TOOTISE is based on the Columbia Pictures film, nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The musical tells the story of a talented but temperamental actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a part. TOOTSIE opened in Chicago September 30th and moves to Broadway’s Marquis Theatre opening April 23, 2019.
Music & Lyrics are by TONY winner David Yazbek
(The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty)
Book is by Robert Horn
(Dame Edna’s Back with a Vengeance, Bette Midler’s Divine Intervention)
Directed by TONY nominated Scott Ellis
(She Loves Me, You Can’t Take It With You, On The 20th Century)
Starring Santino Fontana
(Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Frozen, Cinderella)
Set Design by TONY winner David Rockwell
(Kinky Boots, Hairspray, Pretty Woman)
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
(6 Tony Awards, Theatre Hall of Fame)
More information about TOOTSIE is available at:
tootsiemusical.com
