‘The Queen’s Gambit’ To Become A Stage Musical

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The Queen’s Gambit is in development following the success of the award-winning Netflix series.Level Forward, the entertainment company behind Alanis Morisette jukebox musical Jagged Little Pill, has bought the rights to the work.

"The Queen’s Gambit," the story of a chess prodigy that was a streaming smash for Netflix, may become a musical. Level Forward, has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis’ novel "The Queen’s Gambit," which served as the basis for the miniseries.Tevis also wrote "The Hustler" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth," both of which became films and, in the case of "The Man Who Fell to Earth," a stage show.

The Queen's Gambit may be headed to the stage. Production company Level Forward has acquired theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis' novel about a chess prodigy, which is also the basis for Netflix's limited series.

The Queen’s Gambit, the Walter Tevis novel recently adapted as the hit Netflix miniseries, could be headed to Broadway as a musical.