Liesl Tommy to direct musical adaptation of IMITATION OF LIFE with music by John Legend and a book by Lynn Nottage

[KevinKlawitter]

Liesl Tommy to direct musical adaptation of IMITATION OF LIFE with music by John Legend and a book by Lynn Nottage#1

Posted: 6/26/23 at 3:05pm

A private reading took place in April

[CoffeeBreak]

Liesl Tommy to direct musical adaptation of IMITATION OF LIFE with music by John Legend and a book by Lynn Nottage#2

Posted: 6/26/23 at 3:29pm

This will be excellent.  Perfect writer, composer and creative team for this.

The recent reading cast was superb.

[Impeach2017]

Liesl Tommy to direct musical adaptation of IMITATION OF LIFE with music by John Legend and a book by Lynn Nottage#3

Posted: 6/26/23 at 4:04pm

I'm a fan of both movies.  What era is the musical set in?  

[CindersGolightly]

Liesl Tommy to direct musical adaptation of IMITATION OF LIFE with music by John Legend and a book by Lynn Nottage#4

Posted: 6/26/23 at 4:17pm

CoffeeBreak said: "This will be excellent. Perfect writer, composer and creative team for this.

The recent reading cast was superb."

Could you spill on who played Peola? This story/character means the world to me - would love to know who it was.

They/them. "Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."