Broadway NewsBehind-the-Scenes Jaws Comedy The Shark Is Broken Completes Broadway Run November 19
Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw, and Colin Donnell star in the play set on the blockbuster film's fishing boat.
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Talaura Harms
November 19, 2023
The Orca's voyage at the Golden Theatre on Broadway has come to an end. The Shark Is Broken, the behind-the-scenes play about the three stars of the 1975 movie Jaws, finishes its limited engagement November 19. Previews began July 25 and the show officially opened August 10. At time of closing, it will have played 18 previews and 118 regular performances.
With a script co-written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, the comedy takes audiences behind the scenes as the film's three stars try to cope with foul weather, a temperamental mechanical shark, and each other's egos. The film is considered the first summer blockbuster and earned three Academy Awards. However, the on-set squabbles between stars Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss became Hollywood fables.
READ: Ian Shaw Takes a Bite Out of Broadway With His Play The Shark Is Broken
The Shark Is Broken premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, and opened in the West End in 2021, where it was nominated for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the 2022 Olivier Awards.
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Check Out Production Photos of Ian Shaw, Colin Donnell, and Alex Brightman in Broadway's The Shark is Broken
Edelstein will directs a cast of 30, with nearly 1,000 San Diegans participating directly in the milestone production that will mark the completion of the Bard’s canon at the venue.
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