The Cher Show (musical)


The Cher Show is a jukebox musical with a book by Rick Elice that tells the story of the early life and career of Cher. The musical had its world premiere at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago, in June 12, 2018, and opened on Broadway in December 2018. The Original Cast Album was released on digital platforms on April 12, 2019 and was released to physical CD on May 10, 2019. The Cher Show played its final Broadway performance on August 18, 2019.

Productions

The Cher Show made its world premiere at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on June 12, 2018, and officially opened its out of town try-out on June 28 and ran until July 14. The final performance experienced technical difficulties and forced the show to close one day early, on July 14, 2018. Following its Chicago run, the musical began previews on Broadway on November 1, 2018 in previews, and officially opened on December 3, 2018 at the Neil Simon Theatre.
The musical's book is by Rick Elice, direction by Jason Moore, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and orchestrations, arrangements and musical supervision by Daryl Waters. Cher's longtime costumer Bob Mackie is the costume designer, with set designers Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis, lighting designer Kevin Adams, and sound designer Nevin Steinberg. The producers of the show are Jeffrey Seller, Flody Suarez and Cher.
The Cher Show won Tony Awards for Stephanie J. Block and for Bob Mackie.
The Cher Show ended its run on Broadway on August 18, 2019, having played 34 previews and 296 regular performances. A touring production has been announced to premiere in 2021 after the original launch date of October, 2020 in Rochester, New York was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premise

The musical shows three stages of Cher's life and uses three actresses to portray her: “Babe,” “Lady,” and “Star.” Also portrayed are important people in her life, including Bob Mackie, Sonny Bono, and Cher's parents. The musical includes songs from Cher's performing life, including "I Got You Babe", "The Beat Goes On" and "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves".

Cast

Musical numbers

;Act I
;Act II
† Not featured on Original Broadway Cast Recording

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production