Grant Gustin is heading to Broadway!
The 33-year-old actor, known for his starring role in The Flash and his appearance as Sebastian Smythe on Glee, landed the lead role in the new Broadway production of Water for Elephants, which was originally announced all the way back in 2015.
He’s set to portray Jacob in the project, and several other cast members have been revealed.
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Water for Elephants, the popular book turned into a movie, will now become a big Broadway musical!
The story follows “aspiring veterinarian Jacob Jankowski as he joins the staff of Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, working with the circus’ new elephant. He bonds with the show’s equestrian star, who is married to its charismatic but troubled animal superintendent.”
The movie version released in 2011 featured Robert Pattinson as Jacob and Reese Witherspoon as the equestrian star Marlena.
“I have loved Sara Gruen‘s Water for Elephants since it was first published and was captivated by its theatricality,” producer Peter Schneider said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter). “It is so dramatic – a woman who is trapped in a relationship for all the wrong reasons meets and falls in love with a man for all the right reasons. Throw in an elephant as a matchmaker and you have the potential for a show of great imagination and emotional depth.”
WOULD YOU SEE a musical version of Water for Elephants?
