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Shows · The Wedding Singer · Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 2006

The Wedding Singer, 2006

Opened February 16, 2006

Closed December 31, 2006

285 performances

Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Original

Broadway

The Wedding Singer

Of the productions that opened in the 2000s, this had the 75th longest run.

Who was in it27 named

Matt Allen
Tracee Beazer
Cara Cooper
Ashley Amber Haase
Nicolette Hart
Peter Kapetan
J Elaine Marcos
T Oliver Reid
Matthew Stocke
Eric Lajuan Summers
David Eggers
Nick Kenkel
Jon Paul Mateo
Dennis Stowe
Matthew Saldivar as Sammy

Creative team

Director
John Rando
Choreographer
Rob Ashford
Orchestrations
Irwin Fisch

Tony Awards 0 from 0 nominations

Best Musical
Nominated

Recordings 1 released while this run was on

2006
The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy
The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy Masterworks Broadway 82876-820955-2, released June 6, 2006
United States

Around this production

The Wedding Singer is a musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Tim Herlihy. It is based on the 1998 film of the same name. The musical revolves around Robbie, who sings at weddings, his failed relationship with his former fiancée, and his romance with a new love, Julia. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2006 and had several US tours starting in 2007. It was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical. It subsequently has had many international productions.

Memorable Opening Night Note: Definitely J. Elaine Marcos’ pamphlet called “The I-Melta-Da Fat OFF Workout” by Imelda Marcos (her character in the show)! Hilarious! The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 1 2005 May 31 2006 Viagas Robert Second Annu, p. 415

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