Gettin' the Band Back Together
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Gettin' the Band Back Together on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Gettin' the Band Back Together Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical
- Gettin' the Band Back Together is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: July 19, 2018
- Show Opened : August 13, 2018
- Show Closed: September 16, 2018
Set in Sayreville, New Jersey and centered on a 40 year-old, recently unemployed investment banker, who seeks to get his high school band back together as a means to prevent his mother’s house from entering foreclosure.
What's Gettin' the Band Back Together Like?
Set in Sayreville, New Jersey a 40 year-old, recently unemployed investment banker seeks to get his high school band back together as a means to prevent his mother’s house from entering foreclosure.
As it turns out, the real estate owner who is seeking the foreclosure is his high school foe, and he is equally motivated to save his mother’s house in order to win a competition against him. Along with his old band Juggernaut, he enters the high-stakes Battle of the Bands, reconnects with his high school friends, saves his mother’s house, and goes head-to-head with his rival from his school days.
The show has been reviewed as “playful,” “good-natured,” “mildly irreverent,” and “genuinely funny,” which knows how to strike a balance between “feel-good” and “touches of meanness.” With a feel-good score and a story that is just a little bit irreverent, this show could be a fun night in the theatre for family and friends alike. Gettin’ the Band Back Together has been called a “'rockin’ Valentine to the Garden State.”
Is Gettin' the Band Back Together Good for Kids?
The show is most appropriate for children over the age of 10. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Gettin' the Band Back Together on Broadway Background
Gettin’ the Band Back Together is a new musical with a book by producer Ken Davenport, along with the improvisational group the Grundleshotz. The show is directed by John Rando (who won a Tony Award for Urinetown). The show premiered in 2015 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
The Grundleshotz, the group of performers who also developed the book of the show through improvisation, include Sebastian Arcelus, Michael Hirstreet, Fred Berman, Craig Jorczak, Jenna Coker Jones, Jay Klaitz, Nathan Kaufman, Emily McNamara, Bhavesh Patel, Jennifer Miller, Fletcher Young, and Sarah Saltzberg.
The director, John Rando, won a Tony Award for Urinetown. The show is produced by a team led by book writer Ken Davenport, who is known for innovative producorial initiatives that often involve crowdsourcing. For instance, Davenport produced Godspell, the first Broadway show whose investment was raised through crowdfunding.
As for Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Davenport's innovative ideas include a logo contest, in which he sought advertising suggestions from the public to design the musical’s official logo, rather than paying a Broadway ad agency.
The show score was written by Mark Allen and was made available for free at on the official website.
Theatre Information
Belasco Theatre
111 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
813
Entrance:
44th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenues
Theatre
Information
Gettin' the Band Back Together Marquee
Gallery
Cast Members
- Mitch
- Mitchell Jarvis
- Bart
- Jay Klaitz
- Robbie
- Manu Narayan
- Ricky
- Sawyer Nunes
- Sully
- Paul Whitty
- Mitch's Mom
- Marilu Henner
- Dani
- Kelli Barrett
- Tygen
- Brandon Williams
- Ritchie
- Garth Kravits
- Roxy
- Tamika Lawrence
- Tawney
- Becca Kotte
- Billie
- Noa Solorio
Past Cast Members
- Mitch
- Sarah Saltzberg
- Bart
- Fletcher Young
- Robbie
- Nathan Kaufman
- Ricky
- Michael Hirstreet
- Sully
- Sebastian Arcelus
- Mitch's Mom
- Emily McNamara
- Dani
- Jenna Coker Jones
- Tygen
- Fred Berman
- Ritchie
- Craig Jorczak
- Roxy
- Bhavesh Patel
Producers
Hunter Arnold
Carl Daikeler
Richard Hopper
Roy Putrino
Richard Roth
Ken Davenport
Production Credits
- Director
- John Rando
- Writers
- The Grundleshotz + Ken Davenport
- Music + Lyrics
- Mark Allen
- Scenic Design
- Derek McLane
Creative Team
- General Manager
- Davenport Theatrical Enterprises
- Casting Director
- Daryl Eisenberg Casting
- Musical Director
- Sonny Paladino