--- description: A musical adaptation of the '90's cult classic is coming to Seattle title: 'Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion' to Hit the Stage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Stage Musical of _Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion_ To Make World Premiere by [Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2016 6:51 AM CUT by [Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2016 6:51 AM CUT Mark your calendars with a Post-It Note — one of the cult classics of the ‘90s is prepping a leap to the stage. A brand new stage musical adaptation of _Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion_ — the 1997 comedy starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow as two L.A. burnouts desperate to reinvent their lives for their high school reunion — has set Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre for a world premiere production. In dual Instagram posts, actresses A.J. Michalka (_The Goldbergs_) and Stephanie Wall revealed their roles as Romy and Michele. The film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff is penning the musical’s book; Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (who have served as composers on _Orange Is the New Black_ and _Weeds_) will write the show’s music and lyrics, boasting an “’80s and ‘90s pop-rock-inspired score.” _Rock of Ages_ director Kristin Hanggi and choreographer Kelly Devine will direct and choreograph the high school (reunion) musical, respectively. The 5th Avenue Theatre has previously served as the testing site where a handful of other big-ticket musicals have made their out-of-town premieres, notably including _Aladdin_, _Shrek_, _Catch Me If You Can_, and _Hairspray_. _Romy and Michele_ will make its world premiere in Seattle from June 8 through July 2, 2017, before it vacates the theater for the arrival of the _Fun Home_ national tour. [_This article originally appeared on Ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/07/romy-michele-high-school-reunion-musical "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4250658/stage-musical-romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion-seattle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4250658/stage-musical-romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion-seattle/"},"headline":"Stage Musical of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion To Make World Premiere","datePublished":"2016-03-08T06:51:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:42:08.548Z","description":"A musical adaptation of the '90's cult classic is coming to Seattle","url":"https://time.com/4250658/stage-musical-romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion-seattle/","keywords":["Theater","Musical"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Marc Snetiker / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4250658/stage-musical-romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion-seattle/","name":"Stage Musical of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion To Make World Premiere"}}]}] ```