“Trevor the Musical,” a theater piece about a sensitive and harassed gay teen that was based on the Academy Award-winning short film “Trevor,” is headed off-Broadway, it was announced Thursday morning.
Created by the writer Dan Collins and composer Julianne Wick Davis, “Trevor the Musical” had its world premiere at Writers Theatre in Glencoe in the summer of 2017.
The show, which long has had aspirations for Broadway despite its small size, will open in April at the well-matched Stage 42, 442 W. 42nd St., an off-Broadway theater. Precise dates have yet to be set.
This technically is a separate production. But as was the case in Glencoe, Marc Burni will direct, with Joshua Prince the choreographer.
The musical also is connected to the Trevor Project, an entity that grew out of the success of the original film, which was directed by Peggy Rajski. The Trevor Project is a non-profit, crisis-intervention program designed to help teenagers who are questioning their sexual identity.
The show was a big box office success at Writers and featured a mostly Chicago-based cast dominated by area teenagers. Casting details for the New York production, to be lead produced by Roy Furman, have yet to be announced.
Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.
