Magic Mike surprised many last year when it grossed over $100 million in the US on a $7 million budget. It also managed to catch the zeitgeist, which immediately started people thinking about what they might able to do with Mike’s Magic. That included planning a sequel (that Channing Tatum may direct) and there was also vague talk about a stage musical.
Now Deadline reports that musical project is moving towards the Broadway stage. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey have been hired to write the songs, while Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will come up with the book. Kitt and Yorkey previously created the Tony and Pulitzer-winning Next To Normal, while Aguirre-Sacasa helped with the books for Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark and the upcoming American Psycho musical, and has worked on the screenplays for the remake of Carrie, as well as a planned do-over of Little Shop Of Horrors.
There’s no news on exactly when it might hit the stage, but the project is said to be on the fast-track.
It’s certainly good news for Channing Tatum’s bank balance. He was recently revealed to be the second highest-earning actor of 2012 – taking home $60 million – largely because he and Steven Soderbergh put up the budget for Magic Mike themselves, ensuring they got a large chunk of the take. He could make a hell of a lot more from a Broadway hit!
And quite frankly, if guys are gonna strip on stage and we get to pretend it’s a proper musical so I don’t have to feel too sleazy – where can I get my tickets?
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