After a run of 28 previews but only 39 regular performances, the Broadway show Tuck Everlasting closed on May 29, 2016. The show featured a book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle which was based on Natalie Babbitt’s best-selling 1975 novel of the same name. The music was by Chris Miller with lyrics are by Nathan Tysen. Direction and choreography were by Casey Nicholaw.
The casting included Carolee Carmello as Mae Tuck, Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Jesse Tuck, Michael Park as Angus Tuck, Terrence Mann as The Man in the Yellow Suit, Fred Applegate as Constable Joe, Robert Lenzi as Miles Tuck, Michael Wartella as Hugo, Valerie Wright as Mother, and Pippa Pearthree as Nana. Sarah Charles Lewis played the central role of Winnie .
After seeing this show in previews, I thought it could do very well on Broadway especially with the summer tourist season in sight. It seemed to have everything a show needed to do well including a variety of characters, good songs, well choreographed dance numbers, and a story that was appealing as it psyched the imagination. I was especially moved by the final ballet that represented a woman’s journey through life. That alone could have sold the show to me; but I have found the older I get, the more I can look at theater in a very sentimental way and enjoy all that it has to offer.
As disappointing as the closing is, the good news is that the cast album will be released digitally on June 3. Check this link on itunes for more information.