FILE - Singer-songwriter James Taylor appears during a portrait session in New York on May 13, 2015. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - James Taylor appears at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, honoring Joni Mitchell, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington on March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond — step aside. The next musical icon to turn their songs into a stage musical will be James Taylor.
Taylor's songs will fuel “Fire & Rain,†a musical announced Monday, in development with a story by playwright and actor and direction by Tony Award winner David Cromer.
“Fire and Rain†is one of Taylor’s most iconic songs, released in 1970 on his second album, “Sweet Baby James.†It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other hits include “You've Got a Friend†and “How Sweet It Is.â€
No timeline was revealed on when “Fire & Rain†will be first staged.
Taylor has won six Grammys and is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Halls of Fame. He is the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades.
Letts won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for writing “August: Osage County†and his other plays include “Bug,†“Killer Joe,†“Superior Donuts†and “The Minutes.†Cromer has directed two of Letts' works — “Bug†and “Man from Nebraska.â€
Taylor joins a growing list of musical artists who have turned to the stage.
new songs to go along with some of her past hits and co-writing a stage story inspired by her life for a stage musical that she hopes to land on Broadway in 2026. Diamond, Keys, Carole King and all got biographical musicals on Broadway.
Taylor will join such pop and rock luminaries as Elton John, The Go-Gos, Dave Stewart, Edie Brickell, Trey Anastasio, and with Broadway scores.
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