Shows · Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
Opened 2011
69 performances
Musical, Modern
In Depression-era Texas, small-town girl Bonnie Parker dreams of escaping her dead-end life for fame and glamour. When she meets charming petty criminal Clyde Barrow, the two embark on a crime spree across the American South, robbing banks and becoming unlikely folk heroes to the desperate poor. As their notoriety grows, so does the danger closing in around them, and their passionate but doomed love affair hurtles toward its inevitable violent end.
- Music
- Frank Wildhorn
- Lyrics
- Don Black
- Book
- Ivan Menchell
Productions3 productions: 2 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Recordings 1 recording
Bonnie & Clyde is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell. The world premiere took place in San Diego, California in November 2009. The musical centers on Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the ill-fated lovers and outlaws whose story has been infamous since they achieved folk hero status during the Great Depression. Wildhorn described the music as a "non-traditional score, combining rockabilly, blues and gospel music". The San Diego run was followed by a Sarasota, Florida, engagement in 2010. The musical debuted on Broadway in December 2011. It was nominated for three Outer Critics Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, both including Best New…
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