(PITMAN, NJ) -- Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents The Bodyguard, The Musical from September 4-27, 2026. This is a thrilling, romantic musical that combines high-stakes suspense with unforgettable music based on the Warner Bros. film screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan.
When a former Secret Service agent is hired to protect a superstar from a dangerous stalker, sparks fly in this thrilling and romantic musical.
Packed with unforgettable hits like “I Will Always Love You” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” this West End sensation delivers heart-pounding suspense, sizzling chemistry, and powerhouse vocals that will keep you on the edge of your seat—and leave you swooning.
Tickets are $40 and available for purchase online. The venue is located at 43 S Broadway in Pitman, New Jersey.
Rated PG-13: Strong language, adult themes, and dramatic content, including strobe lights and gunshots.
Lawrence Kasdan has directed, written, or produced twenty-one motion pictures, including Body Heat, The Big Chill, Silverado, The Accidental Tourist, and Grand Canyon. Among them, he has written or co-written four of the most successful films in motion picture history: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Bodyguard, the first original screenplay Kasdan sold. The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist were nominated for Academy Awards as Best Picture. The Accidental Tourist was named Best Picture of 1988 by the New York Film Critics Circle. Grand Canyon won the Golden Bear as Best Picture of the 1992 Berlin Film Festival. Nominated for four Academy Awards and six Writers Guild Awards, Kasdan was honored by the Writers Guild of America with its Laurel Award for advancing the literature of motion pictures. In 2013, Kasdan joined creative forces with JJ Abrams to co-write Star Wars: Episode VII-The Force Awakens, the new entry in the worldwide phenomenon that is the Star Wars saga.
Alexander Dinelaris was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards in 2003 for his work on the book and lyrics for the Off-Broadway hit, ZANNA, DON’T! He won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for “Birdman,” (with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone and Armando Bo) which also won Best Picture. A His critically acclaimed play THE CHAOS THEORIES, which recently had a staged reading starring Kathleen Chalfont, Ally Sheedy, and Karen Ziemba, played to sold out audiences, and was a top pick of the 2004 New York Fringe Festival. At the moment, he has two plays optioned for Broadway: FOLDING THE MONSTER and STILL LIFE. His newest play, RED DOG HOWLS, addressed the Armenian genocide. Other works include BIG KIDS, ADAM & EVELYN, and PATHETIQUE.
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