The great white from 'Jaws' takes on Broadway in the new play 'The Shark is Broken'
NEW YORK - Jaws was the first summer blockbuster. A trio of characters ventured into the ocean to hunt down a beast after a great white shark wreaked havoc in a beach community off Cape Cod.
The film stars Roy Scheider as local sheriff Brody, a young Richard Dreyfuss as marine biologist Hooper, and rugged English actor Robert Shaw playing the captain of the Orca, Quint.
Alex Brightman poses as the box office officially opens for the upcoming broadway play "The Shark Is Broken" at The Golden Theater on July 11, 2023 in New York City. "The Shark Is Broken" is a play written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon and directed by
Now the great white shark is coming to The Great White Way in ‘The Shark is Broken’ - a comedic play following the story of the mechanical shark, Bruce, that kept malfunctioning on set in the middle of the ocean, taking the film's production from three weeks to nearly nine months.
Ian Shaw, son of Robert Shaw, who played Quint in the movie, co-wrote and is starring in the play on stage.
Signage as the box office officially opens for the upcoming broadway play "The Shark Is Broken" at The Golden Theater on July 11, 2023 in New York City. . (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
Ian Shaw recreating iconic scenes from the film like Quint’s Indianapolis speech, which Ian puts a fun spin on.
Nestled inside the cramped Orca on stage, Shaw is joined by fellow actors, Alex Brightman playing Richard Dreyfuss and Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider.
The show chronicles the on-set tension between the actors filming at sea. "The Shark is Broken" is now in previews now with opening night slated for August 10th at Golden Theatre.