The previously announced The Wanderer and Aida will also be a part of the 2020–2021 lineip.
The Paper Mill Playhouse 2020–2021 season will include the world premiere of the musical Bruce, based on the making of Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster Jaws. Also on the slate are Clue and The Sound of Music, joining The Wanderer, which was postponed to next season due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, announced in January.
The Millburn, New Jersey, venue will kick off its season with the murder-mystery comedy Clue (October 7–November 11), directed by Casey Hushion. The stage adaptation features a book by Sandy Rustin, with additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price and original music by Michael Holland.
During the holiday season is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music (November 25, 2020–January 3, 2021), directed and choreographed by Mark S. Hoebee.
Aida, directed by Schele Williams and choreographed by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown, kicks off its new national tour at Paper Mill February 4–March 7, 2021. The musical features a revised book by David Henry Hwang based on the original by Robert Falls, Linda Woolverton, and Hwang.