Apr 24
There Will Be 10 Things to Love about This Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen Collab
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
"Girls" creator Lena Dunham and "Call Me Maybe" singer Carly Rae Jepsen are joining forces to bring the Gil Junger-directed 1999 rom-com "10 Things I Hate About You" to the stage as a musical.
"Jepsen is co-writing the score with producer Ethan Gruska, with whom she worked on her most recent album 'The Loveliest Time,'" Variety reported, "and Dunham is set to co-write the book with acclaimed playwright Jessica Huang."
A release about the project recalls that "'10 Things I Hate About You,' a retelling of William Shakespeare's 1594 play 'The Taming of the Shrew,' launched the careers of Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and showcased a breakout performance by Alison Janney," Variety relayed.
In the film, Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) hires Patrick (Heath Ledger) to romance Kat (Julia Stiles), the older sister of Bianca (Larisa Oleynik). His motive is simple: Bianca will not be allowed to date until Kat has a boyfriend.
"The film was a box office hit and gained cult status thanks to its keen and witty examination of teenage life in a 1990s Seattle suburb and the nuanced portrayal of sisters Kat and Bianca Stratford," the release adds.
"The adaptation's creative team also includes the two-time Tony-winning director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon; music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator Tom Kitt, who is also a two-time Tony winner; and 'Shucked' and 'Beautiful – The Carole King Musical' producer Mike Bosner by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical," Variety noted.
Revisit the 1999 film with the trailer below.
