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MR. SATURDAY NIGHT - ONLY 7 WEEKS LEFT TO SEE BILLY CRYSTAL ON BROADWAY IN

Chasten Harmon in MR. SATURDAY NIGHT. Photo by Matthew Murphy 2022

 DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE

“THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON BROADWAY IN YEARS!” - Variety

 

ONLY 7 WEEKS LEFT TO SEE

BILLY CRYSTAL ON BROADWAY IN

MR. SATURDAY NIGHT

 

FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

 

NOMINATED FOR FIVE TONY AWARDS

BEST MUSICAL

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

BEST SCORE OF A MUSICAL

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

 

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“MUSICAL COMEDY HEAVEN!”

  •  Chris Jones, NY Daily News

 

“HEARTY LAUGHS! GLORIOUS PUNCHLINES.

I’LL HAVE WHAT BILLY’S HAVING!”

  • Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post

 

“BILLY CRYSTAL BRINGS THE FUNNY!”

  • Peter Marks, The Washington Post

 

“THE LAUGHS COME HARD AND FAST – THIS IS GOLD, BILLY, GOLD!”

  • Joe Westerfield, Newsweek

 

 

The Tony-nominated musical comedy, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT, starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Billy Crystal, will play through its announced on-sale date and will conclude its Broadway run on September 4, 2022.

 

“Bringing Mr. Saturday Night to the Broadway stage and experiencing the laughter and tears this show generates has truly been one of the high points of my career,” said Billy Crystal.  “It has been a joyous experience to make my musical comedy debut at the age of 74, and I thank everyone involved: my co-writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel; director John Rando; our composer and lyricist, Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, and our music director David O; my vocal coach David Stroud; our choreographer Ellenore Scott; Scott Pask and our entire design team; our musicians and crew; the best producing partner you could ask for, Jimmy Nederlander; and the fantastic cast, each of whom I have great affection for and who made me so proud to act with every show. The character Buddy Young Jr. has been part of my life for many decades and I’m honored that I was able to share him with the audiences at the Nederlander Theatre.”

 

Following the Broadway run of MR. SATURDAY NIGHT, Billy Crystal will begin pre-production on the AppleTV+ series, “Before.” He will star in and executive produce the series with Academy Award-winning writer Eric Roth and Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson.

 

MR. SATURDAY NIGHT is the story of Buddy Young Jr., an outrageous and outspoken comedian who found fame, if not fortune, in the early days of television.  Now, some 40 years after his TV career flamed out, Buddy seeks one more shot at the spotlight, and while he’s at it, one last shot at fixing the family he fractured along the way. The musical, which opened on Wednesday, April 27th at the Nederlander Theater, will have played 28 previews and 116 performances when it concludes its run.

 

MR. SATURDAY NIGHT also features Tony Award winner Randy Graff (City of AngelsLes Misérables) as Elaine Young; David Paymer (City Slickers, Quiz Show, State & Main), who is recreating his Oscar-nominated performance as Buddy’s brother Stan Yankleman; Tony Award nominee Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) as Susan Young; and Chasten Harmon (The Good Fight, Elementary, Broadway’s Hair) as agent Annie Wells. The Broadway company also includes Jordan Gelber (Sunday in the Park with George), Brian Gonzales (Aladdin), Mylinda Hull (Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsSweet Charity), Stephen DeRosa (Gary: A Sequel), Henry Gainza (On Your Feet), Tari Kelly (Groundhog Day) and Tatiana Wechsler (Broadway debut).

 

In this production, Mr. Crystal returns to the role of Buddy Young Jr. that he portrayed in the original 1992 Columbia Pictures film of the same name, which also marked his directorial debut. The book for the stage musical is written by Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The score for MR. SATURDAY NIGHT features music by three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Bridges of Madison County) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody). Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town) directs. The production features choreography by Ellenore Scott (Funny Girl).

 

Based on the Castle Rock Entertainment motion picture, Mr. Saturday Night is written by Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel and based on a concept by Billy Crystal. By special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

 

Tickets for all remaining performances are available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

For more information, please visit MrSaturdayNightOnBroadway.com

 

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