NATMusical

Night at the Museum Musical
Writers Shawn Levy, Bob Martin
Composer Alan Menken
Producer Kevin McCollum
Status In Development
Tracklist Unknown
Release Date Unknown

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Confirmed in 2020, the Night at the Museum musical is written by Shawn Levy and Bob Martin with music composed by Alan Menken. For the sake of brevity, the project is referred to as the NATMusical.

Contents
  1. History
  2. References

History

On 28 March 2020, Alan Menken appeared on an episode of Talk Back with Young Artists of America, where he confirmed he was working on the NATMusical, and it was "almost ready for a reading."[1] This was reported on by Broadway World.[2] On 16 September 2020, Bob Martin signed with Verve, in the process revealing his participation in writing the musical, and the affiliation of Kevin McCollum as producer.[3]

It would be over a year until anything new was confirmed, and on 11 December 2022, in the wake of KRA's release, Shawn Levy had an interview with Steve Weintraub of Collider confirming the NATMusical's completion.[4] He had the following to say:

"We have the script, we have the songs. [...] And as you can imagine, Night at the Museum is not the kind of small show that you can try out in a small town in Connecticut. It's a big installation piece of musical theater. So it is not five to 10 years away, but it's not a year away either. I'd say it's somewhere in between. But we're feeling really bullish about it because our workshop was really successful, and I think the material is feeling really good to the powers that be. So it becomes a matter of waiting for theater availability."[5][6]

References
  1. Young Artists of America (uploader). Talk Back with Alan Menken (2020). 28 March 2020 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTv0Sc4TPRE.
  2. Rosky, Nicole. Alan Menken Reveals He Is Writing A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Musical for Broadway, ENCHANTED Sequel & More!. 2 April 2020 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Alan-Menken-Reveals-He-Is-Writing-A-NIGHT-AT-THE-MUSEUM-Musical-for-Broadway-ENCHANTED-Sequel-More-20200402.
  3. Evans, Greg. ‘The Prom’ Co-Writer Bob Martin Signs With Verve. 16 September 2020 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-prom-bob-martin-verve-agency-signing-broadway-tony-award-1234578136/.
  4. McPherson, Chris. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again: Shawn Levy On Animated Sequel. 11 December 2022 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://collider.com/night-at-the-museum-kahmunrah-rises-again-animation-shawn-levy-interview/.
  5. McPherson, Chris. Night at the Museum Broadway Musical Has Done First Workshop Says Shawn Levy. 11 December 2022 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://collider.com/night-at-the-museum-musical-broadway-shawn-levy-comments/.
  1. Wild, Stephi. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Musical, With Music by Alan Menken, Has its First Workshop. 12 December 2022 (accessed 10 November 2025). https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NIGHT-AT-THE-MUSEUM-Musical-With-Music-by-Alan-Menken-Has-its-First-Workshop-20221212.
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