‘Dances With Wolves’ the musical…..

According to Playbill.com, at the following link:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138756-EXCLUSIVE-Dances-With-Wolves-the-Musical-Is-On-the-Horizon
Matt Murphy, a producer on Broadway's Memphis, Impressionism and Thurgood, told Playbill.com that he has acquired the stage rights to Michael Blake's 1986 book, which is better known as an Academy Award-winning 1990 film that starred Kevin Costner (it won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, among other Oscars). Murphy is putting together a writing team to adapt the novel into a musical for the Broadway stage. He expects the score to have music inspired by folk, Appalachian, Civil War and Native American music. "It's a beautiful story set within a spectacular setting so that you get lush visuals along with a gorgeous romance along with something of cultural significance," Murphy told Playbill.com. "I have never seen Native Americans on stage, I've never seen this story on stage." Murphy said he was attracted to the story's "collision of two different cultures" and its exploration of "how different and how similar people are." He called Dances With Wolves, the musical, "an epic dramatic musical." A large cast and expansive design elements are envisioned. "There is no way to do Dances With Wolves, which is essentially a Western on stage, without it being spectacular and epic in scope," Murphy said. No production timeline has been announced. The project is in its seedling stage, with Murphy gathering creative and producing partners. "Musicals take a lot of time to develop," he observed. Murphy said that he's seeking an experienced musical-theatre writing team for the libretto and music and lyrics. Novelist and Oscar-winning screenwriter Blake is not expected to pen the libretto…..For more information, visit www.mattmurphyproductions.com.