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The Brady Bunch musical in the works
Written by . Published: June 04 2015
The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz is working on a musical adaptation of his hit family sitcom for the stage.
Sherwood has teamed up with bosses at CBS Consumer Products for the project, which will feature a new story but still focus on the original characters.
Schwartz's children Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, wrote the
book, while Juber's husband, Wings guitarist Laurence Juber,
composed the music.
CBS Consumer Products executives also announced plans to turn
another classic sitcom, Cheers, into a stage production as
well.
Dubbed Cheers Live on Stage, the show will showcase classic moments
from the popular sitcom which starred Ted Danson as a Boston bar
owner.