Another day, another classic back catalogue is turned into a musical. Yep, Pink Floyd's seminal album The Wall is coming to Broadway. A film company and former Sony Music boss Thomas Mottle have bought the rights to develop the musical from Roger Waters, who co-founded Pink Floyd and who retained the rights to the Wall after his acrimonious split from the rest of the band back in the 80s. Waters will write and compose orchestral arrangements for the show.
Confirming his involvement in the project, Waters spoke to reporters about how the stage show will differ from the 1982 semi-animated film version of the album, which starred Bob Geldof as the pop star who descends into madness. Waters: "Now I can write in some laughs, notable by their absence in the movie