Get ready for more new musicals this season on Broadway! Beaches, a musical adaptation of Iris Rainer Dart's novel, will bow on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre beginning March 27, 2026, officially opening April 22. Continuing through September 6, the Broadway run will precede a previously announced (and previously intended to be pre-Broadway) national tour.
And leading the musical will be Jessica Vosk (Hell's Kitchen, Wicked) as Cee Cee and Kelli Barrett (Parade) as Bertie, both reprising the roles they created in this production's world premiere at Canada's Theatre Calgary last year. Also back from that run will be co-directors Lonny Price (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill) and Matt Cowart. Further casting, by The TRC Company's Peter Van Dam, is to be announced.
Released in 1985, Dart's novel tracks a lifelong friendship between the mild-mannered Bertie and larger-than-life Cee Cee. The book became a famous tear jerker of a feature film in 1988, with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey co-starring. Idina Menzel and Nia Long also starred in a 2017 made-for-television remake for Lifetime. The Beaches musical has been in development for more than a decade. It was first staged in 2014 at Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia, starring Mara Davi and Alysha Umphress; that production was directed by Eric Schaeffer and featured a different composer (David Austin).
The upcoming Broadway version features a book by Dart and Thom Thomas, music by Mike Stoller, and lyrics by Dart. The Broadway staging will feature choreography by Jennifer Rias (A Doll's House), music supervision by Joseph Thalken, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen (Moulin Rouge!), scenic design by James Noone (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill), costume design by Tracy Christensen (Sunset Boulevard), lighting design by Ken Billington (Chicago), sound design by Kai Harada (Merrily We Roll Along), projection design by David Bengali (Water for Elephants), and wig, hair, and make-up design by J. Jared Janas (Buena Vista Social Club). Thomas Recktenwald will serve as production stage manager, and Alchemy Production Group will general manage.
Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso, Douglas McJannet for Arden Entertainment, Alison Spiriti & Justin Sudds for Right Angle Entertainment, and Ryan Bogner & Tracey McFarland for Broadway & Beyond Theatricals are producing. The tour will be produced by Crossroads Live.
Tickets go on sale in January. Sign-up for on-sale notifications at BeachesTheMusical.com.
Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk in Beaches
Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in Beaches
Kelli Barrett and Jessica Vosk in Beaches
Jessica Vosk in Beaches
Jessica Vosk and company of Beaches
Jessica Vosk and company of Beaches
Jessica Vosk and company of Beaches
Kelli Barrett in Beaches
