Editing Jimmy Buffett (section)

==Theater==
In 1994, Buffett began developing a musical based on [[Herman Wouk]]'s 1965 novel, ''[[Don't Stop the Carnival (novel)|Don't Stop the Carnival]]''. Buffett wrote the music and lyrics and Wouk wrote the book for the show. ''Don't Stop the Carnival'' debuted in [[Miami| Miami, Florida]], in 1997 to negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://playbill.com/article/wouk-buffett-musical-opens-today-in-fl-com-70073 | title=Wouk/Buffett Musical Opens Today in FL | work=[[Playbill]] | date=April 19, 1997}}</ref> The show ran only for six weeks in Miami.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-01-05-9901050061-story.html | title=JIMMY BUFFETT HEADS FOR BROADWAY | first=Larry | last=Katz | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=January 5, 1999 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

''[[Escape to Margaritaville]]'', a musical, ran at the [[La Jolla Playhouse]] in [[San Diego]] from May 2017 to July 2017. The show then performed limited runs in [[New Orleans]], [[Houston]], and [[Chicago]], and was well received by critics. The show features a book by [[Greg Garcia (producer)|Greg Garcia]] and [[Mike O'Malley]] and uses Buffett's classic songs, some of which he rewrote the lyrics to in order to better fit in the context of the story. The show began previews at the [[Marquis Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on February 16, 2018, and officially opened on March 15 under the direction of [[Tony Award|Tony]] winner [[Christopher Ashley]]. The Broadway production received mixed reviews from New York critics and closed on July 1 after 29 previews and 124 regular performances. A national tour launched in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], in the fall of 2019.<ref name=Lifestyle/>