KT Tunstall has said a new musical adaptation of teen comedy Clueless is "perfect timing" amid a resurgence of love for 1990s pop culture.The classic 1995 coming-of-age film is getting a makeover from the original writer-director Amy Heckerling to re-imagine the story for the West End stage, with the show due to launch at London's Trafalgar Theatre in February.
Suddenly I See singer Tunstall has created an original score for the musical, while Tony-nominated writer Glenn Slater has written the lyrics.Scottish singer-songwriter Tunstall told the PA news agency: "I think it's just a really beautiful alignment of the stars because it's the 30th anniversary of the film next year so it was always going to be a big moment for the movie. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "I think that that's happened to coincide with this resurgence of love for the 90s Oasis getting back together it's just really auspicious and perfect timing."The film, which is a modern spin on Jane Austen's Emma, follows the most popular student at Beverly Hills High Cher Horowitz.The teen, originally played by Alicia Silverstone, sees herself as a matchmaker and embarks on setting up a new transfer student with the most handsome boy in school, but things start to go haywire for Cher when her privileged life takes a negative turn.The film has remained one of the most popular teen movies since its release, with fans often recreating Cher's classic outfits, including Kim Kardashian donning the classic yellow check set for Halloween last year while her daughter North West wore Dionne Davenport's co-ordinating black and white version.Tunstall said she was drawn to the project as she
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