Princess Dianais heading to Broadway.
Diana— a original musical following the late royal as she prepared to marryPrince Charles— will move to New York City’s Longacre Theatre next year. Previews will begin on March 2, 2020 with an opening night set for March 31.
The Broadway transfer comes after the show’s world premiere at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse.
Set in 1981, the musical follows Diana as she prepares to marry into the royal family. The show also explores the aftermath of that marriage, from her husband’s highly publicized affair with Camilla to her relationship with the press.
Jeanna de Waal and Roe Hartrampf.Little Fang Photo
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Fittingly, the musical’s original score features both classical melodies and pop and rock songs reminiscent of the 1980s.
DiPietro previously opened up about how he and his writing partner decided to turn Diana’s life into a musical.
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“I was reading a book about her and I thought, ‘This is an amazing story about an amazing woman.’ She has this aspirational aspect to her where she really wanted to do good. I thought it was a great idea for a musical,” he said during an interview withLondonTheatre.co.uk.“I asked around to see if anyone was doing it — no one was — so David and I just jumped into it.”
“It’s very much about marriage,” he continued, adding that “the four main characters are [Diana], Charles, Camilla and the Queen.”
source: people.com
