Director Jon M. Chu to turn 'Crazy Rich Asians' movie into Broadway musical


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Michelle Yeoh and Jon M. Chu speak onstage about the movie 'Wicked' at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas on April 10, 2024. Photo: AFP

A Broadway musical version of Crazy Rich Asians is being developed by director Jon M. Chu, who helmed the 2018 romantic comedy based on Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan’s bestselling 2013 novel.

Kwan’s book trilogy and the film will provide the basis for the stage adaptation, which features a book by Leah Nanko Winkler, music by Helen Park and lyrics by Amanda Green and Tat Tong.

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