John Legend writing two musicals?
John Legend writing two musicals?
John Legend writing two musicals?#1
Posted: 2/24/26 at 12:47am
Tonight on The Voice, Broadway alum and traveling Jesus in JCS Aaron LaVigne received two chair turns. John Legend told him that he is currently writing two musicals - anyone have any intel on this?
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John Legend writing two musicals?#2
Posted: 2/24/26 at 1:25am
https://www.theshed.org/program/519-imitation-of-life
IMITATION OF LIFE based on the movie has had a few readings & workshops and is basically cast for the off-Bway fall production.
John Legend writing two musicals?#3
Posted: 2/24/26 at 7:03am
One of them is Imitation of Life at The Shed this fall. Book by Lynn Nottage, directed by Liesl Tommy
https://www.theshed.org/program/519-imitation-of-life
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
John Legend writing two musicals?#4
Posted: 2/24/26 at 8:00am
I feel bad for Broadway composers.
Fordham2015 said: "One of them is Imitation of Life at The Shed this fall. Book by Lynn Nottage, directed by Liesl Tommy
https://www.theshed.org/program/519-imitation-of-life"
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John Legend writing two musicals?#5
Posted: 2/24/26 at 8:19am
Where did you see Imitation? I thought it was brand new?
Broadway Star Joined: 3/26/24
John Legend writing two musicals?#6
Posted: 2/24/26 at 8:21am
Two workshops
Michelle Birnbaum said: "Where did you see Imitation? I thought it was brand new?"
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
John Legend writing two musicals?#8
Posted: 2/24/26 at 8:55am
Ensemble1711444445 said: "I feel bad for Broadway composers."
Producers are star-f*ckers. It's an awful trend.
John Legend writing two musicals?#9
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:29am
DaveyG said: "Ensemble1711444445 said: "I feel bad for Broadway composers."
Producers are star-f*ckers. It's an awful trend."
Particularly when we’ve seen time and time again that the only way having celebrities involved in a production reliably gets people to buy tickets is if they’re onstage.
John Legend writing two musicals?#10
Posted: 2/24/26 at 11:28am
IDK, he has more composition bonafides than some of these modern musical composers who only know three chords on the guitar. I just wish everybody would stop falling into the trap of needing to be lyricists too. That's where I'm skeptical.
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John Legend writing two musicals?#11
Posted: 2/24/26 at 11:47am
Ke3 said: "IDK, he has more composition bonafides than some of these modern musical composers who only know three chords on the guitar. I just wish everybody would stop falling into the trap of needing to be lyricists too. That's where I'm skeptical."
I hear you on that.
I'd like to present exhibit A, pop-lyricist Glen Ballard's lyrics from "It's Only a Matter of Time" from BTTF:
A perfect future, for a shakеr and a mover
Every note is in its placе with lots of treble, lots of bass
I'll rock my future; could it be any cooler?
All I gotta do is play; my troubles disappear and go away
John Legend writing two musicals?#12
Posted: 4/30/26 at 9:34am
Imitation of Life will run September 9- October 4 at The Shed
https://www.theshed.org/program/519-imitation-of-life
John Legend writing two musicals?#13
Posted: 4/30/26 at 9:38am
Fordham2015 said: "Imitation of Life will run September 9- October 4 at The Shed
https://www.theshed.org/program/519-imitation-of-life"
I'm hearing Adrienne Warren and Dee Roscioli are attached to this.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
John Legend writing two musicals?#14
Posted: 4/30/26 at 10:28am
why the strict month run?
Does this move to Broadway in the spring?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
John Legend writing two musicals?#15
Posted: 4/30/26 at 4:25pm
that's a surprisingly short run ... and the email from The Shed was worded in a way that seemed to sort of suggest this production is the first step in a broader plan.
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