Harry Connick Jr. In ‘The Sting’ Musical At Paper Mill Playhouse

MILLBURN, NJ — The world-premiere of the musical adaptation of the classic 1973 film, “The Sting,” will take place at The Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. And the production will have a music industry heavyweight as its star: Harry Connick Jr.

The musical will have its world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse for a limited run from March 29 through April 29. Learn more and purchase tickets at the theater’s website.

Here’s how the Paper Mill Playhouse describes the play:

“Chicago. 1936. Get ready to enter a smoke-filled world of cons and capers, where nothing is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be. Based on the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, The Sting tells the tale of a pair of con men, small town grifter Johnny Hooker and big-time hustler Henry Gondorff (Harry Connick, Jr.), who plot to bring down the city’s most corrupt racketeer. The Sting takes you back to an era where jazz reigns, the stakes are high, and the dice are always loaded.”

Choreographed by Warren Carlyle and directed by John Rando, “The Sting” includes book by Bob Martin, music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis with Harry Connick Jr, and a score with music by Scott Joplin, including “The Entertainer.”

Not able to make the Millburn shows? “The Sting” will soon be produced on Broadway by The Araca Group, Matthew Gross Entertainment, and by Special Arrangement with Universal Theatrical Group, according to the theater.

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