Based on Carl Gottlieb’s 1975 book The Jaws Log, the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey will unleash Bruce next summer, a musical inspired by the well-documented filming of Jaws!
Donna Feore directs and choreographs Bruce, and the co-production with Seattle Rep will close out Paper Mill’s 82nd season with its world premiere June 9th-July 4th, 2021.
“Chronicling the making of an iconic movie, Bruce tells the story of then unknown director Steven Spielberg’s beleaguered film set and the challenges that thwarted his team at every turn, including the film’s star: an uncooperative mechanical shark named Bruce. At its heart, the show proves that when we are faced with hardship and work together as a team, great things can happen.”
Bruce features book and lyrics by Richard Oberacker and music by Robert Taylor.
