The musical adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You will begin Broadway performances Aug. 17, 2027.
The production features music and lyrics by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska and a book by Lena Dunham and playwright Jessica Huang. Christopher Wheeldon (MJ, An American in Paris), will direct and choreograph. The plot is based on the 1999 Touchstone Film, which starred Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles.
The casting, opening night date and the exact Broadway theater for the production has not yet been announced. The show will come to Broadway without an out-of-town tryout, but will hold a public presentation in New York.
The film loosely adapts the plot of The Taming of The Shrew and follows the rebellious Kat Stratford (Stiles) as she is pursued by Patrick Verona (Ledger), who is paid to take her out on a date. That arrangement is made so that Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) can take Kat’s younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), out on a date of his own, per the rules set up by their father. The movie also starred Allison Janney and Larry Miller.
This marks the Broadway debut for Dunham, known for creating and starring in Girls and . Jepsen, in addition to her career as a recording artist, appeared on Broadway in the 2014 Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Mike Bosner, producer of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, is producing the musical in partnership with Buena Vista Theatrical.
The start date of the show puts the musical into the 2027-2028 Broadway season.
