“Magic Mike” could always dance. Now he’s going to sing.
The seductive stripper saga, born as a film in 2012, is now the basis of a new stage musical that will have a first production in Boston starting this fall, the producers said Thursday.
The stage show is being billed as a prequel to the film — whereas the film told the story of an established stripper, Mike Lane, who trains a new recruit named Adam, the stage musical will tell the story of how Mike Lane became a stripper. (This is how a news release describes the show’s narrative tension: “Can Mike follow his dreams without losing more than his clothes?”)
Magic Mike is already a bit of an empire. The 2012 film, which was a hit, spawned a sequel, “Magic Mike XXL,” and a nightclub show, “Magic Mike Live,” that began in Las Vegas and is now also running in London. All told, the brand has already sold more than $335 million in tickets, the producers said.
The stage musical will feature an original score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, who won the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for “Next to Normal.” The book is by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“American Psycho”), and Trip Cullman(“Choir Boy”) is directing.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The New York Times