Helen Hayes and Jeff Award winner Lili-Anne Brown, former artistic director of Bailiwick Chicago, has signed on to helm a two-week developmental workshop and industry presentations of the new musical Wild About You in late September/early October.

Wild About You, which features music and lyrics by Chilina Kennedy (The Great Gatsby, Paradise Square) and a book by Eric Holmes (The Good Fight), follows Olivia, who finds herself at a life-or-death crossroads. As she faces the fallout of her relentless need to please, she sifts through the memories of her three great loves, seeking the key to untangling her past.

The new musical also has music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Daniel Edmonds (The Great Gatsby, Shucked).

Brown's recent directing credits include The Hot Wing King (Writer's Theatre); Waitress, Rent, and The Color Purple (The Muny); The Nacirema Society…; School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play; and the world premieres of Ike Holter’s I Hate It Here and Lottery Day (Goodman Theatre).

The premiere recording of Wild About You, released in November 2023, features Alex Newell, Jessie Mueller, Joaquina Kalukango, Lea Salonga, and more.

Keaka Productions, LLC (Brian Spector) produces.