Sony will take on Broadway; first up: a musical 'Tootsie'

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Sony will take on Broadway; first up: a musical 'Tootsie'

By Jamie Wetherbe
August 24, 2012, 9:00 a.m.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-sony-to-adapt-tootsie-and-other-films-for-broadway-20120823,0,7564851.story

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced it has signed a five-year deal with Tony-winning Broadway producer Scott Sanders to adapt the studio's films for the stage.

First up in the studio's extensive catalog? The 1982 comedy "Tootsie," which starred Dustin Hoffman in drag.