Crazy Rich Asians gets Broadway musical version

Jon M. Chu will direct the musical

Warner Bros Theatre Ventures and Kevin Kwan announced that Jon M Chu, director of the film of the same title will helm a stage production of Crazy Rich Asians.

Crazy Rich Asians musical version would mark Chu’s Broadway directorial debut. He is well-known for bringing stage shows such as Wicked and In the Heights to the movie screen.

Crazy Rich Asians is based on the trilogy by Kwan and the 2018 Warner Bros film, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh and featuring a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim. It is a romantic comedy which explores what can happen when young love collides with old money.