Carly Rae Jepsen writing a 10 THINGS I HATE ABOIT YOU musical?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 9:56pm

I was asked to do a season subscriber quiz about upcoming musicals and this came up on the list… does anyone have more info about this?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 9:59pm

This has been rumored in recent weeks, should be an interesting one. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:26pm

Sounds hellish.

[someoneinatree2]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:43pm

Oooh this could really be something incredible - Carly often has the kind of pop sensibilities that seem naturally connected to the Tin Pan Alley tradition...the production can be modern but the bones underneath are ditty after ditty.

catchy little stories that live in the flirty, will-we-won't-we stage of love...perfect for a rom-com.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we're getting retooled trunk songs from her other albums—the girl is insanely prolific, she writes like 200 songs per album, but that also means writing a whole new score is well within her wheelhouse.

Listen to the lyrics of "Your Type" or "Fever" and tell me those songs wouldn't belong in a musical

Listen to "Happy Not Knowing" and tell me you don't hear a little bit of Irving Berlin or Frank Loesser

Listen to "Beach House" -- that's a modern Porter classic right there

 

[someoneinatree2]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:44pm

outed as a fan, oops! Updated On: 2/26/25 at 10:44 PM

[getatme]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:54pm

They did a reading late last year.

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 2/26/25 at 10:56pm

Jepsen potentially could be a great fit for the material. 

Personally though, I wish Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo was given at shot at the assignment. They were really the sound of the original movie.