In Development
The new musical WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE, currently being developed at MCC Theatre in NYC, is written by Peter Hedges (the writer of the 1991 novel and 1993 film of the same name) and features energetic and fresh original songs by Christopher Sears, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn (the latter three being members of the folk-pop trio Bandits on the Run). It tells the story of Gilbert Grape, a grocery store clerk in the fictional town of Endora, Iowa, who cares for his eccentric family, including a morbidly obese mother and a younger brother with special needs.
A warm, engrossing, and totally original adaptation, WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE reintroduces a beloved story to modern audiences. More information coming soon!
