“The Queen’s Gambit” is heading to Broadway in the form of a musical! The Walter Tevis book, which became a hit Netflix series, will be adapted once again, but this time for the stage and set to music, which was first revealed to be in the works back in 2021.
Now, the writing team has been revealed, with a famous singer working on the music and lyrics! Keep reading to find out more… Singer Mitski has been tapped to write the music and lyrics for the upcoming musical, with Eboni Booth writing the book.
The musical will be directed by Whitney White, marking an all female creative team. “Before Level Forward even brought the idea of making a musical of The Queen’s Gambit, I was a fan of the Netflix show, and an even greater fan of the original novel,” Mitski shared in a statement, via Deadline. “So I was already determined to be a member of this team.
And then I met Eboni and Whitney, and my determination grew tenfold! I absolutely had to be a part of this!
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