Huey Lewis & The News Musical "The Heart of Rock and Roll" Set to Debut on Broadway in Spring 2024

"The Heart of Rock and Roll," a comedic love-story musical based on Huey Lewis and The News' band music, gears up for Broadway debut in 2024; no cast announced yet for the $16 million production which first premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in 2018.

• The musical 'The Heart of Rock and Roll', based on the music of Huey Lewis and The News, will premiere on Broadway in spring 2024, over a decade after its conception.
• The storyline, unrelated to the life of Huey Lewis himself, focuses on a former rock band member transitioning to middle-class respectability, with romance unfolding as he falls for his boss' daughter.
• Directed by Gordon Greenberg, choreographed by Lorin Latarro, with a book by Jonathan A. Abrams, the musical will feature all of the band's biggest hits, including 'The Power of Love', 'Hip to Be Square', and others.
• The musical broke the record for highest gross per performance during its initial run at San Diego's Old Globe Theater in 2018, and the Broadway production will be capitalized for up to $16 million.
• The Broadway musical is scheduled to begin previews on March 29 and open on April 22, 2024, at the James Earl Jones Theater, with no cast announced yet.

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