Judith Viorst to Adapt Lulu and the Brontosaurus into a Musical
October 26, 2012
Simon & Schuster imprint, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, recently released the sequel title in Judith Viorst's Lulu series, Lulu Walks the Dogs. This middle-grade series first debuted in 2010 with the title, Lulu and the Brontosaurus. Both titles feature illustrations by Lane Smith. In an interview with Kirkus Reviews, Viorst revealed that Lulu's story will one day hit the stage as a musical adaptation.
"I'm working on adapting Lulu and the Brontosaurus for Imagination Stage, a beautiful state-of-the-art children's theater in Bethesda, Md. I've been writing the script and the lyrics, and my wonderful collaborator, Shelly Markham, is writing the music, as we've done together for two other children's musicals, both of them about Alexander. We're expecting to see it performed during the 2013-2014 season, complete with a tantrum-throwing Lulu and a dancing dinosaur."