Jennifer Garner’s hit comedy 13 Going On 30 is now set to get a musical adaptation from the film’s original writers. The film will get reimagined for the stage as both John Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa work on this transition of the popular comedy film that was released in 2004.
Screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who were responsible for the early 2000s film, have returned for the adaptation. They’re teaming up with Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary for the music and lyrics as well as Andy Flickman, who is directing the show.
Goldsmith and Yuspa said of the musical: “When we poured our middle school pain into the movie 13 Going on 30, we never quite imagined it would stick around to this day as a rom-com parents show their kids, a Halloween costume, a scene in an Ariana Grande music video, and a teen sleepover staple.
“Now we’re thrilled to be bringing our pain across the pond with 13 Going on 30 The Musical. It’s been endlessly fun working with ROYO, Todd Garner, Revolution Studios, composer/lyricists Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner, and director Andy Fickman to reinvent this story for the London stage.
“We can’t wait for a new generation to grab some Razzles and feel thirty, flirty, and thriving.”
13 Going On 30 The Musical is set to premiere next summer with music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and direction by Andy Fickman, who also directed the original stage adaptation of Heathers the Musical.
13 Going On 30 has Garner played by Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who fantasizes about skipping the awkward teenage stage and simply waking up at the age of 30 with a fabulous life, apartment and career. When she blows out the candles on her 13th birthday cake, that’s precisely what she wishes for – only to wake up the following morning and find out her wish has actually come true.
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