A musical based on Gwyneth Paltrow's ski trials is set to premiere in Utah.
The Oscar-winning actress was embroiled in a high-profile legal dispute with Utah-based optometrist Terry Sanderson in 2023, and is starring in a new musical drama about their infamous trial, Gwyneth Goes Skiing. ' will be published for the first time in an Egyptian newspaper. Theater in Park City, Utah, Variety reported.
The city is a world-famous destination for ski enthusiasts and is also where Gwyneth had a run-in with her optometrist.
The show's creators Linus Karp and Joseph Martin will play the actress and Sanderson, respectively, while Trixie Mattel will play the role of Gwyneth's mother, Blythe Danner.
Gwyneth, 51, and Sanderson were involved in a collision at a ski resort in 2016, after which Gwyneth sued Gwyneth for $3.1 million in damages.
However, the Hollywood star was ultimately awarded $1 in damages after a jury found Sanderson “100%” at fault for the accident.
Awkward Productions' Linus previously confessed that he was fascinated by the “ridiculousness” of the trial.
Linus told Sky News: “The Oscar-winning actress and founding queen of Goop is sent to court in Utah, where a man who is far from a Hollywood celebrity accuses her of… all the stupidity in court that's taken seriously. To.
“The absurdity of it was very appealing.”
Joseph claimed elsewhere that the trial represented “a gold nugget for theater.”
“In a world of 24-hour news, social media and television cameras in courtrooms, every moment is an instant meme,” he said.
“It clicks quickly online, so you get a lot of theatrical material to get excited about.”
