Bull Durham

Playing Thursday, October 2 - Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ)

BBB Contact: Chris Boneau  | Michelle Farabaugh | Colleen Donahue

 

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Book by Ron Shelton

Music & Lyrics by Susan Werner

Based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture written by Ron Shelton

Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse

Directed by Marc Bruni

Bull Durham brings the classic 1988 film to the stage. Veteran catcher “Crash” Davis is tasked with mentoring hotshot rookie pitcher “Nuke” LaLoosh, while baseball muse Annie must choose her seasonal protégé. Directed by Marc Bruni (The Great Gatsby) and adapted by its original screenwriter/director, Ron Shelton, with music and lyrics by Susan Werner, this pitch-perfect musical delivers a winning blend of comedy, drama, and romance as passion, ambition, and America’s favorite pastime collide.

The creative team travels to Paper Mill from last year’s home run production in North Carolina where it was hailed as “fun, original, and filled with unforgettable songs and characters... a smash hit” by the Triangle Arts Review.