Bandstand, Starring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott, Picks Broadway Theater

The Broadway-bound musical Bandstand will be the next occupant of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, currently home to the Tony-winning revival of The Color Purple. Previews will begin March 31, 2017, in advance of an April 26 opening.

As previously announced, Corey Cott and two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes will lead the cast of the original musical, which made its world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall. The show will be produced on Broadway by Tom Smedes, Gabrielle Palitz, Terry Schnuck, Tom Kirdahy and Roger Horchow.

Directed and choreographed by Hamilton Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand features music by Richard Oberacker and a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor, and Richard Oberacker.

Set in the smoke-filled, swing-fueled nightclubs of 1945, Bandstand brings the against-all-odds story of singer and songwriter Donny Novitski (Cott) and his band of mismatched fellow WWII veterans to the stage.

When a national radio contest to find America's next big swing band offers a chance at instant fame and Hollywood fortune, Donny must whip his wisecracking gang of jazzers into fighting shape. Teaming up with the beautiful young war widow Julia (Osnes) as their singer, they struggle to confront the lingering effects and secrets of the battlefield that threaten to tear them apart.

The Broadway creative team includes scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, sound design by Nevin Steinberg. The Broadway transfer is produced by Tom Smedes, Gabrielle Palitz, Terry Schnuck, Tom Kirdahy, and Roger Horchow.

Additional casting and creative team will be announced shortly.