Robert Downey Jr. is attached to a new untitled musical for Warner Bros. that was created by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Next to Normal composing team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Downey Jr. will produce the project with his wife, Susan Downey, through their Team Downey production banner.
According to Deadline, the screenplay will centre on two Broadway singer-songwriters who suddenly find themselves creatively and financially bankrupt when their latest big time musical is a flop. The duo decide to take a job as counselors at a theater camp where they become attached to some of the kids in attendance, and decide to launch their comeback.
The part will call for Robert Downey Jr. to sing and play the piano. Kitt and Yorkey have tailored the part for the actor, who is apparently a gifted singer and attended musical camp as a child.
At the moment Downey Jr. is only attached to the project, and it’s one of many in the mix since Team Downey was set up earlier this year. However with Sherlock Holmes doing big business, it seems Warner want to keep Downey happy and are hoping that by buying in this new musical, they may have a hit on their hands, as well as allowing the star to show off his singing skills.