Flying Over Sunset Now Available for Licensing
The Outer Critics Circle and Tony Award®-nominated musical Flying Over Sunset, from one of the most accoladed creative teams in musical theatre, is now available for licensing.
Nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design, this production was welcomed with open arms by the Broadway community with critics calling it “ambitious” “frequently moving” and “unique”.
Written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Little Miss Sunshine), Flying Over Sunset features a gorgeous score written by Tony, Grammy®, Emmy®, and Pulitzer Prize Award winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, If/Then) and lyrics by Tony nominee Michael Korie ( Grey Gardens).
Flying Over Sunset follows three extraordinary public figures as they take an exhilarating journey into the most colorful corners of the human psyche. Picture this: 1950s Hollywood. You are at a beautiful beach house overlooking the Pacific with movie star Cary Grant, writer and socialite Clare Boothe Luce, and author and philosopher Aldous Huxley…as they share an otherworldly trip and their most guarded desires, hopes, and insecurities.
Drew Cohen, President and CEO of Music Theatre International stated, “Flying Over Sunset is a wonderfully unique musical that will thrill audiences and provide adventurous directors a rare opportunity to flex their creative muscles. James Lapine has written an original and heartfelt book that captures an exciting era and invites us to explore the meaning of individual desire, love, and loss. Tom Kitt dazzles with a breathtaking score and Michael Korie provides deep insight with his captivating lyrics. We look forward to seeing new productions of this show on stages around the country as well as internationally.”
Flying Over Sunset premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater on November 11, 2021.
“We loved the challenge of creating Flying Over Sunset and are thrilled that MTI will be licensing our musical,” remarked James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie. “Each of the main characters is facing a life changing juncture, welcome or not. For us it was an opportunity to look into ourselves through the perspectives of our characters and create a deeply personal show. Now we are excited to see new interpretations and perspectives from new artists for new audiences.”
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