A new stage musical based on the life of Grammy- and Emmy-winning songwriter Diane Warren is in development, with Tony winners Joe DiPietro and Kathleen Marshall attached to write and direct, respectively.
The project is the second DiPietro-Marshall project announced in recent weeks: They’re also working on a Frank Sinatra stage musical.
Obsessed, The Story of Diane Warren…So Far will include such Warren-penned hits as “Rhythm of the Night,” “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Unbreak My Heart,” “Because You Loved Me,” and “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.” The show will also include several new Warren songs. “Broadway is a new chapter for me and to work with such amazing artists like Kathleen Marshall and Joe DiPietro makes me excited to see where this will lead,” Warren said in a statement.
A private presentation of Obsessed will take place in New York this month. Irit TenHengel is producing the musical, with Donna Munday as executive producer.
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