Producer Bill Weiner has announced the acquisition of the theatrical stage rights to the 1995 cult-hit film Empire Records, with plans to adapt the story for the Broadway stage as a musical. The film’s original screenwriter, Carol Heikkinen, will craft the show's book, with an original score by 2018 Jonathan Larson Grant winner Zoe Sarnak. Empire Records is aiming for a 2020 stage premiere, in time for…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM on April 6, 2018