The Broadway play “The Shark Is Broken,” a comedy drama based on the making of the movie “Jaws,” is coming to the Vineyard this summer in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary. The play is currently touring the U.K. and Ireland, after showing from August to November 2023 on Broadway in New York’s John Golden Theatre. It will be on the Vineyard amid the height of events commemorating the premiere anniversary of “Jaws” on June 20. He told the Times this week that showing the play on-Island has been his goal since joining the production in 2019 before its first premiere. Though the younger Shaw played his father in the Broadway production, he will not play that role on-Island as he is touring the play in the U.K.
