Curvy Widow | |
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''The Musical Comedy'' | |
Music | Drew Brody |
Lyrics | Drew Brody |
Book | Bobby Goldman |
Premiere | August 3rd, 2017: Westside Theatre, New York City |
Productions | 2016 North Carolina 2017 Off-Broadway |
Curvy Widow is a 2016 musical comedy based on a true story with music and lyrics by Drew Brody and a book by Bobby Goldman.[1]
The musical is directed by Peter Flynn, with choreography by Marcos Santana.[1]
The world premiere of Drew Brody and Bobby Goldman's Curvy Widow the Musical opened at North Carolina Stage Company in November 2016.[2]
Prior to their Off-Broadway debut, the musical opened at George Street Playhouse early May 2017 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3]
The musical started previews in July 2017 and officially opened Off-Broadway in August 2017 at Westside Theatre.[4]
Character | North Carolina (2016) [5] | George Street Playhouse Production (2017) [5] | Broadway (2017) [6] |
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Bobby | Nancy Opel | ||
Jim and others | Tom Treadwell | Ken Land | |
Caroline and others | Andrea Bianchi | ||
Heidi and others | Laura Dean | Elizabeth Ward Land | |
Joan and others | MaryAnn Hu | Aisha De Haas | |
The Shrink and others | Phillip Hoffman | Alan Muraoka | |
Per Se and others | Christopher Shyer |
The New York Times's Anita Gates wrote, "I wish I had Bobby Goldman’s faith that New York is filled with attractive, charming, emotionally stable older men looking for relationships."[7] Suzanna Bowling from Times Square Chronicles wrote, "Nancy Opel, pulls a tour de force, as she embodies the Curvy Widow upstairs at the Westside Theatre. This musical is sure to beat Menopause, as the most popular and highest grossing show in town. Critics were not in love when they saw Menopause, but the authors laugh all the way to the bank. Well move over, because Curvy Widow is bound to surpass that fad."[8]