Musical Version of "The Princess Bride"

Guettel to Premiere Princess Bride Suite at Hollywood Bowl
April 25, 2006 - by BWW News Desk

"Audiences at the Hollywood Bowl's upcoming "Fireworks Finale" concerts will be able to hear a suite from Adam Guettel's upcoming musical The Princess Bride. The concerts will take place on September 16th at 8:30 PM and September 17th at 7:30 PM.

It was first confirmed in August of 2005 that Guettel, who won a Tony Award for his score to The Light in the Piazza, is working on a musical version of William Goldman's beloved novel The Princess Bride. Goldman has also joined Guettel as the librettist of the show, whose title is also famous through a popular 1987 film starring Robin Wright-Penn, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin and others. Blending romance and adventure with satire, The Princess Bride concerns lovely Princess Buttercup and the dashing Wesley, who must overcome many obstacles to find happiness together.

Guettel's suite will be performed by the Hollywood Bowl orchestra, which is conducted by John Mauceri. Members of the Joffrey Ballet are also scheduled to perform, while Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog are also slated to make guest appearances.

Guettel also penned music and lyrics to the Off-Broadway musical Floyd Collins and the song cycle Myths and Hymns.

The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, CA. Call (323) 850-2000 or visit www.hollywoodbowl.org for tickets."

I've thought for years that "The Princess Bride" was just screaming to become a musical, so I'm so happy to see that it's finally going to happen.