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“The Queen’s Gambit” being adapted into a stage musical

“The Queen’s Gambit” being adapted into a stage musical

Moves will be made on both the chessboard and the stage

According to Variety, Level Forward recently purchased the theatrical stage rights to the Walter Tevis novel that Netflixs hit miniseries was based off of. Related | "It is a privilege for Level Forward to lead the charge of bringing The Queens Gambit to the stage through the beloved and enduring craft of musical theater," Level Forward CEO Adrienne Becker and producer Julia Dunetz said in a statement. "Told through a brave and fresh point of view, audiences are already sharing in the frien...

Would you believe this is the second chess-themed musical?

Netflixs The Queens Gambit getting adapted into a stage musical ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 11:49 IST Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Whats in store for the award-winning Netflix series The Queens Gambit? A musical. The hit series may become a musical as production company Level Forward has acquired theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis book The Queens Gambit, which served as the basis for the miniseries. As per Variety, Tevis also wrote The Hustler and ...

March 9th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: Streaming, Not quite The Queen’s Gambit is in the pipeline. Deadline reports US entertainment company Level Forward has the acquired theatrical stage rights to the Walter Tevis novel, on which the Netflix series is based. “It is a privilege for Level Forward to lead the charge of bringing The Queen’s Gambit to the stage through the beloved and enduring craft of musical theater,” said Level Forward CEO Adrienne Becker and Producer Ju...

The popular Netflix series is being turned into a stage musical.

Netflix series The Queen's Gambit is set to be turned into a stage musical after the Anya Taylor-Joy chess show's huge success.

By Paul Fletcher Its been a big few months for The Queens Gambit. The TV show adaptation of Walter Tevis 1983 novel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon, hit Netflix in October and has been a streaming sensation ever since. The Queens Gambitcollected two Golden Globe Awards last month— Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited Series — and picked up two similar awards at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. But now that it has succeeded as TV, The Queens...