“The Oscar-winning creators of the animation ‘Frozen’ are planning a stage musical entitled ‘Up Here’, the show's producer has said. Husband and wife team Robert Lopez - who co-wrote ‘The Book of Mormon’ - and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are writing a romantic comedy, Scott Sanders told AP. ‘Up Here’ will be part of the 2015-16 season for the Californian theatre company La Jolla Playhouse.”
How can deprivation become joy? That’s not only the animating question of The Color Purple, the 1982 Alice Walker novel made into a musical in 2005, but also the operating principle behind John Doyle’s triumphant revival of that musical, starring the stupendous Cynthia Erivo in her Broadway debut.
“As you can imagine with the Lopezes, it is witty, it is wicked smart, it is irreverent, and it's youthful in its energy. It will appeal to a broad audience but it certainly will be something that even Millennials will relate to,’ said producer Scott Sanders, who has produced the Tony nominated "After Midnight" this season.”
