Caroline Kennedy's Blog - Posts Tagged "musicals"
Stephen Ward - the Musical
I have been asked several times what it feels like having a musical based on my books, "How the English Establishment Framed Stephen Ward" and "An Affair of State". And what's more, not just any musical but a musical by Andrew Lloyd-Weber! It's something I had never even dreamed of. To tell the truth, I would never have even suggested it as a subject of a musical. A play, yes. A movie, definitely. But a musical? Yet here it is. Preview time and the personal reviews have all be good, so far.
The opening is on the 19th December and I am on my way to the UK to attend it. When I wrote my first book in 1987 it went straight to number one on the best-selling list. I decided then and there never to write another book as sales could only go downhill! Besides, there were other things I wanted to do. More travelling. Humanitarian work with refugees. Art and Drama therapy with refugee and indigenous children.
But here I am, 25 years later, with a second book and, thanks to all the publicity surrounding the musical, sales are doing well - not spectacular, but well enough that I can breathe a sigh of relief that I made the right decision!
The opening is on the 19th December and I am on my way to the UK to attend it. When I wrote my first book in 1987 it went straight to number one on the best-selling list. I decided then and there never to write another book as sales could only go downhill! Besides, there were other things I wanted to do. More travelling. Humanitarian work with refugees. Art and Drama therapy with refugee and indigenous children.
But here I am, 25 years later, with a second book and, thanks to all the publicity surrounding the musical, sales are doing well - not spectacular, but well enough that I can breathe a sigh of relief that I made the right decision!
