⭐ THE DANISH GIRL MUSICAL ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED ⭐
David Ebershoff’s award-winning book The Danish Girl is being adapted into a musical, it has been announced.
Composed by Alex Parker with book and lyrics by Katie Lam, the musical is currently in its development phase.
The new musical has also addressed how it casts its company – aside from the two leads, roles will only be set by vocal range, rather than gender, age or any other markers.
The creative team is actively wanting to bring trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming performers on board for the development process – you can reach out at [email protected].
The piece follows Danish transgender woman Lili Elbe, one of the first people in the world to undergo reassignment surgery. Elbe was married to artist Gerda Gottlieb and became the subject of many of Gerda’s paintings in the 1920s.
The book was previously turned into an award-winning film in 2015 starring Eddie Redmayne.
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