run, a national US tour of The Wedding Singer was launched in the Fall of 2007, playing 31 cities through the Fall of 2008. Another US and Canadian tour ran from 2009 to the Spring of 2010. The show has also been produced in Japan, South Korea, Spain, the UK, Australia, Germany, and the Philippines.
The Spanish-language version, "El Rey de Bodas" (The King of Weddings), played in Madrid in 2007, starring Naim Thomas as Robbie, María Virumbrales as Julia, and María Adamuz as Holly. The Japanese version ran in Tokyo at the Nissay Theatre in 2008, and the South Korean production opened in Seoul in 2009.
In the UK, a production directed by Nick Winston premiered at the Curve Theater in Leicester in February 2017 and played a total of 33 UK venues from February to October of that year. This production featured Jon Robyns as Robbie, Ruth Madoc as Grandma Rosie, and Cassie Compton as Julia.
The Australian premiere was in 2008 at the Arts Theatre in Adelaide, and the German-language debut played at Theater im Neukloster in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, in 2011. The Philippine production ran at the Meralco Theater in 2010, starring Gian Magdangal.
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The cast
The first national tour of the musical began in 2007, with performances in 31 cities across the US. The cast for this production is not listed. The show then had many international productions, including in Spain, Japan, South Australia, the Philippines, and Germany. The Spanish-language version, El Rey de Bodas, starred Naim Thomas as Robbie, María Virumbrales as Julia, and María Adamuz as Holly.
A UK production in 2017 featured Jon Robyns as Robbie, Ruth Madoc as Grandma Rosie, Ray Quinn as Glen, Cassie Compton as Julia, Roxanne Pallett as Holly, Ashley Emerson as Sammy, Samuel Holmes as George, and Tara Verloop as Linda. Lucie Jones replaced Pallett as Holly in May 2017, with Stephanie Clift playing the role at the venues where Lucie was not available.
The same UK production was staged again in 2020, this time featuring Kevin Clifton as Robbie, Sandra Dickinson as Grandma Rosie, Rhiannon Chesterman as Julia, Andrew Carthy as George, Ashley Emerson as Sammy, Erin Bell as Linda, Jonny Fines as Glen, and Tara Verloop as Holly.
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Frequently asked questions
The musical "The Wedding Singer" stayed on Broadway for 284 performances, from 27 April 2006 to 31 December 2006.
"The Wedding Singer" had its world premiere at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, on 8 February 2006.
"The Wedding Singer" opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on 27 April 2006.
The music for "The Wedding Singer" was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics and book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy.
