Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is the company’s live stage play division, which develops and produces musicals and other stage productions based on Warner Bros.’ vast library of iconic film and television properties.
 
The division was most recently represented on Broadway with the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical “Beetlejuice,” based on the cult movie classic. Directed by two-time Tony nominee Alex Timbers, “Beetlejuice” featured an original score by Eddie Perfect and a book by Scott Brown and Emmy nominee Anthony King. In addition, Theatre Ventures’ Olivier Award-winning musical “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” recently toured North America following its successful runs on London’s West End, Broadway and an Australian production at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre.
 
Additional projects include a successful summer 2018 production of the musical version of “Dave,” directed by Tina Landau at the Arena Theatre in Washington, DC, and a musical adaptation of “17 Again,” which premiered at NAMT (National Alliance for Musical Theatre) in fall 2018. Presently in development is a stage version of the movie musical “A Star is Born” and a dramatic version of “Dog Day Afternoon” from playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis.
 
The division’s previous Broadway productions include Oscar winner William Goldman’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “Misery,” starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf; the record-breaking holiday hit “Elf”; the Tony Award-winning musical “The Bridges of Madison County”; and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2015. Additionally, the division co-produced the original musical “Secondhand Lions” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.
 
Theatre Ventures also licenses third-party stage rights to the various properties held within the Studio’s vast library, including such productions as “Hairspray,” “The Bodyguard,” “Diner,” “Top Hat,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Color Purple” and “42nd Street,” as well as the upcoming “Broadway Vacation” and “Mr. Saturday Night.”