Paul McCartney reveals he's writing a stage musical version of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
“Writing a musical is not something that had ever really appealed to me,” McCartney said in a statement. “But Bill and I met up with Lee Hall and had a chat and I found myself thinking this could be interesting and fun.
Kenwright originally asked Capra for the stage rights to the film years ago, according to the, but the filmmaker said no. After the producer was offered the rights by Paramount, he reached out to McCartney in 2016 and asked if he would be interested in writing the music. “Our hero was a musical theater writer,” Kenwright said of McCartney after hearing the first song.
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