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EXCLUSIVE: The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff’s bestselling caller that was adapted for a 2015 movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Oscar victor Alicia Vikander, is being developed arsenic a shape musical, shaper George Strus announced today.
The philharmonic will characteristic book and lyrics by Nora Brigid Monahan, an original people by Alex Parker and guidance by Georgie Rankcom. The accumulation will person its first backstage shop this week.
The Danish Girl tells nan communicative of Lili Elbe, 1 of nan astir celebrated figures successful transgender history. The synopsis: “In a modern creation gallery, a female stands earlier nan century-old paintings by Gerda Wegener and Lili Elbe, searching for nan truth down nan mythology of their lives and queer love. The show is an exploration of nan bequest near down by these 2 trailblazers and their relevance almost a 100 years later.”
Strus, CDO of Benson Drive Productions, said successful a statement, “I americium thrilled to beryllium moving pinch Georgie, Nora, and Alex to bring The Danish Girl to nan stage. David’s historical caller shaped queer lit by providing 1 of nan earliest fictional accounts of gender affirmation room and our philharmonic useful to proceed to grant nan awesome life of Lili Elbe pinch a majority-trans imaginative team.”
Strus continued, “Authentic trans practice successful nan media is dwindling but is now much important than ever before; we dream this accumulation not only uplifts David’s renowned matter and Lili’s profound legacy, but besides creates abstraction for deeper understanding, empathy, and relationship crossed audiences successful London, New York, and beyond.”
Ebershoff’s novel, based connected a existent communicative from nan 1920s, debuted arsenic a bestseller successful 2000 and was adapted for nan movie successful 2015 by head Tom Hooper and screenwriter Lucinda Coxon. The movie earned 4 Oscar nominations (for Redmayne and Vikander arsenic good arsenic for accumulation creation and costume design; Vikander won successful nan Best Supporting Actress category).
Future plans for The Danish Girl philharmonic adjustment will beryllium announced later this year.
Benson Drive Productions is presently lead producing nan Amber Ruffin Off Broadway philharmonic Bigfoot!, and Strus’ Broadway producing aliases co-producing credits see Oh, Mary!, Liberation, Cats The Jellicle Ball, Proof, The Roommate, All In: Comedy About Love, Romeo + Juliet and Illinoise.
