PerfectHarmony is NBC’s new musical comedy series about a rural church choir that gets the director it never thought it needed
Show creator and executive producer Lesley Wake Webster spoke on the personal inspiration behind the series during NBC’s presentation at the“I grew up singing in church choirs, going to church. My grandfather, who Bradley’s character was modeled on, was a choir director by trade… at the end of his life, he was living in rural Kentucky, my grandmother had passed away, and he got to a very dark place,” Webster shared.
“The thing that brought him back to life and gave him meaning was directing this little choir. He was standing in a circle with people singing who had dramatically different beliefs and had been raised differently but together they made something really beautiful. That’s really what we want to bring to this. Yes, it’s set in a church but it’s really about people who are each other’s family and find each other. They do that through music and through friendship.
Whitford was looking to get back in the comedy space and was keen on working with Winer, who is known for being one of the directors of ABC’s long-running series,“Jason had something to do with one of my favorite comedies ever,” said Whitford. “I knew I wanted to work with Jason and then I read Lesley’s script and thought it was just personal, specific, genuine and about something that I think is helpful now which is how music can bring people together who are very different in a lovely way.
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