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Broadway is littered with the corpses of many films that tried to become musical sensations. But when a movie turned musical hits, it really hits. Think Hairspray, The Producers, and even Beetlejuice. Now, another cult favorite film is looking to make it on Broadway. According to Deadline, a musical adaptation of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion will debut this fall off-Broadway. It features a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Orange is the New Black) and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages). You can read the official synopsis for the show below:

For most of us, the idea of reliving high school is nothing short of a nightmare. When Romy and Michele are invited to their ten year high school reunion Michele envisions the whole experience as a fun road trip, while Romy, very reluctantly, agrees to go but only if they come up with something to impress their classmates. To this end the two hatch an outrageous scheme to totally re-invent themselves. With an ’80s and ’90s pop-inspired score, Romy & Michele: The Musical is an absolute feel-good joyride.

Romy & Michele: The Musical will begin previews at Stage 42 on Tuesday, October 14. Opening night takes place on Tuesday, October 28. In a statement, the creative team said “Romy and Michele have been icons of friendship, fashion, and individuality from the moment we first met them. Bringing their story to the New York stage is the perfect home for their bold and quirky spirit to be reborn.” It might be a big year next year for this particular IP. Aside from the musical, filming begins on a sequel to the original film with Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow. It would be iconic if both became hits at the same time.

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller spent over a decade writing The Song of Achilles – a fantasy romance retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad – and it shows. Just as the title promises, the prose of this novel sings on the page. The poetry revolves around the tender love affair between the demigod Achilles and the mortal Patroclus, following their journey from childhood companions, to teenage lovers, to ride or die adult partners who meet a tragic end in the Trojan War. Yes, this novel is a downer, but a beautiful one – like watching a shot swan plummet out of the sky. You’ll ugly cry through the last fifty pages, and crack up again when you realize this novel’s words have – like the grapes that make the bittersweet wine of Dionysius – been pressed onto the inside of your heart. Yeah, that was a purple prose metaphor. Sue me.

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A woman says that a Hinge suitor got her attention in an extremely uncomfortable way. Her tale has thousands worried for her safety.