The Great Muhammad Ali's Story Lives On: Ali The Musical Is Headed To Broadway: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's The Great Muhammad Ali.
“ALI” is set to premiere on Broadway in November 2024, The Root reports.
We lost Muhammad 'The Greatest' Ali at 76 years old in 2016. He was an American professional boxer who made an impact in and out of the ring. He was an athlete, activist, and poet. But who knew he was also an artist? Ali's personal drawings shook up the art world last year when his rare collection sold for almost $1 million. Now, his life will be portrayed in a musical on Broadway soon.
Lonnie Ali, Muhammad’s widow, is backing this project all the way! She issued a statement saying, “Muhammad has been a muse and continues to be a source of inspiration to so many artists around the world. I’m so proud to support this project and am thrilled to see his story brought to life on the Broadway stage.”
The show will be written and directed by Clint Dyer, who describes the play as a “heavyweight task” and says it’s a “dream come true” to work on production. It will be produced by Richard Willis, Brook T. Smith, and The Tribeca Workshop in collaboration with ABG Entertainment. “We're doing a Broadway show about a man who was one of the ultimate showmen. It’s going to be the show of shows,” said Richard Willis. “We are excited to honor Ali’s life a...
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