Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island “Working Girl” may soon be singing on Broadway.
The hit 1988 movie that starred Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver is now being developed as a stage musical with a new score by Tony- and Grammy-winning composer Cyndi Lauper.
Playwright Kim Rosenstock (“Tigers Be Still,” “New Girl”) will adapt Kevin Wade’s screenplay, while Fox Stage Productions and Aged in Wood Production will share producing duties.
Mike Nichols’ 1988 comedy grossed more than $100 million worldwide and earned the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. It also earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won one for Carly Simon’s original song “Let the River Run.”