‘Romy and Michele: The Musical' to play off Broadway this fall

The new stage adaptation of the cult classic movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion will begin performances at Stage 42 this October.

Grab your gal pals! Romy and Michele: The Musical will premiere off Broadway this fall, with performances beginning October 14 ahead of an October 28 opening at Stage 42.

The show is adapted from cult classic 1997 movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, which stars Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow about two unsuccessful best friends invited to their 10-year reunion. They invent fake careers for themselves to impress the people who once bullied them, but it spectacularly backfires.

“Romy and Michele have been icons of friendship, fashion, and individuality from the moment we first met them,” said producers Barry Kemp and Stephen Soucy in a statement. “Bringing their story to the New York stage is the perfect home for their bold and quirky spirit to be reborn. We can’t wait for audiences to enjoy this hilarious and heart-filled new musical.”

Robin Schiff, who wrote the original screenplay, has adapted it for the musical, which also features an '80s and '90s-inspired original pop score by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Orange Is the New Black), direction by Tony Award nominee Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages), and orchestrations by Keith Harrison Dworkin.

Cast and additional creative team members for the production have yet to be announced.

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