’13 Going On 30′ Musical Adaptation Set From Film’s Original Writers
variety.comK.J. Yossman Beloved 2004 comedy “13 Going On 30,” which featured Jennifer Garner in the title role, is set to get a musical adaptation from the film’s original writers.
Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa are working on a stage reimagining of the movie, which also starred Mark Ruffalo as the boy next door as well as Andy Serkis as Garner’s boss and Judy Greer as her best friend. “13 Going On 30 The Musical” is set to premiere next summer with music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”) and direction by Andy Fickman, who also directed the original stage adaptation of “Heathers the Musical.” Casting will be announced in due course.
Goldsmith and Yuspa are holding a two-week workshop at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, U.K. next month and, in a rare move, four performances (Oct.
25-28) will be open to the public. In “13 Going On 30” Garner played Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who fantasizes about skipping the awkward teenage stage and simply waking up at the age of 30 with a fabulous life, apartment and career.
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