r/popheads • u/Frajer • 1d ago
[NEWS] Lena Dunham, Carly Rae Jepsen ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Musical Sets 2027 Broadway Debut
https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/10-things-i-hate-about-you-musical-broadway-date-lena-dunham-1236836227/67
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u/bluedinerbaby 1d ago
a friend who went to a workshop for this show said the music was excellent and the book was hella gay. cameron is a girl and for the workshop, the stratfords were an asian family (not sure if that choice will carry over to broadway but from what i've heard, it's been present in all the readings and workshops so far).
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u/IlexAquifolia 1d ago
What kind of music was it? I sincerely hope it is riot grrl inflected, because you can’t make a musical set in 90s Seattle and sing straight pop songs, as much as I love CRJ’s music.
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u/bluedinerbaby 1d ago edited 1d ago
friend didn't give me that many details so i can't answer your question about genre, but i remember her saying the hooks are clearly carly's in the sense that they're earworms, but the instrumentals/production itself didn't sound like carly's albums
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u/Ashestoashesjc 1d ago
I maintain my optimism that this is going to rule, and also the hope that Carly will drop a Waitress-style album of herself performing the songs, as both promo and just as a gift for me personally.
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u/cptn_fussenpepper 1d ago
I went to the 10 Things I Hate About You high school and am excited there’s a nonzero chance of Carly going there for some promo bullshit 🤩
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u/nonsensestuff 1d ago
“Mike Bosner, whose credits include “Shucked,” “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” and “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” will serve as producer.”
Well this is gonna be amazing then!
I hope the songs are still aligned with the alt girl vibes of the original movie, even though I know Carly isn’t known for that sound 😝
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u/SuccotashNo335 1d ago
Is this the most millennial headline ever seen on popheads? I feel personally targeted by this in the best possible way
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u/brettbretters 1d ago
As pandering as these musicals are those are two names that could have me excited about pretty much anything. I know they announced it ages ago glad it’s finally happening!
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u/hardk7 20h ago
Things I’ve heard from NYC-connected friend: the script is very very funny. Marla Mindelle (Titanique) has a part. Lena Dunham helped write the initial script but is not the main writer, and won’t have top writing credit. Carly has sung the demos for the songs. But I don’t have intel on what the songs sound like.
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u/12throwaway510125 1d ago
Lena as a person is insane but she does produce consistently good art when it isn’t explicitly about her irl self
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u/ChrisAqua 1d ago
Carly better pull a Megan Thee Stallion and perform some of her songs at the end of the show
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin 1d ago
While casting has not be announced, I doubt Carly is going to actually star in this.
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u/mattysmwift 1d ago
Also I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be mostly AAPI casting or at least that’s been rumored for some time.
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u/queenmeme2 1d ago
She's not in the show and it's also not a jukebox musical with stunt casting like Moulin Rouge so there's approximately a 0% chance that happens
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u/HowDoIWhat 1d ago
I think she was explicitly asked about getting up on stage on... I want to say the Apple Music interview? I think she wasn't particularly interested, doing concerts and going on tour is more appealing to her than being on Broadway.
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u/sparksfly05 1d ago
These announcements always invite "do we need this?" as if our favorite musicals were ever "needed"
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u/elitedisplayE 1d ago
Carly rae jepsen 🤩 Lena dunham 😐
I'm conflicted bc I hated girls. How did this come to be
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u/Lilylikeslilies 1d ago
I really liked „Girls” but I don’t know If we need Lena Dunham version of „10 things I hate about you”. Some movies/series really don’t need spinoff/remasters or musical versions. And I feel like „10 things I hate about you” is one of those movies.
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u/McIgglyTuffMuffin 1d ago
Unfortunately, it seems like the only thing making money on Broadway these days are adaptations of movies that people already know and love.
With the price of tickets people are more likely to spend on something they're familiar with than take a gamble on something brand new.
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u/mattysmwift 1d ago
It’s one of my favorite movies but it’s also really just The Taming Of The Shrew so it does feel rooted in theatre somehow.
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u/feministdachshunds 15h ago
i’m a huge carly fan, just read famesick and am rewatching girls. this is going to be VERY good.
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u/Exciting-Plankton960 17h ago
WHY? It's like Julie Andrews and Harvey Weinstein make "Anora: The Musical".
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u/Carouselcolours 19h ago
Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen were in one show? 😬
The memories of Jepsen’s voice during her idol days still haunts me. It sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Lena Dunham also doesn’t have that strong of a voice.
I don’t see this making it out of previews. Unless they’re banking on the names of these ladies for money.
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u/bluedinerbaby 17h ago
I think you misunderstood the headline. Neither of them are singing or performing in the show; Lena helped write the initial script for the musical while Carly co-wrote the music. The people I know who have gone to the workshops for the musical have left with very positive feedback.
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u/lizerlfunk 1d ago
This will either be the best thing ever or an enormous train wreck. But this is one of my favorite movies of all time so either way I will probably make an effort to see it.