THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is Being Adapted Into a Stage Musical
Netflix’s wonderful series The Queen’s Gambit is being adapted into a stage musical. Level Forward acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis’ novel, which served as the basis for the miniseries.
The Queen’s Gambit centers on Beth Harmon, “an orphan who discovers she has a preternatural ability to move the pieces around a chess board and dominate the competition. The novel, published in 1983, follows her journey from Kentucky to Paris to Moscow, while she battles addiction and the prejudices of a male-centered world. Now, that journey will involve music, dance and singing, in addition to pawns and rooks.”
Level Forward CEO Adrienne Becker and producer Julia Dunetz said in a joint statement:
“It is a privilege for Level Forward to lead the charge of bringing ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to the stage through the beloved and enduring craft of musical theater. Told through a brave and fresh point of view, audiences are already sharing in the friendship and fortitude of the story’s inspiring women who energize and sustain Beth Harmon’s journey and ultimate triumph. The story is a siren call amidst our contemporary struggles for gender and racial equity, and we’re looking forward to moving the project forward.”
I absolutely love the story that The Queen’s Gambit tells and it will be interesting to see it adapted into a stage production filled with beautiful music. There’s no information on who will be developing the project, but I’m curious to see how this turns out.
With how successful the Netflix series ended up being, this stage musical will ride on the tails of that success and find an audience of its own.
Source: Variety