Ann M. Martin's bestselling book series The Baby-Sitters Club is being developed into a stage musical, with a book by Kate Wetherhead (The Devil Wears Prada), music and lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick (Kpop Demon Hunters), and direction and choreography by Annie Tippe (Octet), Deadline reported.
Theatrical rights to the book series have been optioned by TWTheatricals, a division of TheaterWorksUSA. An exclusive industry presentation is scheduled for November 13 in New York City, with plans for a theatrical premiere in Spring 2027.
"I love musicals and am excited to see the adventures of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey come to life on stage," said Martin. "I'm humbled by the ongoing popularity of the series, and couldn't be more thrilled by this news."
The musical picks up 12 years after the disbanding of the Baby-Sitters Club, when the founding members return to Stoneybrook, Conn., to honor the pact their 13-year-old selves made to reunite. Now 25, they "realize over the course of the show that the reunion not only presents an opportunity to revisit defining moments of their past, but to answer critical questions that have surfaced in their present-day lives: questions of identity, career, relationships and fulfillment," Deadline wrote.