Jimmy Buffett's 'Escape to Margaritaville' Musical Ran Out of Triple Sec

Fans literally just wanted to “Escape to Margaritaville” during the debut of Jimmy Buffett’s Broadway musical, but the bar ran out of Triple Sec too quickly.

“(The show) was sold out and there were, as expected, many Parrotheads in the audience,” an individual close to “Escape to Margaritaville” told the New York Daily News. “But the house did not expect to run out of Triple Sec, thus having to cut off Margarita sales.”

“Escape to Margaritaville” had its first preview performance on Friday. A spokesperson for the musical told TheWrap that there will “plenty of everything for tonight’s performance.”

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“Escape to Margaritaville” features 27 songs from the catalog of the 71-year-old singer. Two of the songs were specifically written for the show. The show’s opening night will take place on March 15.

The musical is about a part-time bartender, part-time singer named Tully who thinks he has his life all figured out until a beautiful tourist turns his world upside down. It is directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Kelly Devine.

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It was previously presented in limited engagement at the La Jolla Playhouse from May 9 until July 9, 2017, and also had limited runs in New Orleans, Houston and Chicago.

Live TV Musicals Ranked by Ratings, From 'Little Mermaid' to 'Rent' (Photos)

ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" didn't flounder in Tuesday's primetime Nielsen ratings in comparison to the other live (and semi-live) TV musicals that came before it. And yes, that includes the most-recent and lowest-rated event, Fox's "Rent."

Last night's broadcast -- which cut between the 1989 animated film and live performances by the cast, including "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula -- came in at No. 4 on the list of modern-day, live TV musicals ranked by their ratings among the key adults 18-49 demo. What makes that impressive slot even more impressive for "Little Mermaid" is that it was ABC's first foray into the genre since its rebirth, with all the other specials having aired on Fox or NBC.

Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.

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ABC
Rank: 10
Musical: "Rent"
Date: January 27, 2019
Network: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.4
Total viewers: 3.415 million

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Fox
Rank: 9
Musical: "A Christmas Story: Live"
Date: Dec. 17, 2017
Network: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.5
Total viewers: 4.481 million

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Fox
Rank: 8
Musical: "The Passion"
Date: March 20, 2016
Network: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.6
Total viewers: 6.648 million

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Fox
Rank: 7
Musical: "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!"
Date: April 1, 2018
Network: NBC
18-49 rating: 1.7
Total viewers: 9.607 million

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NBC
Rank: 6
Musical: "Hairspray Live!"
Date: Dec. 7, 2016
Network: NBC
18-49 rating: 2.3
Total viewers: 9.045 million

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NBC
Rank: 5
Musical: "Peter Pan Live!"
Date: Dec. 4, 2014
Network: NBC
18-49 rating: 2.4
Total viewers: 9.211 million

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NBC
Rank: 4
Musical: "The Little Mermaid Live!"
Date: Nov. 5, 2019
Network: ABC
18-49 rating: 2.6
Total viewers: 8.978 million

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ABC
Rank: 3
Musical: "The Wiz Live!"
Date: Dec. 3, 2015
Network: NBC
18-49 rating: 3.4
Total viewers: 11.498 million

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NBC
Rank: 2
Musical: "Grease: Live"
Date: Jan. 1, 2016
Network: Fox
18-49 rating: 4.3
Total viewers: 12.206 million

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Fox
Rank: 1
Musical: "Sound of Music Live!"
Date: Dec. 5, 2013
Network: NBC
18-49 rating: 4.6
Total viewers: 18.624 million

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NBC
There is currently no upcoming live TV musical set at any of the broadcast networks, after rock opera "Hair" was scrapped by NBC last February.
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Turns out ABC’s Tuesday event didn’t flounder among adults 18-49

ABC's "The Little Mermaid Live!" didn't flounder in Tuesday's primetime Nielsen ratings in comparison to the other live (and semi-live) TV musicals that came before it. And yes, that includes the most-recent and lowest-rated event, Fox's "Rent."

Last night's broadcast -- which cut between the 1989 animated film and live performances by the cast, including "Moana" star Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah as Ursula -- came in at No. 4 on the list of modern-day, live TV musicals ranked by their ratings among the key adults 18-49 demo. What makes that impressive slot even more impressive for "Little Mermaid" is that it was ABC's first foray into the genre since its rebirth, with all the other specials having aired on Fox or NBC.

Scroll through our gallery to see how each of broadcast TV's modern-day, live musical productions rank by Nielsen numbers. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated is last.

Also Read: ‘The Little Mermaid Live’ Ratings Blows Fox’s ‘Rent’ Numbers Out of the Sea

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