Cher Developing Broadway Musical Based On Life and Career
By Adam Hetrick

June 25, 2012

Producers are at work developing a Broadway musical based on the life
of Academy and Grammy Award-winning performer Cher, the pop star
recently tweeted.


The star states that the musical will incorporate songs from her
career, with three different actresses set to play her at various stages
of her life. One actress will play a young Cher through her "Sonny and
Cher" years, while another will play the icon through the "Believe"
tour, with a third to inhabit the star at the current point in her life.
The show will incorporate a theatrical conceit that allows all three actresses to talk to one another and perform together.
Cher also revealed that she is part of the writing process on the
musical, which has been in development for "quite a while." Broadway is
the goal.
No producers have been named as attached to the project. While Cher
didn't explicitly state that she intended to be a part of it, she did
tease via twitter, "I could b old Cher!"
Cher appeared on Broadway in the short-lived production of Ed Graczyk's Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,
a role she later repeated on film. She earned the Academy Award for her
performance in "Moonstruck." Most recently, she co-starred with
Christina Aguilera in the film musical "Burlesque." She has earned
Grammy Awards for her lengthy recording career, and her additional
screen credits include "Mask," "Silkwood" (Golden Globe Award),
"Moonstruck" (Academy Award/Golden Globe), "The Witches of Eastwick,"
"Mermaids" and "Tea with Mussolini."