Back in 2015, composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, along with playwright Robert Horn, believed they had a surefire future Broadway hit on their hands. But as is often the case, a New York City theater dream didn’t quite go as planned.

The world premiere in Dallas of that would-be hit musical — “Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical” — landed with a lukewarm fizzle. Despite the feeling that the tepidly received premiere sealed the fate of the show, there was still another chapter to explore.

With a nice long break, renewed vigor, and some tinkering and retooling, the trio’s embattled musical ultimately became the Broadway charmer “Shucked,” which, after a successful 2023-24 Broadway run, has embarked on a North American tour plays at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco Sept. 9 through Oct

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