{"id":15837,"date":"2019-02-13T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/beat-bugs-tour-live-musical\/"},"modified":"2019-02-13T10:40:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:40:36","slug":"beat-bugs-to-tour-as-live-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/beat-bugs-to-tour-as-live-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat Bugs to Tour as Live Musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grace: a storytelling company has partnered with Round Room to produce <em>Beat Bugs Live!<\/em>, a live musical based on the Beatles-inspired animated series.<\/p>\n<p><em>Beat Bugs Live!<\/em> will follow the show\u2019s five bugs\u2014Jay, Crick, Kumi, Walter and Buzz\u2014as they explore an overgrown backyard, where they overcome challenges and learn life lessons. The stage production, like the Grace-produced Netflix series, will weave Beatles\u2019 hits like \u201cCome Together,\u201d \u201cHey Jude,\u201d \u201cHere Comes the Sun,\u201d \u201cBlackbird\u201d and \u201cAll You Need is Love\u201d into the narrative. Round Room, an Entertainment One company, will take the musical on a multi-city tour, beginning in the U.S., in spring 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the magical world of <em>Beat Bugs<\/em> come to life on screen the last three years, and now it\u2019s time to bring our stories to life onstage,\u201d said Josh Wakely, founder of Grace. \u201cOur live musical will affirm the simple, yet profound life lessons that are at the heart of these iconic songs. Round Room\u2019s reverence for the stories and the music within its productions is perfectly in sync with our own, and they\u2019re an ideal partner to bring <em>Beat Bugs<\/em> to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Shaw, co-president of Round Room, added: \u201cOur goal is to create a Beatles concert experience for kids while transporting the audience to another world. 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