King Kong | |
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Music | Marius de Vries |
Lyrics | Michael Mitnick (Melbourne version) Craig Lucas (Melbourne version) Eddie Perfect (Broadway version) |
Book | Craig Lucas (Melbourne version) Jack Thorne (Broadway version) |
Basis | King Kong by James Creelman Ruth Rose Edgar Wallace Merian C. Cooper |
Productions | 2013 Melbourne 2018 Broadway |
King Kong is a musical with music by Marius de Vries, lyrics by Michael Mitnick and Craig Lucas, a book by Lucas and additional musical and lyrical contributions by 3D, Sarah McLachlan, Guy Garvey, Justice and The Avalanches. It is based on the 1933 film of the same name. The original production was mounted in Australia in 2013. A re-worked Broadway production premiered in October 2018.[1]