The film Sensible Magic is being become a musical!
Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones is hooked up to co-write the the music for the stage present with songwriter Gregg Wattenberg.
Alice Hoffmanwho wrote the best-selling novel, will write the guide for the musical alongside Peter Duchan.
In a press release, Alice stated, “I’m so excited to be working with my superb collaborators on bringing Sensible Magic to the stage. This story of affection and sisterhood is supposed for the theater. Music is the center and soul of Sensible Magic, you possibly can hear it as you learn the guide, regardless that it isn’t there. Now you’ll lastly hear the story as I at all times imagined it. You’ll hear magic.”
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman starred within the unique film and can return for the sequel, hitting theaters this 12 months.
Sensible Magic‘s stage musical might be directed by Maria Friedmanwho was just lately nominated for a Tony for her acclaimed Merrily We Roll Alongside manufacturing on Broadway.
Right here’s the synopsis: “For greater than two centuries, the Owens girls have been feared, blamed, and whispered about of their small Massachusetts city. Orphaned as youngsters and raised by their eccentric aunts, sisters Sally and Gillian Owens develop up decided to flee the ancestral curse they inherited. Selecting reverse paths, the sisters attempt to outrun their previous, till love, loss, and long-buried secrets and techniques pull them again collectively. Compelled to confront their household legacy, Sally and Gillian should determine whether or not the previous may be overcome—and the way a lot they’re prepared to danger for love.”
See who’s returning for the sequel film and who’s becoming a member of the forged!