‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ is Coming to Broadway
Our beloved childhood-favorite film is being adapted into a Broadway musical, and our hearts simply can’t take it.
Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, recently praised for his Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, is directing a new musical based off the 1993 classic comedy, Mrs. Doubtfire, starring the late Robin Williams and Anne Finn’s best-selling novel Alias Madame Doubtfire.
Jerry Zaks will direct the Broadway-aimed musical Mrs. Doubtfire; @RottenBroadway co-creators are set to write https://t.co/htqHkDV66o pic.twitter.com/hu7Uq9a7In
— Playbill (@playbill) August 28, 2018
Mrs. Doubtfire is coming to Broadway and the creative team has just been announced!https://t.co/n9LWrtfXL8
— BroadwayWorld (@BroadwayWorld) August 28, 2018
The creative team consists of the Tony-nominated creators of Something Rotten!: John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick (book) and Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick (music and lyrics).
Mrs. Doubtfire follows a struggling actor who disguises himself as a British nanny in an attempt to spend time with his children after losing custody in a bitter divorce battle with his wife (played by Sally Fields). The film received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical Comedy that year and Robin Williams took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
We’re already saving up money to go see the show. Read more about the creative team at Playbill.
