Listen "‘Death Becomes Her’ producer Lowe Cunningham"
Episode Synopsis
Broadway’s “Death Becomes Her” is the musical adaptation of Robert Zemeckis’ film, which starred Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. But when Universal Theatrical Group (UTG), the Universal Pictures division that develops the studio’s titles for Broadway, considered adapting “Death Becomes Her,” they wanted the stage musical to distinguish itself from its source.Lowe Cunningham is vice president of production and creative development for UTG. In this conversation, Cunningham describes why she thought “Death Becomes Her” would make a perfect Broadway musical, how she helped put the creative team together and more.Want to be the first to hear these chats? Subscribe to broadwaynews.com today, starting at only $1 per month, and get early access to these episodes and many more exclusive interviews and breaking news stories on Broadway and the Tony Awards.Photo credit: Lowe Cunningham; photo by Mike Coppola for Getty Images/Tony Awards Productions
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