A brand new stage musical utilizing the songs of James Taylor is in early improvement, with August: Osage County playwright Tracy Letts penning an authentic story and path by Good Night time, and Good Luck director David Cromer.
Titled Hearth & Rain after Taylor’s signature 1970 track, the manufacturing is produced by Gail Berman, Sam Feldman, Michael Gorfaine and Jimmy Nederlander, in affiliation with Frank Marshall and Jere Harris. Common Administration by Bespoke Theatricals.
No phrase on particulars relating to Letts’ authentic story. As we speak’s announcement merely praises Taylor’s work, calling his legacy “certainly one of profound affect on American music, notably within the genres of people, pop, and singer-songwriter traditions. His profession spans over 5 many years, and his impression might be felt in each the non-public nature of his songs and his stylistic improvements. His deeply private, introspective lyrics and soulful supply helped outline the period’s musical panorama.”
The announcement additionally notes that the title track “helped solidify James Taylor’s profession and introduce him to a wider viewers. The track’s vulnerability and honesty made it resonate with listeners and have become one of many defining songs of his profession.”
Along with 2007’s August: Osage County, Letts’ stage credit embody Bug (1996), Killer Joe (1993), Superior Donuts (2008), and The Minutes (2022).
Cromer has directed two of Letts’ performs – Bug in 2020 and Man from Nebraska in 2017. Broadway credit embody The Band’s Go to (2018), and is directing two Broadway exhibits this spring: new musical Useless Outlaw and the play Good Night time, and Good Luck starring George Clooney.
