Linda Bloodworth Thomason to Make Her Broadway Debut as the Bookwriter of “The First Wives Club”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
LINDA BLOODWORTH THOMASON
TO MAKE HER BROADWAY DEBUT AS THE BOOKWRITER OF
“T H E F I R S T W I V E S C L U B”
BROADWAY BOUND MUSICAL
TO PREMIERE AT CHICAGO’S
ORIENTAL THEATRE
SPRING 2015
SCORE BY HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND
DIRECTION BY SIMON PHILLIPS
New York, NY – Producers Jonas Neilson, Paul Lambert and Executive Producer Elizabeth Williams announced today that an all-new production of The First Wives Club will be presented at Chicago’s Oriental Theater in Spring 2015, aiming for Broadway in the 2015-2016 Season. Five-time Emmy Award nominee Linda Bloodworth Thomason makes her theatrical debut as book writer and Simon Phillips will now direct the musical. The First Wives Club will feature songs — both new original music and classics — by Motown legends Holland-Dozier-Holland, who are responsible for such hits as “Reach Out…I'll Be There,” “Stop in the Name of Love,” “I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” and “My World Is Empty Without You.”
“The blend of Holland-Dozier-Holland's magic with Simon Phillips and Linda Bloodworth Thomason's imaginations is a made-in-heaven marriage – that just so happens to be about divorce!” said originating producers Jonas Neilson and Paul Lambert.
“The First Wives Club remains one of the iconic commentaries on female empowerment,” added producer Elizabeth Williams. “I'm so excited that such strong female characters will be presented on Broadway.”
Bloodworth Thomason's new book is adapted from the New York Times Best-selling novel by Olivia Goldsmith, the hit 1996 Paramount Pictures film, and the earlier musical version by Rupert Holmes.
Casting and additional news from The First Wives Club will be announced at a later date.
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