Crazy Rich Broadway show?

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu hopes to take Crazy Rich Asians to Broadway. The movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s like-named bestselling book became the first major Hollywood production to boast an almost all-Asian cast in 25 years, since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club, when it debuted in August, and the film continues to enjoy success at the international box office. Chu is now planning a lavish stage adaptation. “Maybe we combine a Chinese singer with an Asian-American composer to put it together,” he tells Variety. “We have a big band — the band is on the stage itself, so you can experience it like you’re at a party. We would have the best fashion. (Designer) Jason Wu comes in and designs everything.” A sequel to Chu’s movie will be based on Kwan’s second book, China Rich Girlfriend.