A ‘Hee Haw’-inspired musical is coming to Utah’s Pioneer Theatre Company

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A 'Hee-Haw'-inspired musical, being developed for Broadway, will make its world premiere as part of Pioneer’s 2022-2023 season.

a musical being developed to go to Broadway. It is scheduled to run at Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, on the University of Utah campus from Oct. 28 to Nov. 12.that it’s based on the long-running TV series “Hee Haw,” which combined corny comedy with country music.

In a news release, PTC’s artistic director Karen Azenberg describes the production as a “hilarious musical fable about an unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and an unforgettable battle for the heart and soil of a small town.” The score is by Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriters Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, with a book by Robert Horn, a Tony winner for the musical “Tootsie.” Directing the show is Jack O’Brien, who has three Tonys on his shelf — including for directing the original Broadway production of “Hairspray.”based on the beloved holiday movie, from Dec.

The theater is expected to be completed in early 2023, in the renovated fieldhouse that was once the home to the Utes basketball team . “We have long needed a more intimate performing space for contemporary and new works,” said Diane Parisi, PTC’s interim managing director. Parisi credited the support of Peter Meldrum, the founder of Myriad GeneticsHere is the full schedule for PTC’s 2022-2023 season:

 

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