Another film-to-stage production is underway!
Mystic Pizza is the latest addition to the slew of stage adaptations based on movies.
Multiple outlets report that the 1988 rom-com that launched Julia Roberts’ career is currently being developed for the musical stage.
Gordon Greenberg (Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn) and Sas Goldberg (Significant Other) will co-write the book, based on Amy Holden Jones’ story and characters. Oscar and Grammy winning artist Melissa Etheridge has been set to provide the music and lyrics.
“MGM’s Mystic Pizza is a seminal film for an entire generation of young people looking to distinguish themselves in a rapidly changing world,” said Greenberg. “Adapting Amy Holden Jones’ original screenplay for the stage with rock icon Melissa Etheridge, a beacon of strength and raw musical energy, and the brilliantly hilarious Sas Goldberg, is a dream collaboration on a story that is as relevant today as it was when we all first experienced it. Featuring three strong young women at its core, and set in a community of immigrants dealing with traditionally limited expectations amid shifting class dynamics, it provides us with sparkly characters and a highly compelling world.”
More details of the production have yet to be announced.
