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‘Cher: The Musical’ could be on Broadway soon

show could be backed by ‘Hamilton’ producer

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A Broadway musical based on Cher’s life is one step closer to production.

According to the New York Post, “Jersey Boys” writer Rick Elice presented a script of a musical about the pop star’s life, currently titled “Cher: The Musical,” to “Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller on Wednesday.  Seller has also produced “Avenue Q,” “In the Heights” and “Rent.”

“They may pack me in a van and have me carted away when they see what I’ve done with her life,” Elice told the New York Post about presenting his script. “Or I’ll start doing what Arthur Laurents always said about musicals, ‘They don’t get written. They get rewritten.’ ”

The musical will include Cher’s hit songs such as “Believe,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Take Me Home,” “I Got You Babe” and “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.”

In 2012, Cher tweeted producers were developing a musical about her life. The star revealed three actresses would play her in different stages of her career. One actress would play her during the “Sonny and Cher” years, another actress would portray her during her “Believe” tour and the last would be the singer in the current part of her life.

Elice told the New York Post he plans to give Cher the script on her 70th birthday on May 20.

“I’ll be sharing with Cher, if you will,” Elice says.

 

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