Idina Menzel to star in remake of Beaches

Idina Menzel will star in a TV remake of the 1988 movie Beaches for Lifetime. 

According to Deadline, Menzel will play CC - the role which was originated by Bette Midler. The film is set to air in the U.S. next year. 

Based on the 1985 novel by Iris Rainer, Beaches follows the various stages of the friendship between actress and singer CC Bloom and San Francisco-based lawyer Hillary Whitney. The film follows 30 years from their first meeting under the Atlantic City boardwalk through the ups and downs of their careers and relationships.

Shoshana Bean to star in Broadway-aimed musical Beaches

Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor will star in the stage adaptation of Beaches in Chicago at the Drury Lane Theatre.

Directed by Eric Schaeffer, the Broadway-aimed musical runs between 24th June and 16th August. Bean (Wicked/Hairspray) will play Cee Cee Bloom opposite Bashor (The Bridges of Madison County) as Bertie White. 

Beaches started as a 1985 novel about a 30-year friendship and is best known for the 1988 movie starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. The musical features a score by composer David Austin, with lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart. The book is by Dart and Thom Thomas.