Some Broadway wags might have scoffed at the idea of a cornpone musical comedy and its punny promotions. But with its exuberance, heart and non-stop yucks, “Shucked” is the surprise del…
Minus stars and featuring a new Broadway composing team and an original book, this old-pro production is a throwback to the joys of lightweight musical comedy: where fresh talent is discovered, songs are catchy, jokes are plentiful and characters are appealing, fun and sweetly simple. Yet as one character in the show says, “There’s a cornfield of difference between simple and stupid. That’s a simple mistake stupid people make.
They present a “farm-to-fable” tale about an isolated, seemingly self-sufficient, rural community that’s centered around its production and celebration of all things corn. But when the crops suddenly fail, Maize , the town’s can-do gal, decides that sometimes it takes more than a village to survive — it takes outside help, too.
Maizy postpones her wedding to her longtime beau Beau and ventures to the big city — Tampa — where she meets Gordon , a faux podiatrist who’s more of a con man than a corn man. When he discovers that Maizy’s town may be sitting on valuable mineral deposits, he returns with her to the town to ostensibly save the harvest with his so-called expert corn know-how — but really to swipe the rocks. Sensing Gordon’s bad-boy vibe — and kinda loving it — is Maizy’s libidinous cousin Lulu .
“Shucked” began a decade ago as a stage version of the hayseed sketch TV series “Hee-Haw,” but the show has had a complete overhaul now as a smart-dumb book musical by veteran comedy writer Robert Horn . Horn’s fantastical narrative is pretty thin yet filled with characters to care about. He then has them all spouting silly similes, twisted metaphors and non-ironic/pro-moronic jokes that has audiences rolling in the eyes — and loving it.
The production is sturdily reinforced by stage vet Jack O’Brien, setting the tone and bringing polish, as well as an infectious spirit of glee, warmth, and discovery, just as he did for “Hairspray” and “The Full Monty.”
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