Wicked Alum Justin Guarini Will Lead Broadway-Aimed Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical

Next stop the Great White Way? Broadway alums Justin Guarini, Rose Hemingway, Kevin Cahoon, PJ Benjamin and more have been tapped for the world premiere of Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical in Texas. Directed by Gary Griffin, the previously reported new musical comedy lovingly (and loosely) inspired by the classic TV series will feature a book by Robert Horn and score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. The tuner will play a limited engagement September 2 through October 11 at Dallas Theater Center.

Joining Guarini (Wicked), Hemingway (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Cahoon (The Wedding Singer) and P.J. Benjamin (Wicked) in the cast will be Ken Clark, Ryah Nixon, Rob Morrison, Mackenzie Bell, John Campione, Travis Coombs, Leslie Flesner, Julie Johnson, Kate McMillan, Harris Milgrim and Adam Perry.

Set in present day Kornfield Kounty, Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical introduces a new generation of characters as it tells the story of Misty Mae, the ultimate hometown girl, who heads out to follow her dreams in the big city of…Tampa. When she returns home to introduce her slick city-boy beau to her friends and family, everything goes haywire!

The production will feature choreography by Denis Jones, sets by John Lee Beatty, costumes by Mara Blumenfeld, lighting by Philip Rosenberg, sound by John Shivers and musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Stephen Oremus.