UNITED STATES – A Broadway musical version of Crazy Rich Asians is being developed by director Jon M. Chu, who helmed the 2018 romantic comedy based on Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan’s best-selling 2013 novel.
The plot follows a Chinese American maths professor named Rachel Chu who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young, for a wedding – only to discover that his family is filthy rich. Cultures clash and their relationship is threatened when Nick’s stern mother, Eleanor, disapproves of Rachel.and went on to gross US$239 million globally.
Chu, who broke out with the dance film Step Up 2: The Streets , is helming the two-part film adaption of the popular musical Wicked. The movie stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Yeoh, and Part One is scheduled to open in Singapore cinemas on Nov 28.
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Crazy Rich Asians to be made into Broadway musicalA Broadway musical version of Crazy Rich Asians is being developed by director Jon M. Chu, who helmed the 2018 romantic comedy based on Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan’s bestselling 2013 novel. Kwan’s book trilogy and the film will provide the basis for the stage...
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