Rap icon Nas is joining a creative team to bring a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 hip-hop film classic Beat Street to Broadway.
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known as Nas, made the announcement tonight at a 40th anniversary screening of Beat Street at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The Grammy-winning artist said he has joined the creative team adapting the film for Broadway. Additional creative team members will be announced in coming weeks.
A production timeline was not announced. The Beat Street musical is being produced by Arthur Baker, Michael Holman, and UK-based tech investor Richard Fearn, and will expand on the film and create new material to complement the film’s musical numbers.
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