With book and lyrics by Tony Award winner (Drood), based on the 1963 movie comedy, the musical is being performed as a staged concert starting at 7 PM President's Day with Holmes as narrator. The show tells the Jekyll & Hyde story of a nerdy egghead named Julius Kelp who concocts a potion that transforms him into an ultra-smooth, womanizing crooner named Buddy Love.
Sharing the leading role of Julius Kelp/Buddy Love is (), (), (Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), () and (). Joining them are members of the original world-premiere cast, including () as Stella Purdy, Klea Blackhurst as Miss Lemon, (Les Miserables) as Maury, () as Doctor Warfield, Kristopher Thompson-Bolden, Meghan Glogower, , Sarah Marie Jenkins, Alison Little, Lindsay Moore, Ronnie Nelson, Dominique Plaisant, , Christopher Spaulding and Kyle Vaughn. Musical direction is by Brad Gardner.
"The Nutty Professor The Reunion Concert" plays at Birdland (315 West 44th Street). There is a $30-$40 cover charge and $10 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at . Phone (212) 581-3080.
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The show had its world-premiere staging in Nashville, TN, directed by comic legend Lewis himself. Hamlisch died suddenly during the run. Mac Pirkle, a Nashville producer who partnered to produce the 2012 premiere staging, told 半岛体育.com at the time, "The sad part of it, with Marvin dying last week, it's redoubled everybody's dedication to the show. Marvin absolutely loved this show. And, Terre, his wife talked about how, in his last days, he talked about the show. He just loved it. Now we kind of carry the banner of Marvin, and his last score, with us. It's a source of pride and rededication for all of us to achieve the mission, which is to try to get the show to Broadway and on to the rest of the world."
Hamlisch (, ) wrote the music, Holmes (, ) penned book and lyrics.
