‘CODA’ Set for Stage Musical Adaptation by Deaf West Theatre, Vendôme Pictures and Pathe
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Vendôme Pictures and Pathé are partnering with Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre to develop a stage musical adaptation of Oscar nominated and BAFTA-winning film “CODA.”PGA award-winning producers Philippe Rousselet and Fabrice Gianfermi of Vendôme and Jerome Seydoux of Pathé co-produced the film alongside Patrick Wachsberger.
Vendôme also co-produced the French film, “La Famille Bélier” on which “CODA” is based. Deaf West Theatre is based in Los Angeles and their productions frequently transfer to Broadway.Deaf West, Vendôme and Pathé are currently out to stage directors, composers and writers for the stage project.Directed by Siân Heder and starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant and Eugenio Derbez, “CODA” follows 17-year-old Ruby, who is the sole hearing member of a deaf family – a CODA, child of deaf adults.
When she joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and soon finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles and finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.
DJ Kurs, artistic director of Deaf West Theatre, said: “In the movie there is a scene where the deaf members of the Rossi family, confronted with an inaccessible school performance, take in Ruby’s song through the joy of others in the audience.
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