Los Angeles, Sep 30 (PTI) The "Freaky Friday" musical is coming to small screen with Heidi
Blickenstaff
and Cozi
Zuehlsdorff
playing the lead roles. Based on the recent stage version of
Mary Rodgers
' 1972 novel of the same name, this TV musical will star Blickenstaff as
Katherine
and Zuehlsdorff as her daughter
Ellie
, reported
Entertainment Weekly
.
Directed and executive-produced by Steve Carr, the cast also includes Ricky He, Alex Desert, Jason Maybaum, Kahyun Kim, Dara R Moss, Jennifer LaPorte, Isaiah Lehtinen, and Sarah Willey. Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey are working on the music and lyrics.
"Freaky Friday" has been made into two movies. The 1976 version starred
Barbara Harris
and a young Jodie Foster, while the 2003 version featured Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in the mother-daughter roles.
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