Florence + The Machine‘s Florence Welch is set to score a new Broadway adaptation of The Great Gatsby.Alongside original music and lyrics from Welch, the new musical is also set to feature music from Thomas Bartlett, who records music as Doveman.
It will be directed by Rebecca Frecknall.“This book has haunted me for a large part of my life. It contains some of my favourite lines in literature,” Welch said of the new project in a statement.“Musicals were my first love, and I feel a deep connection to Fitzgerald’s broken romanticism.
It is an honour to have been offered the chance to recreate this book in song.”Welch’s last music release was 2020 track ‘Light Of Love’, which was originally set to feature on her last album ‘High As Hope’.
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