As recently announced, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, which premiered on Broadway earlier this year, will stream on BroadwayHD. Today it was revealed that the musical will be available exclusively on BroadwayHD starting December 1, 2022.
The musical, filmed at the Nederlander Theatre, played its final Broadway performance on September 4, 2022.
Tony Award winner, six-time Emmy Award winner, and Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy Executive Producer Billy Crystal said, “I am so happy that people at home can now see our show. We’ve captured the feeling of being in the theater in the best ‘House Seats’ possible. It was a special experience to perform Mr. Saturday Night with our glorious cast and I know our new audiences at home will experience the same laughs and tears our Broadway audiences did.”
Mr. Saturday Night is based on the 1992 film of the same name, which marked the directorial debut for Crystal. Written by Tony Award nominees Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, based on an original concept by Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night features music by three-time Tony winner Jason Robert Brown, lyrics by Two-time Tony Award nominee Amanda Green, choreography by Ellenore Scott (Funny Girl) and direction by Tony Award winner John Rando.
Mr. Saturday Night also featured Tony Award winner Randy Graff (City of Angels, Les Misérables) as Elaine Young, David Paymer (City Slickers, Quiz Show, State & Main), who is recreating his Oscar-nominated performance as Buddy’s brother Stan Yankleman, Tony Award nominee Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) as Susan Young, and Chasten Harmon (The Good Fight, Elementary, Broadway’s Hair) as agent Annie Wells. The Broadway company also included Jordan Gelber (Sunday in the Park with George), Brian Gonzales (Aladdin), and Mylinda Hull (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sweet Charity).