- A brand new TLC musical is within the works, in regards to the success of the R&B trio and its members
- It is named CrazySexyCool —The TLC Musical, and can open on the Enviornment Stage in Washington, DC in June 2026
- No casting has been introduced but, however season ticket packages at the moment are out there
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas have already discovered their names within the document books, the trio (often called TLC) cementing themselves because the best-selling American woman group of all time, with over 65 million data offered worldwide.
However now, they will be part of a rising record of music icons to see their life story became their very personal stage musical.
Aptly titled CrazySexyCool —The TLC Musical after the group’s blockbuster 1994 album, the manufacturing will make its world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington, DC subsequent summer time, as a part of the not-for-profit regional theater’s seventy fifth anniversary season.
The present will run for eight weeks, from June 12, 2026 to Aug. 9. It should function the songs from the group’s catalogue of hits and guarantees to take audiences “past the fiery scandals, explosive artistic clashes, and harrowing tragedies to expertise this exceptional story of defiance, triumph, and love.”
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British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster Kwame Kwei-Armah will write and direct the musical. Choreography can be by actor and writer Chloe O. Davis.
“Bringing this story to the stage is a dream come true,” T-Boz mentioned in an announcement. “We’ve carried out in loads of totally different venues all around the world all through our profession, however bringing our story and music to the theater is a completely new and thrilling problem.”
“We’ve a few of the finest individuals within the enterprise engaged on this challenge,” Chilli added. “Audiences will get to listen to our story — principally reality with a sprinkle of fiction — informed in our personal manner, and naturally it’s set to all of your favourite hits!”
Invoice Diggins’ Diggit Theatrical Group is producing the brand new musical alongside Tony Award-nominated producer Stephen Gabriel who’s serving as government producer.
Mentioned Diggins: “TLC utterly modified the sport. Their music gave a voice to girls all over the place, empowering them to be assured and unapologetic. However this isn’t only a story in regards to the music; it’s in regards to the sisterhood between these girls and what stored them collectively by way of each unimaginable challenges and chart-topping success.”
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TLC got here to prominence within the ’90s, releasing 4 multi-platinum albums and nabbing 9 top-ten hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100 (like “What About Your Pals” and “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg” and the No. 1 singles “Creep”, “Waterfalls”, “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty”).
However behind the boundary-breaking woman group was a slew of battle, together with main cash issues that stemmed from unhealthy contracts that did not pay them pretty for album gross sales.
Regardless of incomes an estimated $175 million for the runaway success of CrazySexyCool, the trio filed for Chapter 11 chapter in July 1995. “We’re as broke as broke might be,” Chilli famously informed press on the 1996 Grammys, moments after they’d gained two awards
They finally settled a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with LaFace Information, leading to a extra equitable contract. And although the ordeal introduced the ladies nearer, inner disagreements threatened to tug them aside.
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Then, tragedy got here in a 2002, when Left-Eye died in a automotive crash at age 30 whereas on a non secular retreat in Honduras.
Within the years since, T-Boz and Chilli have stored the legacy of TLC alive with excursions, albums, a Lifetime authentic film and extra.
“I miss her each day,” Chilli informed PEOPLE in 2023. “I usually marvel what issues would have been like if she was nonetheless right here.”
One factor she is aware of, Left-Eye would nonetheless be within the information. “Boy I am telling you, individuals can be so entertained,” Chilli laughed. “She was at all times like, ‘All information is sweet information’ — that is how she felt. She would have extra followers than Selena Gomez!”
Season ticket packages for Arena Stage at the moment are on sale.
