Musical Adaptation of Chelsea Clinton's Book 'She Persisted' Sets New York Debut

Hollywood Reporter ^ | November 7, 2019 | Evan Real

[EdnaMode]

The Atlantic Theater Company's Atlantic for Kids division on Wednesday announced that She Persisted — the musical adaptation of Chelsea Clinton's children's book She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World — will debut in New York next year. Performances will begin Feb. 22 at Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater in Manhattan.

She Persisted centers on a fourth-grader named Naomi, whose field trip to a Women’s History Museum turns into a time-travel adventure where she encounters inspirational women who have overcome barriers and made waves throughout U.S. history. The musical features the stories of female trailblazers such as Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey and Sonia Sotomayor.

[EdnaMode]

What? No Hillary on that list? Or RBG?

[relictele]

Here's a sneak preview of what the adaptation will sound like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jORlu9P81TQ

[DannyTN]

Potential names for a Chelsea sequel

• She was Trumped
• She was dragged into a van
• She blamed
• She Arkancied
• She sold them out
• She rich off of public service

[SkyDancer]

Using mandolins and accordions.

[Fido969]

[DannyTN]

• She bought a dossier
• She planned a coup

[DannyTN]

And my favorite...

• She lost

[SueRae]

All I can hear is the Twilight Zone theme song..

[DannyTN]

• She wiped her email server with a cloth

[Leaning Right]

Here’s a picture of the cast at a recent rehearsal.

[SaveFerris]

[ Musical Adaptation of Chelsea Clinton’s Book ‘She Persisted’ Sets New York Debut ]

It’s MUST MISS! /Seinfeld

[Fiddlstix]

Click the Pic

It's Chelsea Doody time!

[Eddie01]

“She was dragged into a van”

You mean,

Midget tossed into a vanbulance.

[Lizavetta]

Female trailblazers like Phyllis Schlafly and Marva Collins conveniently left out.

[rktman]

Babylonbee?

[lurk]

Don’t recognize most of the names. The wise Latina is on the list.

Niche audience.

[DannyTN]

Margaret Thatcher

[FES0844]

My favorite: She’s in jail!

[DannyTN]

"My favorite: She’s in jail!"

That's a good one, but it's before its time or it would end up in fiction.

[EdnaMode]

LOL. Those are hilarious. :D