It's a quintessential New York story - how a traditional family restaurant gets squeezed out by the exploding success of celebrity chefs â€" and a few prominent collaborators are making it into a musical. They include Adam Gopnik, a staff writer for The New Yorker (book and lyrics); David Shire, the composer, who cowrote “Baby†and “Starting Here, Starting Nowâ€; and Gordon Edelstein, who will direct.
The musical, “Table,†has been in the works for more than a year; a three-week closed workshop is scheduled to begin later this month. Mr. Edelstein said he hopes the show will eventually have its premiere at Long Wharf Theater, where he is the artistic director.
“It's about survival against the odds,†Mr. Edelstein said in an interview. “How do you adapt to changing times?â€
In writing the musical, Mr. Gopnik draws loosely on his 2011 book, “The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food.â€
