It doesn’t come across as the kind of movie that would transfer to the stage, but yes its true, Guillermo Del Toro’s fantastic gothic noir fantasy PAN’S LABYRINTH is all set for the musical treatment. De Toro has co-written the book with Jeremy Ungar for the production, which has apparently been in the works for four years! Oscar winner Paul Williams (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) will pen the lyrics for the thing, and Gustavo Santaolalla will write the music. Sounds great right? If you don’t know the movie, here’s the synopsis:
Pan’s Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable. Told through the eyes of a little girl whose imaginary world is inhabited by nightmarish creatures, Pan’s Labyrinth is a visually imaginative and allegorical take on the fears she faced in Spain during WWII.
I haven’t been able to see if the musical will play in New York or London, but I’m guessing it will be one of the two. One of the producers, Robert Fox, is London based, so I’m guessing a West End debut. Look very much forward to it.
Source: EW
