‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Is Getting a Stage Musical Adaptation

The Baby-sitters Club is back for a musical new adventure.

On Thursday, Sept. 15, TWTheatricals announced that it has optioned the theatrical rights to the bestselling book series written by Ann M. Martin.

The upcoming full-length production will feature a book by Kate Wetherhead (The Devil Wears Prada, Ever After). Handling music and lyrics is Mark Sonnenblick, who is known for his work on KPop Demon Hunters, The Devil Wears Prada, Spirited Away and Theater Camp.

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Direction and choreography will be done by Annie Tippe (Octet, Lucille Lortel Award for Best Direction, Three Houses, Ghost Quartet, HUZZAH!)

An exclusive industry presentation is scheduled to take place on Nov. 13 in New York City, with producers eyeing a theatrical premiere in spring 2027.

According to a press release, the musical picks up 12 years after the disbanding of The Baby-sitters Club. The musical finds the founding members, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, returning to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, to honor the pact their 13-year-old selves made to reunite.

“Now twenty-five, the young women realize over the course of the show that the reunion not only presents an opportunity to revisit defining moments of their past, but to answer critical questions that have surfaced in their present-day lives: questions of identity, career, relationships, and fulfillment,” the press release explains.

Throughout their time back home, the four women “rediscover the invaluable friendships that guided them throughout,” making the theater show appealing to “tweens and teens, nostalgic millennials, and anyone else who longs for days spent with friends when worries weren’t too worrisome.”

Martin shared her excitement for the upcoming theater production in a press statement, noting that “it’s hard to believe that it’s been almost four decades since the first Baby-sitters Club book, Kristy’s Great Idea, was published.”

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“And now a Baby-sitters Club musical? What a great idea!” she said. “I love musicals and am excited to see the adventures of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey come to life on stage. I’m humbled by the ongoing popularity of the series, and couldn’t be more thrilled by this news.”