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Gigi, Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Announces Broadway Dates and Theater

The musical will come to New York after a run in Washington D.C.

Vanessa Hudgens and Corey Cott lead the cast of Gigi, which will open this spring at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Vanessa Hudgens and Corey Cott lead the cast of Gigi, which will open this spring at the Neil Simon Theatre.
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Eric Schaffer's new production of Gigi, starring Vanessa Hudgens, will play Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre beginning March 19, producers have announced. The musical will officially open on April 8.

The Broadway-bound musical, which features a new book by Heidi Thomas in addition to the classic score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, is currently in the midst of a tryout run at the Kennedy Center, where it runs from January 16-February 12.

Hudgens, leads the cast in the title role, along with Corey Cott as Gaston Lachaille, Victoria Clark as Mamita Alvarez, Dee Hoty as Aunt Alicia, Howard McGillin as Honore Lachaille, and Steffanie Leigh as Liane d'Exelmans. The cast also features Cameron Adams, Max Clayton, Madeleine Doherty, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Hannah Florence, Allison Jantzie, Brian Ogilvie, Ian Paget, James Patterson, Justin Prescott, Manuel Stark, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, Amos Wolff, and Ashley Yeater.

Based on the 1944 novella by Colette, Gigi was first adapted for the Broadway stage by Anita Loos in 1951. Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music) adapted the material for the 1958 movie musical, which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Gigi also won the Tony Award for Best Score in 1974. This new production includes all of the songs from the movie, as well as four songs written and added to the stage score by Lerner and Loewe in 1973, along with two songs that were dropped from the previous stage version.

Featured on the creative team are Joshua Bergasse (choreography), Derek McLane (scenic design), Catherine Zuber (costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Kai Harada (sound design), David Brian Brown (hair design), James Moore (musical director), August Eriksmoen (orchestrations), Matt Aument (vocal and incidental music arrangement), and Sam Davis (dance music arrangements).

For tickets and more information on the Kennedy Center run, click here.

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