She’s Baaaack!
Out of all Robin Williams’ classic films, you can always expect the likes of the dear old Scottish nanny to make an appearance high on the list. As entertaining as it was heartfelt, the film told the story of a desperate divorcee trying to reconnect with his children by means of dressing up as the new caretaker. As you can guess, not only did it make great use of the iconic comic’s mastery of physical humour, but was practically begging to make the transition to musical theatre. Now it seems the latter has finally come true.
According to an article on Digital Spy –
“Classic family film Mrs Doubtfire is finally becoming a Broadway musical.
Four-time winner of the Tony award Jerry Zaks will direct the stage adaptation, with Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell set to write the show’s book. Along with Karey, Wayne Kirkpatrick is on board for music and lyrics.
Kevin McCollum and Bob Cohen of Fox Stage Productions made a joint statement to Entertainment Weekly, saying: “Mrs Doubtfire is such a beloved story, both laugh-out-loud hilarious and extremely moving.
‘Getting this team together and crafting Mrs Doubtfire for the stage has been pure joy. We can’t wait to get into production.’
Chris Columbus’ 1994 movie starred Robin Williams in the title role as a divorced husband desperate to maintain a relationship with his children following the loss of custody. His weapon of choice is to disguise himself as the children’s new nanny, an old-fashioned British lady who brings order and wonder to their lives.
We can only hope that the musical will feature the house party scene populated by farm animals (let’s not forget House of Pain’s ‘Jump Around’ blasting in the background).”
Given how Aladdin also got its time on stage, do you think we can expect to see more of Robin Williams’ work make the jump to Broadway? Hopefully Mrs Doubtfire lands with a splash and manages to capture the wholesome hilarity of the film!
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