{"id":21840,"date":"2012-08-27T10:40:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2018-11-09T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T19:00:46","slug":"tootsie-heading-to-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/27\/tootsie-heading-to-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"TOOTSIE Heading To Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 1982 cross-dressing comedy Tootsie<\/strong> may be heading to Broadway. The film is the first of what could be many adaptations over a five year deal signed between Sony Entertainment and Tony-winning Broadway producer Scott Sanders that grants to the producer stage rights to any film in the studio\u2019s catalog.<\/p>\n

The original film starred Dustin Hoffman as a down-and-out actor who dresses in drag in order to secure a role on a popular daytime soap opera. But as his character\u2019s popularity takes off with viewers, he finds himself attracted to his young co-star who doesn\u2019t know of his unusual double life. Directed by Sydney Pollack, the film earned 10 Academy Award nominations.<\/p>\n

Sanders is no stranger to bringing films to the Great White Way. In 2005 he produced the Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple<\/strong>. His production company Scott Sanders Theatrical Productions is also producing the upcoming musical Houdini<\/em> starring Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n

With the deal just being announced, there is no creative team attached to the project.<\/p>\n

Film to footlights adaptations are being seen by many Broadway producers as a way of selling tickets to audiences with stories that they are already familiar with. Currently there are a number of Broadway shows running that are derived from movies including Once<\/strong>, Bring It On<\/strong>, Ghost<\/strong>, Leap Of Faith<\/strong> and Sister Act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Via LA Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The film is the first in what could be a series of new film-to-stage adaptations.<\/div>\n

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