NEW YORK — “La La Land” is going to be bicoastal.
The Academy Award-winning, L.A.-set film from 2016, which starred Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, is being reimagined for the Broadway stage.
Many of the key players who led to the film’s success are returning to the fold, the announcement revealed. Producer Marc Platt and Lionsgate are again teaming up with the film’s composer, two-time Academy Award-winner Justin Hurwitz and the Tony-winning lyricist team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
“I’m thrilled to reunite with Lionsgate and the incredible team behind “La La Land” to adapt the movie for the Broadway stage, the next exciting chapter in its evolution,” said Platt.
He’s produced numerous Broadway successes including, most recently, “A Strange Loop” and “Dear Evan Hansen.” Pasek and Paul composed the music and lyrics for the latter, which featured Platt’s son, Ben Platt, in the main role.