Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who will be seen in Disney's upcoming Mary Poppins Returns, is in final negotiations to star in the adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials for BBC One and Bad Wolf TV.
Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who will be seen in Disney's upcoming Mary Poppins Returns, is in final negotiations to star in the adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials for BBC One and Bad Wolf TV.
Others in talks for the fantasy trilogy, which was commissioned by the BBC in 2015, include The King's Speech Oscar winner and Les Misérables film director Tom Hooper, who would helm the project; and Logan's Dafne Keen, who would play the central character Lyra, a young orphan.
His Dark Materials is comprised of the volumes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.
The new play, now on Broadway via Second Stage, stars Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons, and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.
The mononymic star is currently promoting her newest film Challengers, where she stars opposite Tony nominee Mike Faist.
Winners will be named May 13 with an awards ceremony set for May 23.
On April 28, Clark and the entire company of the Tony-winning musical will take their final bows at Broadway's Booth Theatre.
The 1975 musical favorite has returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre, where a new revival opened April 17.
The production is currently running in Washington, D.C. and will also receive a series of cinema screenings.
The 20-city concert tour will play Seattle, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, and more.
Lindsay Posner will direct the Ryan Craig-penned script.