About the Show

New musical based on the bestseller and film about a lifelong friendship, with music by Mike Stoller.

Beaches follows the lifelong friendship between Cee Cee and Bertie, who first meet as children and form an enduring bond despite their contrasting personalities. Over the course of their lives, the two navigate the challenges of growing up, romantic rivalries, and personal tragedies, maintaining a connection that withstands distance, misunderstanding, and loss.

The musical is adapted from Iris Rainer Dart’s New York Times bestselling novel and the subsequent film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. The stage version features music by Grammy Award-winning Mike Stoller, with lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart, and a book by Dart and Thom Thomas, developed in collaboration with David Austin.

Critic Reviews (6)

"Blink at the wrong moment, and you will not see the mere nod from the hospice worker to Cee Cee, who instantly shifts, mid-conversation, to speaking of Bertie in the past tense."
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"You'd expect a show called Beaches to have more flow and fluidity — and hope it would make a bigger splash."
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"Vosk is the principal lifeline here. Now she just deserves a vehicle that isn't beached."
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"Sadly there's little wind beneath this uninspired musical's thin and tattered wings."
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"At the end of "Beaches," when Vosk belts the famous song from the movie so sublimely, the audience momentarily forgets the sandy slog that came before it."
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"...you’ll be grabbing your tissues and be reminded that Vosk truly is a powerhouse"
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