EXCLUSIVE: Tony and Emmy nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)has joined forces with Victoria Lang and Ryan Bogner, producers and co-presidents of Broadway & Bey…
Dixon and Warren Adams are lead producers under their WalkRunFly Productions label along with Lang and Ryan. Sharlene Martin, president of Martin Literary & Media Management, is serving as executive producer.
The book, which was published earlier this year via Sterling Children’s Books, features an all African-American cast of characters.The story centers around 11-year-old Ailey Benjamin Lane, who is certain that he’ll land the role of the Scarecrow in his school’s production of The Wiz. But when things go terribly wrong at auditions, he confides in his Grampa that he’s ready to quit. However Grampa believes in Ailey, and to encourage him, he shares a childhood secret.
“There is a famous African proverb, Until the Lion learns to write, the hunter will always be glorified. I immediately thought of this when I read Leah’s book. It evoked a beautiful positive narrative about the African American family structure while paying homage to some of the great American icons. We believe that the work will have mass appeal across multiple cultures without compromising it’s cultural integrity” said Adams.
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