‘Hocus Pocus’ on Broadway—yes, please!
There is lawn decor, and there are Airbnb cottages, but we have something even better in our future—Hocus Pocus may be coming to Broadway!
You read that right. On an upcoming episode of Broadway Podcast Network’s The Art of Kindness podcast, Hocus Pocus film producer David Kirschner revealed that a stage adaptation of everyone’s favorite Halloween movie is on the way. “This started before COVID, but now it seems to be back on—and that is that they are building a Broadway version of Hocus Pocus,” Kirschner said.
A Broadway-aimed #HocusPocus musical is in the works!https://t.co/2t7bqjiuNw
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If we can believe anyone, it should be Kirschner. He was responsible for creating and producing the beloved original film in 1993 and is also producing its upcoming sequel.
“I just want to pinch myself,” he continued. “And I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a little league field again… But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.”
“It’s not just me. It’s so many people that brought Hocus Pocus [to life]—from [director] Kenny Ortega and Mick Garris’ script and John Debney’s score and Bill Sandell’s production design, and now a whole new generation are working on it,” Kirschner said.
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The 1993 original starred Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker as the now-iconic Sanderson Sisters, who resurface on Halloween night after being summoned from beyond (albeit accidentally) when Max Dennison (Omri Katz) lights the Black Flame Candle in Salem, Massachusetts. We watch as they wreak havoc on the town, and try as they might to become immortal. Luckily, there are kids in town who make it their mission to steal the sisters’ book of spells to stop them in their tracks. The sequel, out tomorrow, will be our first look at the sisters in decades.
No theater, cast, or timeline for the Broadway production of Hocus Pocus has been officially announced, but Kirschner said to the podcast audience: “I think you’re going to be very pleased.”
