New Disney Stage Adaptation of Bedknobs and Broomsticks to Have World Premiere
The musical will be written by Brian Hill and Neil Bartram, with songs from the classic film.
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present the world premiere of the new Disney stage musical Bedknobs and Broomsticks May 30, 2019-July 28, 2019.
Directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, the musical, based on the novels by Mary Norton and the Angela Lansbury-led film, will feature songs heard in and cut from from the film by Robert M. Sherman and Richard B. Sherman, with a book by Brian Hill and additional songs by Neil Bartram.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater's season kicks off with Jessica Swale's comedy Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe (September 20-November 4); a remounting of Joe Dowling's 1999 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (December 6-January 27); the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls directed by Stephen Daldry (February 19-March 10); and Hamlet, directed by Barbara Gaines (April 17-June 9).
A sixth production will be announced.