The playwright behind the Broadway play “Lombardi” is moving from the gridiron to the hard court.
Eric Simonson is working on “Magic/Bird,” a new play that will chronicle the lives of basketball Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson…
The story will trace the two basketball stars’ rivalry and friendship from their days as rookies in the NBA to their appearance on the Olympic Dream Team in 1992. Johnson and Bird were key parts in the storied struggle between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s.
“Here are these two, amazing at their craft, inspiring to watch, and yet they couldn’t be more different people,” said Kirmser. “There was a fierce competitiveness between them and yet such a great love and respect.”
The six-character play is scheduled to debut on Broadway in 2012.
This is fantastic news. Makes me wanna jump out of my cubicle and sing "One… singular sensation" as I flash my "jazz hands" down the hallway.
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