The Bridges of Madison County

A show that breathes. Deeply.

"The Bridges of Madison County" is a moving musical by Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, based on the bestselling novel by Robert James Waller and the iconic film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood.

The story of Francesca and Robert, whose chance encounter over four days changes their lives, is about love, longing, difficult choices, and the question: "What if...?"

This Tony® Award-winning musical is an intimate theater of emotions, where the power lies in the music, the subtlety, and the truth of human relationships. In 2026, the title arrives on the Polish stage for the first time.

running time 165 min

The musical is presented by arrangement with MTI Europe

creative team

music & lyrics: JASON ROBERT BROWN
book: MARSHA NORMAN
translation: DANIEL WYSZOGRODZKI
staging & direction: JAKUB WOCIAL
choreography: BARBARA OLECH
set design, costumes & multimedia: MARTYNA DOMOZYCH
musical direction: IGNACY MATUSZEWSKI
lighting design: WOJCIECH WĄS
sound design: BARTOSZ CHRUŚCIŃSKI
vocal coaching: MARTA CARILLON
graphic design: SZYMON LUDWICZAK
production: MARTA CIOSEK, JAKUB WOCIAL, KATARZYNA WOCIAL

“Jakub Wocial, in directing the Polish premiere, found the right scale for this story. The more the performance trusts the actors and the music, the more powerful it becomes.”“The actors don't try to convince me that they are living through a great story. They make me start living it along with them for those two-plus hours.”“Because when singing stops being a show-off performance, choreography stops being mere decoration, and music begins to speak exactly where words are no longer enough, the musical ceases to be just a form. It becomes theater.”Wiesław Kowalski, Teatr dla Wszystkich

“The duets between this pair are magnificent, tuned in perfect harmony, much like the souls of their characters.”“You can feel the heat of their consuming passion for yourself.”“I suspect everyone will find their own reason to shed a tear in Madison County.”Marek Zajdler, Nasz Teatr

“A story well known to everyone from the hit film 'The Bridges of Madison County,' in which Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood created iconic characters that seemed impossible for anyone else to play. That was until director Jakub Wocial decided to create a musical based on this story.”“'The Bridges of Madison County' is a musical produced by Broadway Polska, and it is truly Broadway-caliber. The combination of Jason Robert Brown’s exquisite music—for which he received a Tony Award in 2014—in Daniel Wyszogrodzki’s translation, the live orchestra under the direction of Ignacy Matuszewski, the choreography by Barbara Olech, and the set design by Martyna Domozych, but above all, a team that wanted to create something valuable and high-quality in terms of both vocals and acting, all came together to produce an extraordinary musical about feelings, a sense of duty, dreams, and appreciating every moment.”Katarzyna Jakubiak, Dziennik Teatralny