1985 teen comedy GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN getting stage musical adaptation

The 1985 teen comedy Girls just wanna have fun is getting a stage musical adaptation. The film starred Sarah Jessica Parker as Janey, a high school gymnast whose strict army colonel father keeps her under lock and key. But when she moves to a new city and she meets a new, bold and exciting best friend, Lynne (Elena Caccia), disobeys his father for the first time to participate in a televised dance competition. Although the film was not a box office success, it eventually became a cult hit.

Jennifer Wernerwho worked The Book of Mormonhe signed on to direct. M. Dickson (How I met your father, Hypermarket) is collaborating with Lauren Marco (Tick, tick… Boom) to co-write the musical’s book, with music and lyrics expected to come primarily from Primary Wave’s catalog of pop favorites.

Producer Lively McCabe’s CEO, Michael Barra, said of the project:

“This is a dream project that our team has been working on for some time, so we are immensely grateful to Amy Spies for entrusting us with her story and her iconic characters and for her collaboration in bringing them to the stage. And to be able to collaborate with this brilliant trio of creators, and our friends at Primary Wave with their incredible catalog of chart-topping artists from the ’80s, is just the icing on the cake.”

Executive producer Michael Barra and associate producer Allison Bressi will oversee the production of Lively McCabe, alongside Primary Wave’s Natalia Nastaskin and Ramon Villa. They will work closely with Spies to bring his story to the stage. Spies said, “I am thrilled that this great team is bringing my story of empowering female friendships and young women asserting themselves to the stage.”

I loved this movie as a kid and it seems like a no-brainer for a stage musical. It will be a lot of fun for theater fans.

via: Variety