Overview
- The stage adaptation, announced Tuesday by producer Dori Berinstein with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, targets a Broadway run but remains early in development.
- Two-time Tony winner Michael Arden will direct, with Douglas Lyons writing the book and choreographers Ayodele Casel, Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher “Cree” Grant leading the dance.
- A top-tier design team will shape the onstage world of penguins, with puppet designer Basil Twist joining set designer Dane Laffrey, costume designer Susan Hilferty and lighting designer Natasha Katz.
- The score will follow a jukebox approach that uses songs from the film alongside other chart hits, with Kenny Seymour and Jackson Teeley overseeing arrangements and music supervision.
- Warner Bros. named Mark Kaufman as creative consultant and film director George Miller as consulting producer, while casting, venue and a production timeline are still to be announced.