Questlove to Executive Produce ‘Soul Train’ Broadway Musical

Playwright Dominique Morisseau, director Kamilah Forbes, choreographer Camille A. Brown will collaborate on project about musical variety show

Questlove will co-executive produce an upcoming Broadway musical based on Soul Train, the iconic music variety program that aired from 1971 to 2006. The play, tentatively slated to arrive in 2021 to honor the TV series’ 50th anniversary, will trace the personal story of Soul Train host and creator Don Cornelius, Deadline reports.

Playwright Dominique Morisseau, director Kamilah Forbes and choreographer Camille A. Brown will all participate in the project. Questlove will executive produce alongside Cornelius’ son Tony, CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker [[in his Broadway debut) and Live Nation Urban president Shawn Gee.

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