Practical Magic, a new musical based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel and the Warner Bros. film of the same name, is currently in development from producers Stephanie and Nicole Kramer and Brian and Dayna Lee.

The musical will feature an original score by Grammy winners Norah Jones and Gregg Wattenberg and a book by author Hoffman and Peter Duchan (Dogfight, Lavender Scare, Breaking Upwards). Tony nominee and three-time Olivier winner Maria Friedman (Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, Sweeney Todd) will direct with Mark Kaufman as creative consultant.

In a statement, Hoffman said, “I’m so excited to be working with my amazing collaborators on bringing Practical Magic to the stage. This story of love and sisterhood is meant for the theatre. Music is the heart and soul of Practical Magic, you can hear it as you read the book, even though it isn’t there. Now you will finally hear the story as I always imagined it. You will hear magic.”

Practical Magic follows Sally and Gillian Owens, orphaned as children, raised by their eccentric aunts, and determined to escape the ancestral curse they inherited. Choosing opposite paths, the sisters try to outrun their past, until love, loss, and long-buried secrets pull them back together. 

Hoffman's New York Times best-selling novel debuted in 1995 and was subsequently adapted into a 1998 film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Three additional novels followed: The Rules of Magic (2017), Magic Lessons (2020), and The Book of Magic (2021). A sequel to the film is set to premiere in cinemas September 11, 2026.

Ten-time Grammy winner Jones' recordings include Come Away With Me (2002), Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), The Fall (2009), Little Broken Hearts (2012), Day Breaks (2016), Pick Me Up Off the Floor (2020), the live album ‘Til We Meet Again (2021), her holiday album I Dream of Christmas (2021), and Visions (2024)—as well as albums with her collective bands The Little Willies, El Madmo, and Puss N Boots featuring Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper. In 2022, Jones launched her podcast Norah Jones Is Playing Along, which features conversations and impromptu musical collaborations with some of her favorite musicians.

Wattenberg is a songwriter, producer, and musician whose credits include Five for Fighting’s “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” and “100 Years”; Daughtry’s debut single “It’s Not Over”; O.A.R.’s “Shattered”; and Train’s global smash “Hey, Soul Sister,” which won a Grammy and ASCAP Song of the Year. He also co-wrote and produced Phillip Phillips’ hit “Gone, Gone, Gone,” featured in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He is currently the founder and co-CEO of Artist House, the largest music studio complex on the East Coast.

RCI Theatricals, LLC serves as general management for the stage production.

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