What we are experiencing this spring at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a perfect storm of wedding day shenanigans, seemingly conjured by the Broadway musical gods to thank us for being The. Best. Theatregoers. Ever! What else could explain the cosmic blast of stardust shooting across the Great White Way from It Shoulda Been You? Or the fact that Tyne Daly has finally signed on for a new musical comedy (Gypsy opened in 1989, for heavens sake); or that leading ladies Sierra Boggess and Montego Glover are sharing the stage with a prodigious headcount of insanely hilarious award-winning performers?

Tyne Daly, Sierra Boggess, Brian Howard, Harriet Harris and Edward Hibbert in It Shoulda Been You. Photos: Andrew Eccles

While it would be very wrong of me to go into plot and relationship minutia (what’s theatre without exposé, after all?), I will reveal: It Shoulda Been You (now in previews, opening April 14th) is a original new work by Barbara Anselmi (score) and Brian Hargrove (book), marking the Broadway directorial debut of Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce as well as his reunion with two of his Frasier costars: Tony winner Harriet Harris (Cinderella), who plays the mother of the groom; and Edward Hibbert (Noises Off) as the wedding planner (who, incidentally, also appeared with Hyde Pierce and Michael X. Martin, aka the father of the groom, in the 2007 hit musical Curtains).

Known for his unique comedic je ne se qua, Hibbert, who was radio food critic Gil Chesterton on Frasier, is a perfect match for this contemporary musical farce offering endless unexpected twists and turns. “It shows a modern family wedding in a golden time; I feel blessed to be a part of it,” he says.

“David is a terrific man in so many ways, and as a director he has that special benefit of also being an actor,” says Hibbert. “I’ve found that because he’s an actor, he directs by stealth: economical and succinct.”

Sharing the stage with Harris, who played Frasier’s loopy agent, is a particularly nostalgic perk for Hibbert, seeing how the two met in L.A. performing Paul Rudnick’s play Jeffrey. Both were scooped up by industry-types in the audience for guest shots on Frasier. “Those turned into recurring roles,” recalls Hibbert, who pointed out that Kelsey Grammer shared studio time with It Shoulda Been You while rehearsing for the Broadway premiere of Finding Neverland. (Clearly, it’s just a matter of time before the four sitcom alum will be making dinner plans).

For the present, however, Hibbert is understandably psyched to be back on Broadway performing in a musical he calls “Pure joy and a very sweet love story.”

It Shoulda Been You, now in previews, opens April 14th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St. (Broadway-8th Ave.).