RIALTO CHATTER: Mariah Carey Musical Coming to Broadway?

In a recent interview with The Advocate, Mariah Carey chats about rumors that a musical about her life might be heading to the Great White Way. Carey told the Advocate: "It definitely wouldn't be about my life; start that rumor and they'll never lose it, so make sure people know it's not about my life. Right now we're working on finding a script. We've been in discussions with HBO for over three years now."

She adds, "A long time ago, the first idea I had was for it to be on Broadway and hopefully become a perennial. Then we spoke with HBO and got into discussions about making a movie musical. So it wouldn't be a TV movie, because it's not TV, it's HBO."

On past collaborator Marc Shaiman, Carey said, "I love Marc Shaiman. He's amazing, and I'd love to work with him again. Randy Jackson introduced me to him. When we sat down to write at the house in L.A., it was an amazing experience."

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Mariah Carey made her recording debut, in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola, in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia Records' highest-selling act.