‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Set For Stage Musical Adaptation

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A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved and acclaimed children’s book classic, is being developed as a stage musical, producers announced today.

The adaptation will feature music and lyrics by Obie Award-winning composer Heather Christian (Oratorio for Living Things), book by Lauren Yee (Cambodian Rock Band) and direction by two-time Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans (Dance Nation).

Dates for productions, as well as additional creative team members, will be announced in 2023. Although seven current play adaptions of Wrinkle are available for license, in addition to television and film adaptations, the new project will mark the first musical version of the novel and the first Broadway production of any kind.

The project has been shepherded by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, L’Engle’s granddaughter and director of her literary estate. She’ll produce along with Diana DiMenna and Plate Spinner Productions, and Aaron Glick. “Knowing my grandmother’s love of and devotion to theater, I had long envisioned a musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time that could transport audiences to a different dimension in a way only music can,” said Voiklis in a statement. “I am inspired by this creative team who truly love and understand the original novel and yet are ready to explore the possibilities of what it could be on the stage.” Voiklis said composter Christian “masterfully layers meaning with her unique voice and story-telling compositions,” and described book writer Lee’s work as “inventive and lyrical plays, many of which explore the relationships between generations, make her the perfect match to write the story for the stage.” Director Evans, she said, “is known for helming emotionally potent new plays and musicals that boldly