With a history of bringing Broadway hits to film and vice versa, The Weinstein Co. - headed by Harvey Weinstein and brother Bob - is looking to bring even more shows to Broadway stages.
As with FINDING NEVERLAND, which is being adapted for the stage, a source tells The New York Post that "the plan is to mine the Miramax and Weinstein Co. vaults for material for eight to 10 projects."
Based on the 2004 Academy Award-nominated film - which in turn was adapted from librettist Allan Knee's play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan - FINDING NEVERLAND tells the story of the real boys who inspired a literary masterpiece.
"It's an expansion of the existing Weinstein Live Entertainment," Weinstein Co. Chief Operating Officer David Glasser told the Post. "Instead of investing in other shows, it's about original shows out of our shop."
The Weinstein Company's THE KING'S SPEECH is also headed to Broadway; word is that casting is underway by casting director Gabrielle Dawes and that the play will first run in the UK in the beginning of 2012. Guilford's Yvonne Arnaud Theater will host a three to five week engagement in January. After the run at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, "The King's Speech" plans to move to London's West End in March before moving to Broadway in the fall.
Also being considered are "Chocolat" and "Cinema Paradiso."
