Shucked at Buell Theatre

Shucked is the 2x Drama Desk and Tony Award®-winning musical sensation the New York Post calls “so damn funny.” After an a-maize-ing run on the dazzling lights of Broadway, the musical comedy is set to make its way to the esteemed Buell Theatre this fall! 

Boasting a hilarious book by Tony Award® winner Robert Horn (from Tootsie), a score by Nashville’s top songwriting artists including Grammy Award-winning Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and spearheaded by Tony Award® winning director Jack O’Brien (from Hairspray), this corn-y musical is the one to watch this fall! Book your tickets today to secure your place! 

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“A fun night out! The funky, rootsy score has the audience erupting into show-pausing cheers with memorable melodies and clever lyrics” – The New Yorker

Shucked at Buell Theatre

Shucked is a kernel of laughs that is on its way to Denver from 7 – 19 October. Located in the iconic Denver Center for Performing Arts, Buell Theatre is a 2,839-seat performing arts center that knows exactly how to put one epic show on! Located on 1350 Curtis Street, the venue is the place to experience this Tony Award®-winning musical comedy!! With “incredible acoustical enhancements,” Buell Theatre is a “first-rate theatrical experience.” There’s no better place to experience Shucked in all its glory! 

“You’ll love it! The proof is in the (corn) pudding and the fact that everyone ends up laughing.” – VULTURE 

Synopsis

Shucked takes place in the fictional farming town of Cob County. There is a thick wall of corn which surrounds the town. The tale follows Maizy, an innocent farm girl, and Beau, a no-nonsense farm boy, as they’re about to get married in Cob County. But when the corn starts to fail, the townspeople demand answers. Their wedding is put on hold until the problem is solved. With the helping hand of an unlikely hero, a shady con man, and a battle for both the heart and soil of Cob County, can the town rescue their crop and the wedding? Shucked is a very funny new musical about a small Midwest farming town, jam-packed with corn jokes and unforgettable songs!

Creative Team

The cast features Miki Abraham (“Shucked” on Broadway) as Lulu, Tyler Joseph Ellis as Storyteller 2, Maya Lagerstamas as Storyteller 1, Mike Nappi as Peanut, Jake Odmark (“Kinky Boots”) as Beau, Quinn VanAntwerp (“Shucked” on Broadway) as Gordy, as well as Danielle Wade (“Mean Girls” national tour) as Maizy. The cast also includes the talented Zakiya Baptiste, Mackenzie Bell, Carly Caviglia, Cecily Dionne Davis, Ryan Fitzgerald, Sean Casey Flanagan, Jackson Goad, Erick Pinnick, Nick Raynor, Celeste Rose, Kyle Sherman, as well as Chani Wereley.

Shucked features an awesome book by Tony Award® winner Robert Horn, and a catchy score by Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated Nashville legends Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, as well as direction by 3x Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien. Other creative team members include Choreography by Sarah O’Gleby, Music Supervision, Direction, Orchestrations & Arrangements by Jason Howland, Scenic Design by Scott Pask, Costume Design by Tilly Grimes, Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman, Sound Design by John Shivers, Wig Design by Mia Neal, Casting by Stephen Kopel and C12 Casting, Tour Music Director by Nick Williams, Production Stage Manager by Alan D. Knight, and Company Manager by Dhyana Colony.

“With a tuneful country score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally and superb book by Robert Horn, SHUCKED is so damn funny the audience sits in a state of perpetual giggle” – New York Post 

History & Awards

Inspired by 2015’s “Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical,” Shucked opened its curtains in Salt Lake City at Pioneer Theatre Company in 2022. The production was met with glowing reviews, applauded for its clever jokes and heartfelt country-inspired score, as well as an award-winning creative team! The musical comedy transferred to Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre, with previews starting in March 2023. Shucked won huge at the 76th Tony Awards, earning an impressive nine nominations. Alex Newell won Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Shucked also did well at the coveted Drama Desk Awards, with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally snagging Outstanding Music, and Alex Newell taking home Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical. 

Shucked had its final show on Broadway in January 2024 after 327 incredible performances. It then went on to launch a 30-city North American tour in the fall of 2024. Shucked is such a hit with audiences and critics that it crossed the pond and debuted in London at Regent’s coveted Park Open Air Theatre in May 2025, and it’s even making its way to Australia next year. 

Review 

“Drop everything and go see Shucked while you can. It’s hilarious, heartfelt and (forgive me) ear-resistable, a truly cream-of-the-crop show and proof that American musical theater is still capable of winsome, surprising and original works. As the puns fly fast and furious and the impressive musical numbers keep coming, you’ll find yourself charmed by its uncomplicated (and honestly, kind of predictable) but perfectly delightful plot and the camaraderie and kinship forged on stage as we watch. The show accomplishes what so many others of its ilk often find next to impossible to do: delivering a well-written, solid plot and believable stakes alongside strong musical numbers that develop character and advance the plot. We get introduced to Cob County and its residents, understand the crux of the challenge at hand and are on our way to Tampa and back all within the show’s first five numbers, and the economy of storytelling is both appreciated and expertly done.”

• – Third Coast Review, Broadway Reviewer