K.J. Yossman Michael Flatley, best known as the creator and star of Irish stage show “Lord of the Dance,” is set to be immortalized on screen with a biographical drama series about his life.
Produced by StoryFirst and tentatively titled “Dancelord,” the series is billed as a “no holds barred biopic” which will chronicle the highs and lows of Flatley’s colorful life.
It has been written by Micho Rutare (“Z Nation”) with casting set to begin imminently. Jessica Sherman (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is on-board as casting director. “For every transcendent moment onstage, Flatley endures grueling hours of pain and the loneliness of the road,” reads the synopsis. “Taunted by the media and, at times, doubted by everyone but his fans, Flatley bounces back time and again, dancing from his heart well into middle age and transforming Irish dance forever.” Flatley was born in Chicago where, despite the misgivings of his traditional Irish dance teachers, he pioneered his own unique techniques that saw him rise to global recognition with “Riverdance” in 1994.
But, following a dispute with the stage show’s producers, he was unceremoniously fired, prompting him to come up with his own, new show: “Lord of the Dance.” The dance extravaganza has since generated over $1 billion worth of tickets to 70 million people in 60 countries.
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