Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Tuck Everlasting, starring Broadway favorites Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Carolee Carmello. The new musical features music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and a book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle. Performances will begin on March 31, 2016 at the Broadhurst Theatre, with opening night set for April 26.
In addition to Keenan-Bolger and Carmello as Jesse and Ma Tuck, respectively, the Casey Nicholaw-helmed production will feature newcomer Sarah Charles Lewis as Winnie Foster, Robert Lenzi as Miles, Terrence Mann as Man in the Yellow Suit, Michael Park as Angus, Fred Applegate as Constable Joe, Valerie Wright as Betsy Foster and Michael Wartella as Hugo.
Based on the 1975 children's novel by Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting follows a young girl and her friendship with Jesse Tuck and his family, who become immortal after drinking from an enchanted spring. The story has twice been adapted for the screen.