Alex Newell is currently starring on Broadway in the new musical Shucked and the 2023 Tony Award nominee headed to The Voice to perform the show-stopping number “Independently Owned.”
Shucked, with a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn, music and lyrics by Clark and McAnally, and direction by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien, stars John Behlmann, 2023 Tony Award nominee Kevin Cahoon, Andrew Durand, Tony Award nominee Grey Henson, Caroline Innerbichler, Ashley D. Kelley, and 2023 Tony Award nominee Alex Newell.
The ensemble of Shucked features Jimmy Brewer, Audrey Cardwell, Dwayne Clark, Rheaume Crenshaw, Jaygee Macapugay, Scott Stangland, Yasmeen Sulieman, and Quinn VanAntwerp. The swings are Miki Abraham, Ken Wulf Clark, Traci Elaine Lee, and Alan Wiggins.
Shucked began performances at the Nederlander Theatre Wednesday, March 8, 2023, and officially opened Tuesday, April 4, 2023.