Photos: In the Rehearsal Room With Beaches on Broadway

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett will lead the screen-to-stage to musical at the Majestic.

March 16, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett (Jenny Anderson)

Tissues to the ready! Beaches the musical is in the rehearsal room and getting ready to make its Broadway debut at the Majestic Theatre beginning March 27. Get a sneak peek at the upcoming screen-to-stage musical—adapted from Iris Rainer Dart's novel and film—in the photo gallery below. Opening night will be April 22.

The musical is being led by Jessica Vosk as Cee Cee and Kelli Barrett as Bertie, with Ben Jacoby as Michael Barron, Brent Thiessen as John Perry, Samantha Schwartz as Little Cee Cee, and Zeya Grace as Little Bertie. Vosk, Barrett, Jacoby, and Thiessen are all reprising their performances from the musical's world premiere run at Theatre Calgary.

The company also includes Sarah Bockel, Harper Burns, Eric Coles, Taylor Sage Evans, Mia Gerachis, Joelle Gully, Stephanie Martignetti, Emma Ogea, Olive Ross-Kline, Bailey Ryon, Paul Adam Schaefer, Lael Van Keuren, and Zurin Villanueva. Casting is by The TRC Company's Peter Van Dam.

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Lonny Price (Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill) is co-directing with Matt Cowart.

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 also 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.