Producers David Johnson, Craig Roessler and Jesse Singer say they are planning a stage adaptation of Ellis' celebrated novel about a handsome, homicidal Wall Street banker. They have signed "Spring Awakening" composer Duncan Sheik to write the music and lyrics. The book will be by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, currently writing for the HBO television series "Big Love."
Sheik said Tuesday in a statement that he reread the Bret Easton Ellis' book and what "may have seen as an over-the-top literary folly of the early '90s was in fact a pretty timeless tale of alienation.
"And, really, what could be more subversive fun than murderous bankers breaking into song?"
No word on when or where the show will open.
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