Producer Charlie Lyons (The Water Horse, The Guardian, Ladder 49), director Jay Russell (The Water Horse, Ladder 49, My Dog Skip) and actor Tim Guinee (NBC’s “Revolution”, Showtime’s “Homeland”, “Iron Man I & II”) worked for two years to acquire the theatrical stage rights to Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story “Rear Window” (aka “It Had to be Murder”).  Although the Broadway rights in this story have been repeatedly sought over the years from the Sheldon Abend Revocable Trust and its predecessors, this is the first option ever granted.  The short story is the basis for the 1954 motion picture "Rear Window," directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.  

The team is currently seeking a playwright and director.

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