NEW YORK (AP) β The sound of swing will return to Broadway next season when director Andy Blankenbuehler leads “The Bandstand” to New York.
The story of six WWII veterans who join together in Cleveland to compete in a radio contest with dreams of stardom will star Laura Osnes and Corey Cott.
Says Blankenbuehler: “I’ve always been passionate about the 1940s. Choreographically and stylistically, it resonates with me.” Blankenbuehler is a Tony Award-winner whose other Broadway credits include “Hamilton” and “Bring It On.”
Osnes was on Broadway in “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” and “Bonnie and Clyde,” while Cott was in “Newsies” and “Gigi” opposite Vanessa Hudgens.
The dates, theater and additional casting will be announced later.
