EXCLUSIVE: Barbara Broccoli, with her theater hat on, is transferring theSing Streetmusical to London.
The show, from the team behindOnce, is another musical adapted from a film created by Carney.
IfSing Streetsoars in Hammersmith, then it can surely have further life in the West End, and beyond.
Original ‘Sing Street’ Musical at New York Theatre WorkshopMatthew Murphy
Walsh refers to Broccoli as the Boss.
Broadway plans were scuppered due to the pandemic, but Walsh wonders whether this was a blessing in disguise.
Shows get gobbled up very, very quickly if theyre not right, he says.
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Everything changed, Walsh marvels.
The feeling in Boston, he adds, was here we go, this feels really right.
What the show had needed, Walsh argues, was joy.
He explains: I mean real and also sort of visual joy.
Times are hard for main character, the 16-year-old Conor, in recession-strapped Dublin.
Conor flails about to form a band to impress her and win her heart.
Walshs job, however, was to keep the story grounded in the concrete of Dublin.
And then they have to find the right kids who can sing, play music and act.
The benchmark is pretty high.
I was impressed too.
He directs the piece and hes also written lyrics for Anna Mullarkeys score.Safe Housewill also visit New York.
Murphy also stars in Walshs screen adaptation of Claire Keegans novelSmall Things Like Thesedirected by Tim Mielants.
Theres also a studio movie, which hes forbidden to discuss.
The films set in Luton, Bedfordshire, and its about the friendship of two 13-year-old boys.
One is Bangladeshi, the other is from a Palestinian background.
I think its going to melt hearts, Walsh predicts.
