Back in 2019, Sir Paul McCartney announced he was working on a stage musical adaption of the classic Christmas movie It’s A Wonderful Life, according to the Express.
The iconic 1946 film starred James Stewart as George Bailey, a suicidal man who is saved by a guardian angel on Christmas Eve, showing him what life would be like if he hadn’t existed
Upon the news four years ago, The Beatles legend said: “Like many of these things this all started with an email. Producer Bill Kenwright had asked if it was something I might be up for.
“Writing a musical is not something that had ever really appealed to me but Bill and I met up with [book and lyrics writer] Lee Hall and had a chat and I found myself thinking this could be interesting and fun.
“It's A Wonderful Life is a universal story we can all relate to."
McCartney has now given a long-awaited update after being asked about the show’s progress in an end-of-the-year fan Q&A on his official website.
The fan asked: “Will we ever get to hear the songs that you wrote for a musical stage version of It’s A Wonderful Life?”
Macca replied: “I hope so, yeah! Musicals are difficult things to put together, but I think it may be shaping up at last. So, hopefully you’ll get to hear the songs.
The producer said at the time: “Out of the blue I got an email from Paul asking my thoughts on his first stab at an opening song. He wasn’t sure – but wanted to know what Lee and I thought of it? I played the demo. Lee and I were unanimous. Our hero was a musical theatre writer!
“ The other six demos exceeded expectations for both of us. The songs take you somewhere you don’t expect to go. They sound simple – but it’s deceptive. That’s Paul’s genius. I don’t have to tell any lover of music how extraordinary he is – but he constantly takes my breath away. Si
