Doyle felt navigating around an already established story based in Newfoundland and Labrador would be entirely new territory. Leaping into musical theatre wasn’t the most obvious step for Alan Doyle’s career, but when an offer to write songs for a stage adaptation of The Grand Seduction landed in his lap he was instantly intrigued. It’s just one of several musicals in development with a Canadian musician taking a key role behind the scenes. For musicians, working in theatre gives them an opportunity to sideline the rigours of touring and focus on writing. Grammy-winning producer David Foster has spent the better part of a decade involved in writing songs for a Betty Boop musical.

Source: thestar December 05, 2017 21:56 UTC