SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Lionsgate and Producer Scott
Delman (President, Blue Spruce Productions)
announced today that the beloved Lionsgate and ABC Studios
television series "Nashville," a
hit for six seasons on ABC, CMT and Hulu, is being adapted as a
Broadway musical. Delman, a 10-time Tony Award® winner who will
serve as lead producer, has acquired the live theatrical rights
from Lionsgate and ABC Studios, which co-produced and distributed
the television show. Additional information, including
production dates and the complete creative team, will be announced
shortly.
Nashville represents Lionsgate's
first-ever Broadway production, kicking off a series of live stage
productions based on iconic Lionsgate film and television
properties. This takes to the next level a live entertainment
business that has already included the successful La La Land
in Concert, The Hunger Games in Concert and Dirty
Dancing–The Classic Story on Stage world tours, as well as the
Now You See Me Live stage spectacular which, on the
heels of a successful debut in China, is about to embark on a global
tour.
"Nashville, with its
complex, relatable characters and sweeping emotional gestures, has
all of the narrative elements that I look for in great theatrical
source material. From that rich DNA, we will be building an
original story with entirely original music, written by major
Nashville and Broadway
songwriters," said Scott Delman. "We
are particularly excited to deliver Broadway's first score of true
contemporary country music – a genre that has exploded with
mainstream audiences in recent years. Lionsgate has a
treasure-trove of sterling IP, and I'm honored to be a part of this
new phase of their live entertainment division."
"Nashville represents a
unique opportunity to collaborate with Tony Award-winning® producer
Scott Delman to bring one of our
most beloved properties to the stage in our first-ever Broadway
production," said Jenefer Brown,
Lionsgate SVP, Global Live & Location Based Entertainment. "It
kicks off an exciting slate of iconic Lionsgate properties that we
will be bringing to a variety of platforms, transforming them into
events that will expand the viewing experience for their fans and
take our already successful live entertainment business to the next
level."
For six seasons, the award-winning hit show "Nashville" was set against the backdrop of the
city's music scene and followed the lives of country music
superstars as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters
trying to get ahead in the business. Created by Callie Khouri, in "Nashville," musicians and songwriters are at
the heart of the storm, driven by their own ambitions. Some are
fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to
cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in
their power to stay on top.
Scott Delman has served as
producer or co-producer on 55 Broadway productions, including the
musicals American Idiot; Ragtime; Book of
Mormon; Hello, Dolly!; Fun Home; Mean
Girls; and many more. 28 of his productions have garnered
Tony Award® nominations for best production of their respective
categories, and 10 have won.
About Lionsgate
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A,
LGF.B) is a global content leader whose films, television series,
digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next
generation audiences around the world. In addition to its
filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing
presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, video
games, esports and other new entertainment technologies.
Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a nearly 17,000-title
film and television library and delivered through a global sales
and distribution infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content
created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse
composition of the Company's worldwide consumer base.
CONTACT:
Jim Yeager
breakwhitelight (For Lionsgate)
jim@breakwhitelight.com
Office: 1-424-644-0225
Cell: 1-818-264-6812
Rick Miramontez
DKC/O&M (For Blue Spruce Productions)
rick@omdkc.com
Office: 212-695-7400
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