Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose... on stage. Sucker Love Productions has named "Friday Night Lights" as its next "unauthorized" musical, following the success of its previous productions, "The Unauthorized O.C. Musical" and "Cruel Intentions: The Musical."
"Every day counts. One night matters. The Unauthorized #FNLMusical is coming to LA in 2016," the production company tweeted from their revised Twitter account, @TheFNLMusical.
Every day counts. One night matters. The Unauthorized #FNLMusical is coming to LA in 2016! pic.twitter.com/95ktAow41g
— #FNLMUSICAL (@TheFNLMusical) November 24, 2015
The #FNLMusical has already found its leading man and he will look very familiar to "Friday Night Lights" fans. Scott Porter, who played Jason Street on the TV series, will portray Coach Eric Taylor, the role immortalized by Kyle Chandler.
Porter announced his casting in a Dubsmash video lip-syncing Chandler's delivery of the show's iconic phrase, "Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose."
The player is now the coach... @nbcfnl's @ScottPorter is Coach Taylor in the Unauthorized #FNLMusical! pic.twitter.com/V0p5eLOUCo — #FNLMUSICAL (@TheFNLMusical) November 24, 2015
"2 Broke Girls" star Beth Behrs has also thrown her hat in the ring to play Coach's wife, Tami Taylor, formerly portrayed by Connie Britton. But Amy Schumer may have it in the bag given her masterful impression on "Inside Amy Schumer" last season.
"Friday Night Lights" ran for five seasons between NBC and DirecTV. The show was inspired by the 2004 movie of the same name, which was based on the Buzz Bissinger book, "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream."
The show also helped launch the careers of Taylor Kitsch ("True Detective"), Adrianne Palicki ("Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") and Jesse Plemons ("Fargo").
A date and location for the "The Unauthorized #FNLMusical" has yet to be determined. Sucker Love Productions was former by television writers, Jordan Ross and Lindsey Rosin.
