Once on This Island may be coming to Disney+! Following the recent success of Hamilton, Disney+ is working to bring the Broadway musical to the streaming service, THR reported Thursday (July 30).
Playwright Jocelyn Bioh is set to write, and Wanuri Kahiu is set to direct the adaptation of the award-winning 1990 musical that is based on the Rosa Guy novel, My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl. Marc Platt, the producer behind Broadway’s Wicked, is set to produce.
This production will be different, however: “As opposed to Hamilton, which was a recording of a stage performance, Island will be a more traditional adaptation.
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