by Kandiss Edwards
April 17, 2025
The story of Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas is being made right into a musical!
The story of TLC, the best-selling American lady group of all time, would be the topic of a brand new musical, CrazySexyCool–The TLC Musical.
The present will debut at Enviornment Stage in Washington, D.C. Manufacturing will run from June 12 to August 9, 2026, as a part of the theater’s seventy fifth anniversary season.
The musical, named after TLC’s 1994 Diamond album, chronicles the trio’s rise, private struggles, and affect on music and tradition. It options hits like “Waterfalls,” “Creep,” and “No Scrubs” and can discover the group behind salacious headlines: Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas.
Kwame Kwei-Armah will write and direct the CrazySexyCool, with choreography by Chloe O. Davis. The musical is produced by Diggit Theatrical Group, with Stephen Gabriel serving as govt producer.
“Bringing this story to the stage is a dream come true. We’ve carried out in numerous completely different venues all around the world all through our profession, however bringing our story and music to the theater is a very new and thrilling problem,” stated T-Boz in an announcement.
Chilli added, “Audiences will get to listen to our story—largely reality with a sprinkle of fiction—informed in our personal manner, and naturally… !”
TLC’s journey was marked by each triumph and tragedy. Regardless of promoting over 65 million information worldwide, the group confronted monetary hardships. In 1995, the group filed Chapter 11 chapter. Moreover, inner conflicts and the premature dying of Left Eye in 2002 slowed the group’s momentum.
But, T-Boz and Chilli proceed to honor the group’s legacy by means of excursions, new music, and, now, this theatrical manufacturing.
Tickets for CrazySexyCool–The TLC Musical shall be accessible as a part of Enviornment Stage’s season packages, with particular person tickets anticipated to go on sale nearer to the present’s premiere.
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