The new musical “Loch Ness” is set to receive a new production at Red Bank, New Jersey’s Two River Theater beginning on March 10, 2027. The Broadway-aimed tuner will run through April 4 as part of the theater’s 2026-2027 season.
Featuring a book by Sandy Rustin, “Loch Ness” centers on a spirited Scottish girl who confronts a mythical and mysterious creature said to live in the eponymous lake. The musical features music and direction by Marshall Pailet, with lyrics by A.D. Penedo and choreography by Misha Shields.
Rustin debuted on Broadway with her play “The Cottage”; she also wrote stage adaptations of “Clue” and “Mystic Pizza.” Pailet, a former child actor on Broadway, co-wrote and directed the recent Off-Broadway play “Marcel on the Train.” He also penned the music and book for the musicals “Triassic Parq” and “Baghdaddy,” the latter of which featured lyrics by Penedo and choreography by Shields.
The show will feature music direction and arrangements by Myrna Conn, who was an assistant music director of Broadway’s “Dead Outlaw” and associate conductor on the national tour of “Come From Away.”
“Loch Ness” was previously seen in 2018 at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival and the Adirondack Theatre Festival.
“Loch Ness” will be produced by special arrangement with Victoria Lang, a co-producer of the Tony Award-winning 2024 revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” and the 2025 revival of “Sunset Boulevard,” as well as “Operation Mincemeat,” “Just in Time” and “Dead Outlaw.” Joining her on the producing team is Mark Schwartz, a producer of Broadway’s “My One And Only” and “Jackie.” Rounding out the producing team is Martian Entertainment, a Tony-winning producer of the 2014 Broadway revival of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and the 2011 revival of “The Normal Heart.”
