'Practical Magic' Being Developed Into a Musical with Norah Jones Attached
The movie Practical Magic is being turned into a musical!
Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones is attached to co-write the the music for the stage show with songwriter Gregg Wattenberg.
Alice Hoffman, who wrote the best-selling novel, will write the book for the musical alongside Peter Duchan.
In a statement, Alice said, “I’m so excited to be working with my amazing collaborators on bringing Practical Magic to the stage. This story of love and sisterhood is meant for the theater. Music is the heart and soul of Practical Magic, you can hear it as you read the book, even though it isn’t there. Now you will finally hear the story as I always imagined it. You will hear magic.”
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman starred in the original movie and will return for the sequel, hitting theaters this year.
Practical Magic‘s stage musical will be directed by Maria Friedman, who was recently nominated for a Tony for her acclaimed Merrily We Roll Along production on Broadway.
Here’s the synopsis: “For more than two centuries, the Owens women have been feared, blamed, and whispered about in their small Massachusetts town. Orphaned as children and raised by their eccentric aunts, sisters Sally and Gillian Owens grow up determined to escape the ancestral curse they inherited. Choosing opposite paths, the sisters try to outrun their past, until love, loss, and long-buried secrets pull them back together. Forced to confront their family legacy, Sally and Gillian must decide whether the past can be overcome—and how much they are willing to risk for love.”
See who is returning for the sequel movie and who is joining the cast!