A musical comedy inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous 2023 ski trials is coming to America.
“Gwyneth Goes Skiing” creators Linus Karp and Joseph Martin will reprise their roles as Goop founder and former optometrist Terry Sanderson at Utah’s Egyptian Theater in Park City. Presented by Awkward Productions Monday.
The company did not give a date for the show to begin in Park City.
Utah’s Deer Valley Ski Area is the site of an alleged skiing accident between Paltrow, 51, and Sanderson, 76, in 2016. sued the actressshe claimed he skied into her, but she countersued for $1 and legal costs, claiming he actually skied into her.
“Glee” star Darren Criss and “What We Do in the Shadows” comedian Kat Cohen will provide vocals for the American version of the film’s soundtrack.
Paltrow had cameos on Glee in 2010 and 2014 as substitute teacher Holly Holiday.
Drag queen Trixie Mattel will also digitally participate in the interactive show as Paltrow’s mother Blythe Danner.
Pop songwriter Leland (RuPaul’s Drag Race) has written songs such as “See You in Court” and “I Wish You Well” for the upcoming musical. The latter song’s title references an infamous one-liner. Paltrow whispered to Sanderson before she left the courtroom when the jury awarded her victory in the trial.
“Gwyneth Goes Skiing” first had a limited run at Britain’s Pleasance Theater in London.
The show description reads: “She’s the founder of Goop, a door-slider, a Hollywood superstar with a love of Shakespeare and a conscious uncoupling. He’s a retired optometrist from Utah.” in 2016. They went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, literally collided. Alas. Seven years later, in 2023, they were taken to court. Doubly painful.
“This is the story of their species. It’s not,” the explanation continues. “A story of love, betrayal, skiing, and (somehow) Christmas – you are the judge!”
The newspaper has contacted Paltrow’s representatives for comment.
Paltrow did not mention the musical, but spoke about the trial in a September 2023 interview. new york times.
“The whole thing was pretty weird,” she claimed. “I don’t even know if it was processed.”
“It was something that made me feel like I survived,” she added. “Sometimes in life it takes a long time to look back and process something and understand it.”
