Sufjan Stevens’ critically acclaimed 2005 album “Illinois” is ready to make its world premiere as a stage adaptation later this summer season.
The manufacturing, led by Justin Peck, a Tony Award-winning choreographer, will likely be hosted by The Fisher Heart at Bard in New York. “Illinois” will function music and lyrics by Stevens, with the story crafted by Peck and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury.
In response to the Fisher Heart, the present will likely be an “ecstatic pageant of storytelling, theater, dance and reside music.”
“Illinois” is amongst Stevens’ hottest work and options Stevens’ best-known music, “Chicago,” which was featured within the 2006 movie “Little Miss Sunshine” and, 16 years later, used because the opening theme for Netflix’s “The Politician.”
The Fisher Heart will host the manufacturing from June 23 to July 2, as a part of their SummerScape 2023 programming. Tickets can be found on the Fisher Heart’s web site.