Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo in ‘13 Going On 30’.Photo: Tracy Bennett/Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
13 Going On 30is getting a musical adaptation!
On Thursday,multipleoutletsreportedthat screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who wrote the 2004Jennifer Garnerrom-com, have reunited to help create the upcoming stage version.
Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner in ‘13 Going on 30’.Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
“When we poured our middle school pain into the movie13 Going On 30, we never quite imagined it would stick around to this day as a rom-com parents show their kids, a Halloween costume, a scene in an Ariana Grande music video, and a teen sleepover staple," Goldsmith and Yuspa said in a joint statement, per multiple outlets.
“Now we’re thrilled to be bringing our pain across the pond with13 Going On 30 The Musical. It’s been endlessly fun working with ROYO, Todd Garner, Revolution Studios, composer-lyricists Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, and director Andy Fickman to reinvent this story for the London stage,” they continued. “We can’t wait for a new generation to grab some Razzles and feel 30, flirty, and thriving.”
Christa B. Allen (left) and Sean Marquette (right) in ‘13 Going On 30’.Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Casting has yet to be announced, but the musical’s production team expects to follow up October’s workshop with a full production scheduled for summer 2025, perPlaybill.
Plans to adapt13 Going On 30for the stage appear to date back to 2016, whenDeadlinefirst reported that Fickman, Goldsmith and Yuspa were planning to bring the show to Broadway. That production, however, never came to fruition.
Jennifer Garner in ‘13 Going On 30’.Columbia Tri Star/Kobal/Shutterstock
Mark Ruffalocostarred in the film as the main love interest, Matty, among a cast that also featuredJudy Greer,Andy Serkis, Jim Gaffigan, Phil Reeves and Lynn Collins.
Three of the four public workshop productions for13 Going on 30 The Musicalat London’s Buttersea Arts Centre are already sold out. More information can be found at the theater’swebsite.
source: people.com
