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Hidden Figures on Broadway

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:21 am
by Sotiris
On a big upcoming secret production, he teased: “There's one big original that we're working on right now that is not based on a Disney musical program that we will make a musical on. I can't announce it yet but it's based on a book about extraordinary women.”
Source: https://virginradio.co.uk/the-graham-no ... rn-theatre
Disney Theatrical Productions, the biggest company producing on Broadway, is working on a musical adaptation of “Hidden Figures,” which it has been exploring since 2018 with the film critic Elvis Mitchell as creative consultant.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/thea ... adway.html
A stage musical adaptation of the 2016 Oscar-nominated hit film Hidden Figures is in the works at Disney, with plans to assemble a creative team of Black artists, Disney Theatrical Productions confirms. The project has been in development, quietly, for a few years, but came to light this week with a mention in a New York Times report on Black theater artists. Film scholar and former film critic Elvis Mitchell is attached to the project as a creative consultant. Other details about the musical production, including casting, creative team, and target dates, are to be determined.
Source: https://deadline.com/2020/07/hidden-fig ... 202994350/

Re: Hidden Figures on Broadway

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:20 am
by blackcauldron85
I think that's a super cool idea for a Broadway show. I can't wait to learn who is doing the music!!!

Re: Hidden Figures on Broadway

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:32 pm
by Disney's Divinity
I agree. The people involved will probably define my level of interest moreso.

Re: Hidden Figures on Broadway

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:30 pm
by Sotiris
Schele Williams to Direct the Hidden Figures Stage Musical for Disney
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201404/sc ... or-disney/