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Legendary Broadway producer, Wendy Federman, teases the possibility of bringing a musical version of '13 Going on 30' to Broadway while chatting with THR at the 2025 Tony Awards.
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00:00Multiple shows that you have produced and are a nominee for What's Going Through Your Mind?
00:05You know, I'm just excited to see all the performances tonight. I'm excited to see all the shows
00:10get to see my friends. We're all dressed up and celebrating our industry. Everybody works
00:15really hard and this is our night. A lot of people have called this such a thrilling season for Broadway.
00:20Why do you think that is? The work this year has reached a whole other level.
00:25New musicals were great, incredible revivals, amazing plays and Hollywood stars.
00:30They came to visit us this year too, so it's really been quite wonderful.
00:33It's a great time to be a theatergoer.
00:35For sure.
00:36There's also been a lot of innovation and technology with this season too.
00:40How special has that been to sort of incorporate them?
00:43You know, between what's going on at Stranger Things...
00:45What Jamie Lloyd has done with Sunset Boulevard, amongst so many other shows,
00:48I think it's just only going to get better and better.
00:50And make the storytelling even richer. And again, who's going to benefit? The audiences, which will be...
00:55Great.
00:56Is there anyone here that you haven't gotten a chance to see or congrats on?
01:00Do you have anything to congratulate yet that you would love to run into tonight?
01:04You know, I think...
01:05Brian Cranston's presenting and I've done two shows and produced a film with him and I haven't seen him and Robin for a long time.
01:10A little while.
01:11So, hoping I get to spot him somewhere, just to say hello.
01:15And I believe I heard you say something about 13 going on 30.
01:18Yes, yes. We've turned it into a musical.
01:20It's fantastic. We are starting at the Manchester Opera House in the UK in September.
01:25And Jen Garner is one of our producer partners.
01:28So, we're thrilled. It'll be razzle.
01:30It's for everyone.
01:31What can you tease us about bringing that to life on stage?
01:34Um...
01:35It's just...
01:36Like I said, it's a joyful, wonderful sort of coming of age.
01:40Film that everybody loved, especially our Jen Garner.
01:43And that we've just turned it into a big...
01:45bigger and better, more fun, flirty and thriving musical.
01:48Which, again, is doing our attitude.
01:50We're in the town up in Manchester, UK.
01:52Looking to the west end.
01:53And I'm sure we're going to bring it over here.
01:55Somewhere in the future.
02:00The look is a little bit come on in and we're going to bring it over here.
02:01The effect is just going through the front end.
02:02And when you bring it over there...
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02:24I think so why.
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02:27I have a teammate.
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