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August Rush to get stage treatment
Written by . Published: November 26 2014
A musical version of Robin Williams' 2007 film August Rush is in the works.
The drama starred Freddie Highmore as an orphaned music prodigy who is mentored by a vagrant musician played by Williams, and now the tale is set to get a proper musical treatment.
Tony winner John Doyle is slated to direct the production, while
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark playwrights Glen Berger and Mark
Mancina, who composed the film's score, are adapting the story for
the stage.
Broadway veterans Terrence Mann, Isabel Keating and Alexander
Gemignani are currently involved in the workshop for the
production.