The beloved 2004 hit romantic comedy film is becoming a new musical!
13 Going On 30 The Musical artwork
Written by the writers of the hit film of the same name, Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL will be holding a two week workshop at Battersea Arts Centre next month.
There will be four script-in-hand public performances with a brilliant cast and live band from 25-28 October 2023. The workshop is taking place ahead of a run in Summer 2025. Casting will be announced soon.
The hit film that starred Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo follows the story of Jenna Rink. She's an adorably awkward thirteen year-old girl who wishes for one thing - that she could just skip over the horrors of middle school and to be thirty, flirty and thriving. As she blows out her birthday candles, she magically wakes up seventeen years later as a thirty-year-old fashion magazine editor with the perfect life. As Jenna unravels who she has grown up to be, she must also work out what, and who, really matters.
13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL will have music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (First Date (Broadway), High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)) and direction by Andy Fickman (Heathers, She’s The Man). Casting for the adult company is by Will Burton for Grindrod & Burton Casting and casting for the children is by Keston and Keston.
