The Wedding Singer
The hilarious musical adaptation of the hit movie!
The Wedding Singer
Big hair, big shoulders, big heart!
The Wedding Singer
The hilarious musical adaptation of the hit movie!
Why see The Wedding Singer?
Totally Tubular
Travel back to the heady days of 1985, where hair is big and C.D. Players are intriguing novelties as your local theater company presents this fantastic production of The Wedding Singer, a musical adapted from Adam Sandler's hilarious and uplifting movie of the same name. Set to a soundtrack of 80s greatness, enjoy the New Jersey-set story of Robbie Hart - the titular wedding singer - and his winding journey to his own impending nuptials!
What Is The Story?
Wedding singer Robbie Hart's joy in his work is doubled by his own upcoming marriage. But even though he may be Jersey's choice of wedding entertainment, his own road to the altar is not so smooth. Enter Julia, a delightful waitress who might just help Robbie rediscover his purpose and his heart!
Debuting on Broadway in 2006, it's a hilarious and touching adaptation from Ched Beguelin, Tim Herlihy and Matthew Sklav (the team behind Elf the Musical) that tells Robbie's story anew with fabulous songs, dance numbers, romance, and plenty of totally radical 80s references.
Key Information
Run Time
Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission
Dates
Jun 19 - 21
Upcoming Performances
Reviews
Customer reviews
1 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Mark Friedlander
Better Than Broadway
I saw the first preview of The Wedding Singer at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center in downtown Arlington Heights. Years ago, I had seen the original Broadway production – and this one was better! The cast was comparable to the New York show: So good that I didn’t detect a difference in the level of talent (and this was just the first preview). The choreography was energetic and dazzling. And the show was tighter, faster-paced than my recollection of the Broadway version. (Kudos to the director!)
Everything about the experience was great. The music is outstanding, significantly underrated. The theater was comfortable with easy sightlines. And best of all, the tickets cost only a fraction of typical shows in New York (and Chicago).
I live in Chicago’s North Shore and am chagrined to admit that I knew nothing about and had never been to the Metropolis Performing Arts Center or its shows. If it continues to host productions of this quality, I will be going far more often. ... Read more
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