Paul McCartney is writing his first stage musical. For a new adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life, he’ll pen music and collaborate on the lyrics with screenwriter and playwright Lee Hall. Theater and film impresario Bill Kenwright is producing the show.
“Like many of these things this all started with an email,” Macca says in a press release. “Bill had asked if it was something I might be up for. Writing a musical is not something that had ever really appealed to me but Bill and I met up with Lee Hall and had a chat and I found myself thinking this could be interesting and fun. ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ is a universal story we can all relate to.”
McCartney has nearly completed the songs for the musical, which is set to arrive in late 2020. Hall will also write an accompanying book for the musical. The 1946 film version of It’s a Wonderful Life, directed and produced by Frank Capra, was based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story The Greatest Gift.
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