Girl Group Time Travelers Eyes Summer Broadway Bow
Girl Group Time Travelers centers on a brokenhearted girl who is taken back in time by a teen angel-like girl group, the Sha-La-Las, to learn the true spirit of fun and romance. Songs included in the tuner will include "My Boyfriend's Back," "Downtown," "Where the Boys Are," "You Don't Own Me," "It's My Party," "He's a Rebel" and "Dedicated to the One I Love."
Girl Group Time Travelers was workshopped in Gotham in August under the title Beehive on Broadway. The original Beehive played for 600 performances at the off-Broadway Top of the Gate in 1986, but it had a completely different story and many different songs. Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek caught the workshop and wrote: "Even if the presentation that I saw was only two-thirds or so of the final show, I was dazzled by Allen's work. There was one stunning dance piece after another and a real flow to the entire proceeding. I think we may have to convince Allen to stick around these parts and teach some of the new breed of Broadway choreographers a thing or two, Lydia Grant style!" At the reading, the contemporary gals were played by Kearran Giovanni Bare and Nikki James All Shook Up while the girl group was made up of Tracy Jai Edwards, Mandy Gonzalez, Francesca Harper and Orfeh.
The production is being capitalized at $6.5 million-$7.5 million. Jeffrey Richards and Michael Rothfeld will produce.