Disney to Adapt Broadway Musical ’25th Annual Putnam County

Disney has picked up the rights to the 2005 Broadway musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and can adapt it right into a live-action movie, a person with data of the deal advised TheWrap.

Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, who produced the 2019 live-action “Aladdin” for the studio, will produce through their Rideback banner. Rideback’s Ryan Halprin will govt produce.

The musical follows a number of rivals competing in a spelling bee. Composer William Finn’s musical opened on Broadway in 2005 and earned six Tony nominations whereas profitable two: for Rachel Sheinkin’s guide and for Dan Fogler’s featured efficiency. The present, which additionally included a pre-“Modern Family” Jesse Tyler Ferguson in its authentic forged, performed for almost three years and 1,100-plus performances on Broadway.

The present relies on an improv play titled “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E,” created by Rebecca Feldman. Feldman, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg, and Dan Fogler are credited as creators of the Broadway present, with a rating by William Finn and guide by Sheinkin. The authentic present was directed by James Lapine.

A search to discover a director and a author has already begun.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the information.