Thursday, March 5, 2009

'Sleepless in Seattle' : The Musical

All you Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan/early 90s romantic comedy/Broadway fans are in luck.

Variety is reporting that the 1993 hit "Sleepless in Seattle" will be turned into a Broadway musical.

Composer Leslie Bricusse and writer Jeff Arch (who co-wrote the screenplay of the film) are currently working on a musical adaptation of the early 90s hit.

Rights for the theatrical adaptation were secured in early January, though David Shor, the project's producer, and Arch have been working on the musical adaptation for several months.

Bricusse, the project's composer and lyricist, has already penned 18 songs for the musical.

Shor hopes to have a first read through of the script by May, with the project premiering in the first half of 2010.

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