Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen's 10 Things I Hate About You musical sets Broadway opening

Of course, nostalgia-fueled adaptations of movies for the musical stage aren’t in and of themselves especially notable, but the pedigree behind 10 Things has colored us intrigued. The music for this endeavor comes from one of pop’s most consistent stars—Carly Rae Jepsen—who works here with songwriter and composer Ethan Gruska and musical supervisor and orchestrator Tom Kitt (who counts other musical hits Next To Normal and Hell’s Kitchen among his repertoire). The most famous name attached thus far, however, is Lena Dunham, who has proven herself an astute chronicler of young(ish) adult life in her post-Girls career with projects like Catherine Called Birdy, Sharp Stick, and Too Much. (Girls, of course, was also pretty damn good at this too.) Dunham writes the musical’s book with playwright Jessica Huang, while Christopher Wheeldon, who directed MJ The Musical on Broadway, will direct and choreograph 10 Things.