Up Here Musical Rom-Com Series of Frozen Songwriters in the Works at Hulu
Marissa M. Conner
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Mega music fans have something to sing about. Hulu has announced plans to move forward with an all-new musical romantic comedy series titled, Right here. And, to sweeten the pot, the creative names attached to the new series are highly respected in the worlds of Broadway and film.
Joining forces to bring the new Hulu series to life will be Frozen and Frozen 2 songwriters, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Tick, tick…BOOM! adapter, Steven Levenson, and new girl and My name is Earl writer Danielle Sanchez-Witzel. The quartet will bring their track record together to write the new musical and will also serve as executive producers.
Right here will be under the direction of Broadway director, Thomas Kaill. In the past, Kail has contributed her talents to Tony Award-winning productions including hamilton and In the heights. He will also serve as executive producer for his company, Old 320 Sycamore Productions alongside Jennifer Todd.
In addition to his work on the Netflix adaptation of Jonathan Larsonit is Tick, tick…BOOM!, Levenson is also responsible for bringing the relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon to TV screens all over FX Fosse/Verdon. Well known in all Broadway theaters for writing the book for Dear Evan Hansen, the writer will also serve Right here as showrunner.
Even aside from their Oscars for their work in the Frozen franchise, songwriters and musicians, Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, have created a host of recognizable hit songs from film and television. The two composed the sincere and heartbreaking “Remember Me”, from coconut, for which they won an Oscar. In addition to their multiple Oscar wins, the duo recently won an Emmy for their work in Wanda Vision on the song “Agatha All Along”. With such an incredible track record of writing catchy and unforgettable numbers, it’s obvious the pair were asked to write the tunes for Right here.
Meanwhile, with his credits in new girl and My name is Earl, Sanchez-Witzel also showed off his writing skills in The Carmichael Show and george lopez. More recently, her name has been in entertainment news circles as she will be co-creator and showrunner of Netflix’s upcoming comedy series, The survival of the thickest.
Although there is no premiere date set yet for Hulu’s Right here, casting is underway and production is expected to begin during the summer. Check out the show’s synopsis below and, as always, stay tuned to Collider for updates on this thrilling new series.
Here is the synopsis:
A musical romantic comedy set in New York City in the final days of 1999, following the extraordinary story of an ordinary couple as they fall in love – and discover that the greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be them. themselves – and the treacherous world of memories, obsessions, fears and fantasies that lives inside their heads.
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