Harry Connick Jr. “On A Clear Day You Can See For Ever"

 By Greg Hernandez  http://greginhollywood.com/

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever begins previews Nov. 12 at the St. James Theatre then officially opens Dec. 11.

Why do we care?

Because it stars the dreamyHarry Connick Jr. who I’ve been smitten with ever since seeing him opposite Sandra Bullock in Hope Floats.

In this romantic musical, Harry plays Dr. Mark Bruckner, a down-to-earth psychiatrist who finds himself suddenly swept off his feet by a beautiful woman. But the muddled romantic subplot of the original show and film starring Barbra Streisand has been transformed into a love triangle full of dramatic and comic tension.

One of the central characters, a flighty woman named Daisy, has been turned into a gay florist named David. Dr. Bruckner hypnotizes Daisy/David and then falls in love with her/his past self, a woman named Melinda Wells.

“I love being on Broadway and it was a matter of finding the right thing,” Connick Jr. told TheatreMania last month. “I had just done Pajama Game, which was classic and great, but I don’t know that I wanted to do that kind of show again. And this came along and it was very different. They’ve taken a completely different approach to the material and our director Michael Mayer has some great ideas. Plus they’re great songs and I get to play a great character.

Here is a LINK to the show’s website.