Get a Sneak Peek of Schmigadoon on Broadway From the Rehearsal Room With 3 Full Numbers

The cast gave press a special preview ahead of their move to the Nederlander Theatre, and the cameras were rolling.

March 19, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

The company of Broadway's Schmigadoon! gave the press a special sneak preview of the upcoming musical with three full numbers performed in the rehearsal room, and the cameras were rolling. See the cast sing the Golden Age musical parody's title song above.

The musical begins performances at the Nederlander Theatre April 4 ahead of an April 20 opening night.

Now a stage musical, Schmigadoon! was first produced as a two-season Apple Original series. The Broadway version follows the plot of the show's first season, which follows real-world couple Josh and Melissa as they find themselves in ~~Brigadoon~~ Schmigadoon, a mysterious and magical world populated with characters, plots, songs, and dance numbers plucked from Golden Age musicals like Oklahoma!, The Music Man, Carousel, and more. The adaptation—which features a book, music, and lyrics by series creator Cinco Paul—includes all of the songs from the series' Grammy-nominated score plus some new titles, including songs cut from the series.

Watch Sara Chase as Melissa Gimble opposite Max Clayton's Billy Bigelow stand-in Danny Bailey performing "Enjoy the Ride" below.

The cast also includes Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice) as Josh Skinner, Ana Gasteyer (Once Upon a Mattress, SNL) as Mildred Layton, Ann Harada (Avenue Q) as Florence Menlove, Brad Oscar (The Producers) as Mayor Menlove, Isabelle McCalla (Water for Elephants) as Emma Tate, Maulik Pancholy (It's Only a Play) as The Reverend, Ayaan Diop as Carson, Ivan Hernandez (Dear Evan Hansen) as Doc, and McKenzie Kurtz (Heathers) as Betsy. Brightman, Chase, Harada, Oscar, McCalla, and Kurtz are all reprising their work from the musical's 2025 D.C. premiere. Harada also starred as Florence Menlove in the original series.

Rounding out the company are ensemblists Afra Hines, Becca Petersen, Brandon Block, Clyde Alves, Jess LeProtto, Joshua Burrage, Kaleigh Cronin, Keven Quillon, Kimberly Immanuel, Lauralyn McClelland, Lyrica Woodruff, Maria Briggs, Miles McNicoll, Nathan Lucrezio, Richard Riaz Yoder, Shina Ann Morris, and Zachary Downer. Casting is by The Telsey Office.

See McCalla and the company perform "With All of Your Heart" below.

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The work made its world premiere in 2025 at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, with series choreographer Christopher Gattelli directing and choreographing. Gattelli is reprising his work on the Main Stem. See what critics had to say about the premiere run here.

Schmigadoon!'s Broadway bow will feature set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Walter Trarbach, and hair, wig, and makeup design by Tom Watson. Pask, Cho, and Watson also designed the Kennedy Center staging.

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Lorne Michaels and No Gurantees Productions are producing, alongside Micah Frank, Caroline Maroney for Broadway Video, and Christine Schwarzman and Megan O’Keefe for No Guarantees. TT Partners is general managing.

Schmigadoon! premiered on Apple TV+ in 2021, with a second season in 2023 that sent its characters to Schmicago, complete with parodies of '70s musicals like Pippin, Godspell, and Sweeney Todd. Apple canceled the show's third season while it was still in production, though Paul previously told Playbill that his goal is to bring all three seasons of Schmigadoon to the stage. Read Playbill's exhaustive recaps of all first and second season episodes for a deep dive into the series' many musical theatre Easter eggs, references, and parodies.