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Escape To Margaritaville

Why see Escape To Margaritaville?

Spreading that summer feeling!

Jimmy Buffet's sunny new musical, Escape to Margaritaville, is traveling across North America on its national tour! With an emphasis on 'not sweating the small stuff' Buffet's musical oozes with the musician's greatest hits, with it's chilled out party atmosphere it's time to Escape to Margaritaville!

With a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley and music and lyrics by Buffet himself, this semi-autobiographical musical is named after Buffet's 1977 smash hit 'Margaritaville' which also saw the star inducted into the 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame. Depicting images of ice-cold cocktails and bright beaches, Escape to Margaritaville celebrates life on a tropical island, and is sure you to leave you with that glowing summer feeling.

What is Escape to Margaritaville about?

Escape to Margaritaville follows the fortunes of a charming bartender and singer Tully, who spends his days between shifts seducing the rich female tourists on the tropical island of Margaritaville. Known as a local ladykiller, Tully can sweet-talk his way out of almost any scrape he finds himself in, whether it be an irate husband or frustrated boss. That is until the arrival of a lone, single female tourist who takes her career seriously; Tully falls head over heels but she is as frosty as the drinks he serves behind the bar. Can he win her heart before she flies home, and will the swaying palms and warm summer breeze convince them to both change their ways?

Key Information

Audience

All ages

Run Time

Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission

Dates

Finished Apr 11, 2021

Cast

Chris Clark as Tully
Sarah Hinrichsen as Rachel
Shelly Lynn Walsh as Tammy
Peter Michael Jordan as Brick
Rachel Lyn Fobbs as Marley
Patrick Cogan as J.D
Matthew James Sherrod as Jamal/Ted

Sophie Braud, Noah Bridgestock, Devon Buchanan, Anthony Cataldo, Chantelle Cognevich, Katie Davis, Nico DiPrimio, Fabian-Joubert Gallmeister, Diego Alejandro Gonzalez, Bobby Hogan, Aimee Lane, Victoria Price, Trent Soyster, Emma Stricker, Jade Turner, Morgan Unger and Tyler Whitaker.

Creative

Book Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley
Music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffet

Reviews

Customer reviews

21 reviews, average rating: (2.7 Stars)

Craig Funni

I loved the Escape

I really enjoyed the performance of Escape to Margaritaville. I have been a loyal fan of Jimmy Buffett for years, and the play gave me a new way to think about the music I enjoy listening to. I was very impressed on how the play was written around the songs I know my heart. ... Read more

Billy Wright

Loved it.

Saw this show in Chicago last year. I wasn't the biggest Jimmy Buffett fan although I knew his music. I'd say I was familiar with about a third of the songs that were in the show. But that didn't stop me from really enjoying it. My favorite part was the humor. The show was way funnier than I expected because it wasn't really advertised as a comedy so I wasn't expecting that at all. And seeing how they brought everything together using his songs was really cool. Not sure how Jimmy Buffett managed to do that but I guess he's written a few books so he knows a thing or two about story telling. There were a few songs I thought were slow but nothing that would stop me from going again. If you're looking for a fun night out this is definitely the escape that it promises to be. Be warned that there might be some super fans that sing along to the songs. Some people near me were annoyed by that but I didn't mind. ... Read more

BillJameson

Great fun!

If you are willing to “escape” this is a great show! Lots of fun for an evening. Loved the performances of the cast! ... Read more
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