'Magic Mike' Musical Hits a Serious Snag
You'll have to wait a bit longer for the "Magic Mike" musical. At least in New York.
The creative team -- book writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey -- have exited the project over, (what else?) "creative differences." A private workshop of the musical that was set for this week in New York has been postponed, according to Deadline.
A new creative team is expected to be announced shortly.
The musical based on the 2012 movie is still set to play Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre from Nov. 30-Jan. 5. When it was announced in January, the engagement was described as pre-Broadway, but no Broadway plans have been announced so far.
The musical's producers include "Magic Mike" himself, Channing Tatum and the director of the first film, Steven Soderbergh.
The stage show is set before both films and "tells the story of college-student-turned-male-entertainer Mike Lane. Struggling to make ends meet, Mike takes a job dancing at an exclusive night club… and winds up loving every minute of it."
[Via Deadline]