ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Becomes an Off-Broadway Musical this Fall

Broadway is littered with the corpses of many films that tried to become musical sensations. But when a movie turned musical hits, it really hits. Think Hairspray, The Producers, and even Beetlejuice. Now, another cult favorite film is looking to make it on Broadway. According to Deadline, a musical adaptation of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion will debut this fall off-Broadway. It features a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Orange is the New Black) and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages). You can read the official synopsis for the show below:

For most of us, the idea of reliving high school is nothing short of a nightmare. When Romy and Michele are invited to their ten year high school reunion Michele envisions the whole experience as a fun road trip, while Romy, very reluctantly, agrees to go but only if they come up with something to impress their classmates. To this end the two hatch an outrageous scheme to totally re-invent themselves. With an ’80s and ’90s pop-inspired score, Romy & Michele: The Musical is an absolute feel-good joyride.