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Hands on a Hardbody
by Trey Anastasio, Amanda Green and Doug Wright
About the Musical
A new musical based on the 1997 documentary of the same name.
Story:
For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand new truck in order to win it.
Composer
Trey Anastasio
Composer and Lyricist
Amanda Green
Librettist
Doug Wright
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Brooks Atkinson Theatre
- Opening Night
- Mar 21, 2013
- Total Performances
- 28
- Original Cast
- Keith Carradine, Allison Case, Hunter Foster, Jay Armstrong Johnson, David Larsen, Jacob Ming Trent, Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone, Mary Gordon Murray, Jim Newman, Connie Ray, John Rua, Keala Seattle, Dale Soules, Scott Wakefield, William Youmans
- Director
- Neil Pepe
- Choreographer
- Sergio Trujillo
- Producer
- Broadway Across America, Beth Williams, Barbara Whitman/Latitude Link, Dede Harris/Sharon Karmazin, Howard & Janet Kagan, John & Claire Caudwell, Rough Edged Souls, Joyce Primm Schweickert, Paula Black/Bruce Long and Off The Aisle Productions/Freitag-Mishkin
- Musical Director
- Carmel Dean
- Orchestrations
- Trey Anastasio and Don Hart
- Scenic Design
- Christine Jones
- Costume Design
- Susan Hilferty
- Lighting Design
- Kevin Adams
- Sound Design
- Steve Canyon Kennedy
997 Documentary
- Movie Name
- Hands on a Hardbody
- Type
- Documentary
- Director
- S.R. Bindler
- Starring
- Sid Allen, Brent Baskin, Greg Cox
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2013 Tony Award Nominations
Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Keith Carradine
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Keala Settle
2013 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Keith Carradine
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Keala Settle
Outstanding Choeography
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
2013 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding New Score
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Keala Settle
2013 Theatre World Award Nominations
Keala Settle
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