Shucked (Broadway)
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Shucked (Broadway)
84%
84%
(1917 Ratings)
Positive
91%
Mixed
6%
Negative
3%
Members say
Entertaining, Clever, Delightful, Funny, Great singing

About the Show

A new musical comedy from some of the biggest names on Broadway—and in Nashville.

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Critic Reviews (28)

The New York Times
April 4th, 2023

“Just don’t expect intellectual nourishment; forgive me, I’m breaking my promise, but it’s mostly empty calories you’ll find in this sweet, down-market cornucopia.”
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Time Out New York
April 4th, 2023

“The jokes pop like corn on a cast-iron stove in the musical ’Shucked’...Before you know it, you’re gorged to satisfaction on a big, tasty bag of Broadway puff.”  
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New York Theatre Guide
April 4th, 2023

“ ’Shucked’ could never be condemned as theatrical spinach. It’s all about laughs, and it delivers – honest to cob.”
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New York Magazine / Vulture
April 4th, 2023

“It helps that ‘Shucked’s’ corn is some triple-A product: The direction’s tight, there’s barely any dead air onstage, and the musical speeds toward its happy conclusion before you have room to question it...To that end, ‘Shucked’ goes in one end and out the other wholly itself. Just like corn.”
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The Wall Street Journal
April 6th, 2023

"...'Shucked' is described at the top of the show as a fable. It is more a fantasy, really, but the suggestion is that perhaps we shouldn’t take this romantic comedy among the corn ears seriously. "
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Deadline
April 4th, 2023

“When all’s said and done, ’Shucked’ is exactly as much fun as you’ll let it be. Go with it, and savor the corn.”
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Variety
April 5th, 2023

“Those looking for silly, sweet and salty escapism will only be too happy to get ‘Shucked.’”
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The Observer
April 5th, 2023

“...there’s much to enjoy—even as the fun wears thin as corn silk...Shorn from its earwormy songs and bubbly ensemble, ‘Shucked’ tends to fade. Unlike the corn you ate the night before, it doesn’t stick around to remind you.”
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