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Songwriter Diane Warren’s Music Optioned For Stage
The big hooks and soaring melodies of Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren are heading to Broadway.
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Arriving at the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles.
Tony Award-winning producer Dede Harris said Thursday that she has optioned Warren’s entire music catalog with an eye to getting her hits into a musical. The creative team and a timeline for the project will be announced at a later date.
Warren’s writing credits include Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me,” Toni Braxton’s “Un-Break My Heart,” LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live” and “I Was Here” for Beyonce.
Harris is the Tony Award-winning producer of “Hairspray,” ‘‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “A Raisin in the Sun.” Her recent hits include “One Man, Two Guvnors,” ‘‘War Horse” and “Clybourne Park.”