Angelina Jolie’s Broadway Venture Has A Special Connection To Her And Brad Pitt’s Daughter Vivienne
etcanada.comAngelina Jolie and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt are teaming up for an upcoming Broadway venture, ET has learned. Angelina will serve as a lead producer for the musical The Outsiders, an adaptation of S.E.
Hinton’s novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film. Vivienne, the 15-year-old daughter of Angelina and Brad Pitt, will serve as her mom’s volunteer assistant and will be involved in the production. “Viv reminds me of my mother [Marcheline Bertrand] in that she isn’t focused on being the center of attention but in being a support to other creatives,” Angelina says in a statement to ET. “She’s very thoughtful and serious about theatre and working hard to best understand how to contribute.” This is an exciting time for the mother-daughter duo as a source tells ET that Angelina has been taking Vivienne to the theater “since she was a little girl, and Vivienne loves musical theater.” As for how they chose this production to work on, the source adds, “Earlier this year, Vivienne accompanied her mom to go see the world premiere of The Outsiders production at the La Jolla Playhouse [in San Diego], and both fell in love with the musical.” Additionally, the source notes that “Angelina and Vivienne subsequently met with S.E.
Hinton, who was around Vivienne’s age when she wrote the novel. As a result of seeing the show and the conversation with S.E.
Hinton, Angelina was inspired to take a role as a lead producer for the upcoming launch on Broadway.” A source close to Jolie says, “Angelina is excited about this new venture.
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