Next projects by successful musical writers?

[Valentina3]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 12:20pm

Any word on what's the following folks next theater projects might be?

Sara Bareilles
Cyndi Lauper 
Tim Minchin
Lin Manuel Miranda - is there any show he's working on, apart from Freestyle Love Supreme?
Anais Mitchell
Pasek & Paul
Shaiman & Wittman
Duncan Sheik
David Yazbek

Some other names on my list who I like to follow, with their next projects

Elton John - The Devil Wears Prada musical, had a recent reading. Any rumors about when this will be seen on stage?
Dave Malloy - he seems to have more going, with the recent Moby Dick, and upcoming Octet & Ghost Quartet productions
Sondheim - Bunuel musical, no real updates on this
Jeanine Tesori - is Soft Power coming to Broadway anytime soon? It seems to be selling decently @ The Newman.
Andrew Lloyd Webber - new age Cinderella retelling with a queer angle

[copskid949]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 12:38pm

Pasek and Paul - no clue about stage projects but they have two live-action films (Snow White remake and Evan Hansen adaptation) to write for, as well as two animated films (The Planets and Medusa).

Updated On: 8/20/19 at 12:38 PM

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 12:52pm

Duncan Sheik has The Secret Life of Bees most likely Broadway-bound.

[lachri5]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:06pm

Are you me? Haha, I keep a list of composers' upcoming projects too. Here are some of the bigger names I follow:

Adam Guettel
  Days of Wine and Roses
  Millions
  The Invisible Man
Dave Malloy
  Moby-Dick (2019 Boston premiere)
  Henriad
  The Happiness of Fish
David Yazbek
  The Princess Bride (In an interview for Tootsie, he said Princess Bride is the next one)
  Untitled Tammy Faye Bakker Musical
Jeanine Tesori
  Soft Power (2019 Off-Bway premiere)
  Blue (Opera, just premiered at Glimmerglass Festival, soon to tour the country)
  Grounded (Opera)
  Untitled Musical Adaptation of Kimberly Akimbo
Michael John LaChiusa
  The Gardens of Anuncia (2020 San Diego premiere)
  Cost of Living (rumored to premiere in 2020 Williamstown Theatre Festival)
Stephen Sondheim
  Bunuel
Adam Gwon
  Scottland, PA (2019 Off-Bway premiere)
  Alice Bliss
  The Proxy Marriage
  Untitled William Penn Musical
Jason Robert Brown
  A League of Their Own (Thanks! fashionguru_23)
  Farewell, My Concubine
  Mr. Saturday Night
  My Paris
  The Connector
Shaina Taub
  Suffragist
  The Devil Wears Prada
Stephen Flaherty
  Knoxville
Maury Yeston
  The Lady Eve
Michael Friedman
  Unknown Soldier (2020 Off-Bway premiere)
Duncan Sheik
  Because of Winn Dixie (playing right now at Goodspeed in Connecticutt)
  Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (2020 Off-Bway premiere)
  Ma Vie en Rose
Tom Kitt
  Almost Famous (2019 San Diego premiere)
  The Visitor (2020 Off-Bway premiere)
  Flying over Sunset (2020 Bway premiere)

Updated On: 8/20/19 at 01:06 PM

[kdogg36]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:14pm

That's a great list!

I can fill in one more: Cyndi Lauper has been working on a Working Girl musical.

http://www.playbill.com/article/cyndi-lauper-on-writing-the-working-girl-musical-and-what-song-will-not-be-in-the-show

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:29pm

I think the new musical Jeanine Tesori is working on with David Lindsay-Abaire is an adaptation of his play Kimberly Akimbo

[lachri5]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:51pm

Good to know! Thanks, Alex.

[Valentina3]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:57pm

That is a awesome list, thank you lachri5! You have some folks I didn't have on my list, but really should have. I didn't know about a lot of these works, curious to see how some pan out, if they ever do.

Any word for folks missing on lachri's list? Really curious to know if we'll see any new work from Bareilles, and Shaiman & Wittman anytime soon.

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 1:58pm

Isn't Jeanine Tesori also writing an opera of Lincoln in Bardo? 

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 4:57pm

Wasn't Jason Robert Brown working on a musical adaptation of "A League of Their Own"?

[Jessryn]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 5:00pm

little_sally said: "Isn't Jeanine Tesori also writing an opera of Lincoln in Bardo?"

According to the article I found Tesori is composing the opera Grounded and the other female composer the Met commissioned, Missy Mazzoli, is working on Lincoln in the Bardo.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 10:36pm

Jessryn said: "little_sally said: "Isn't Jeanine Tesori also writing an opera of Lincoln in Bardo?"

According to the article I found Tesori is composing the opera Grounded and the other female composer the Met commissioned, Missy Mazzoli, is working on Lincoln in the Bardo."

I remember hearing Tesori was also writing an opera about Eugene O’Neill with a libretto by Tony Kushner.

[Fan123]

Posted: 8/21/19 at 6:12am

According to the below article, 'Bandstand' creators Rob Taylor and Richard Oberacker have been recently working on a musical about the creation of the film 'Jaws', to be named 'Bruce' (after the shark). I'm not 100% sure if I should be taking this seriously, heh.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/mark-ronson-opens-nomads-summer-pool-season-1641054/

Regarding Anais Mitchell, she has recently said "People keep asking me about [a new musical], but I'd [like?] to make solo records and songs. It's nice to be in the world of music again." Nevertheless, I hope she does do another show someday.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/broadway-hadestown-best-musical-tony-anais-mitchell-842447/

Has anyone heard anything about 'La La Land' composer Justin Hurwitz having any plans to do another musical, whether on stage or on film? I haven't heard anything, but I'd like that to happen.