Kernochan is a two-time Academy Award winner for her feature documentary “Marjoe” and her documentary short “Thoth.” Earlier in her career, Kernochan penned the musical “Sleeparound Town,” which was workshopped at the Public Theater and later at Playwrights Horizons. Benjamin wrote the music and lyrics for “Legally Blonde” and lyrics for “Mean Girls.” Lapine is a three-time Tony winner for Best Book of a Musical for “Into the Woods,” “Falsettos” and “Passion.” He most recently directed “Flying Over Sunset” on Broadway. On Broadway, Menken most recently wrote the music for “A Bronx Tale The Musical.” His other Main Stem credits include “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Sister Act” and “Newsies The Musical,” for which he won a Tony for Best Original Score. Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine will direct. Set at a theater camp known as Spotlight Manor, the show will feature music by Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award winner Alan Menken, lyrics by Tony nominee Nell Benjamin and a book by Academy Award winner Sarah Kernochan. “Spotlight Manor” is an original mystery written especially for the theater, inspired by more than 175 Nancy Drew stories. The musical is a stage adaptation of the character at the center of the book series featuring teen detective Nancy Drew. “Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Spotlight Manor: A Musical” is currently in development.
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