New High Fidelity Musical

"High Fidelity" The Musical
NEW YORK (AP) - April 25, 2006 -

""High Fidelity" started out as a book. Then, John Cusack starred as the love-lorn record store owner in the movie six years ago. Now, it's being turned into a Broadway musical.

Unlike so many Broadway shows these days, one of the producers says "there won't be any stars, only star talent." The cast hasn't been announced yet.

"High Fidelity" will play in Boston September 26th through October 22nd to see how it goes.

Then, it'll come to Broadway."

'High Fidelity' musical to premiere in Boston
By Catherine Foster, Globe Staff | April 25, 2006

The musical version of Nick Hornby's novel ''High Fidelity" and the Boston premiere of John Patrick Shanley's ''Doubt" are among the highlights of Broadway Across America's 2006-07 season in Boston.

''High Fidelity" makes its pre-Broadway world premiere at the Colonial Theatre in September, announced Drew Murphy, president of Broadway Across America-Boston, yesterday. The announcement, held in the balcony of the Opera House, was accompanied by a musical performance from ''High Fidelity" and an appearance by South Boston native David Lindsay-Abaire, who's writing the book for the musical.

''Boston is the only city 'High Fidelity' is trying out in," said Murphy. ''We're hoping to keep that tradition going and attract more in the future."

Cherry Jones will reprise her role in the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Doubt," and Doug Hughes, who helmed the Broadway production, will direct.

''High Fidelity," a romantic comedy about a record-store owner struggling back to life after being dumped yet again, comes to the Colonial Sept. 26-Oct. 22. The score is by Tom Kitt (music) and Amanda Green (lyrics).


Well, I am encouraged by the fact that this new musical will be a vehicle for unknown talent, but will it do well? As a huge John Cusack fan, I would think that if the musical bears a large resemblance to the movie, people will probably be doing some comparisons.