Broadway World: Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s THE CROSSOVER
Chautauqua Theater Company has announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution’s Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander.
Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll, CTC is cementing its reputation as a national home for exciting new works. Carroll’s tenure has brought a renewed focus on commissioning, developing and producing works from new and established American Playwrights. This commitment to fostering innovative storytelling is exemplified with recent commissions such as Kate Hamill‘s The Light and The Dark, C.A. Johnson‘s Tell Me You’re Dying, and now the musical adaptation of Alexander’s The Crossover, highlighting CTC’s pivotal role in championing groundbreaking writers and shaping the landscape of American theater.