BEACHES THE MUSICAL to launch Pre-Broadway National Tour in Autumn 2026
Following its sold-out, award-winning international premiere at Theatre Calgary, starring Jessica Vosk as Cee Cee and Kelli Barrett as Bertie, Beaches The Musical will launch a pre-Broadway National Tour in Autumn 2026.
Producer Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso said: “It is a great honour to bring Beaches the Musical to theatres around the country on our pre-Broadway tour. We can’t wait to share this love story about friendship with US presenters, Broadway, the West End and audiences around the globe.”
Based on the NY Times best-seller by Iris Rainer Dart, Beaches features music by Grammy-Award winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mike Stoller, lyrics by Dart, and a book by Dart & Thom Thomas, developed in collaboration with David Austin, alongside music supervisor Joseph Thalken, musical director Katie Coleman, and orchestrator Charlie Rosen. The show is directed by Emmy-winning and Tony Award Nominee Lonny Price and co-directed by Matt Cowart, with choreography by Jennifer Rias.
A new musical based on the best-selling novel, which was made into the blockbuster film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, Beaches follows two extraordinary friends through 30 years of camaraderie, laughter, sorrow, and love. Vivacious, outlandish Cee Cee and beautiful, privileged Bertie meet as children and become fast friends. From pen-pals to roommates to romantic rivals, Cee Cee and Bertie’s oil-and-water friendship perseveres through even the most tragic trials. With a touching vulnerability, Beaches exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit and the bonds of sisterhood.
Casting & complete production team for the tour will be announced at a later date.