Mystic Pizza to Become a Musical With Songs by Melissa Etheridge | Eater
"Best known from a 1988 romantic comedy that follows the romantic entanglements of three servers at a small Connecticut pizzeria and helped launch Julia Roberts’s career, this locale is culturally notable for evoking the feel of a small resort town — a quality highlighted by Roger Ebert — and for showcasing early performances by Vincent D’Onofrio, Lili Taylor, and Matt Damon. The film is now being adapted into a stage musical by Broadway veterans with singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge providing new music; the creative team includes writer Sas Goldberg and director Gordon Greenberg, and Concord Theatricals will handle publishing and licensing, though production dates and venues have not been announced. Observers caution that movie-to-musical transfers can be tricky, but successes like Waitress offer a cautiously optimistic precedent." - Greg Morabito
