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Eddie Murphy<\/a><\/strong> is still a vibrant presence in Hollywood all these years later, after hit comedies<\/a> like Trading Places put him on the map.<\/p>\n The beloved comedian, 65, starred alongside Dan Aykroyd<\/strong> and Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a><\/strong> in the 1983 screwball comedy with a hard R rating. It was a box office success<\/a> that also helped further the career of Murphy’s co-stars.<\/p>\n More than 40 years later, Trading Places is still very much a topic on conversation in showbiz, with pre-Broadway plans taking shape to bring the hilarious story to the stage.<\/p>\n You read correctly: The John Landis<\/strong>-directed comedy is being developed as a Broadway-bound stage musical, Deadline reports<\/a>, with a book by Thomas Lennon<\/strong> (Reno 911) and a score by Alan Zachary<\/strong> & Michael Weiner<\/strong> (First Date). Kenny Leon<\/strong> (Othello, The Balusters) attached to direct.<\/p>\n Two invitation-only workshop presentations are scheduled for May 14 and 15 in New York, with actors Bryce Pinkham<\/strong> as Louis Winthorpe III (the Aykroyd role) and Ephraim Sykes<\/strong> as Billy Ray Valentine<\/a> (the Murphy role), Deadline also noted on Tuesday, April 28. The musical reportedly had a world premiere in 2022 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Here’s the official synopsis: Billy Ray Valentine is an out-of-work street hustler with a con for every occasion. Louis Winthorpe III is an out-of-touch commodities broker without a care in the world. But during a single holiday season<\/a>, they become the pawns in an elaborate bet orchestrated by the Dukes, two scheming old brothers, and their lives are forever upended in a hilarious riches-to-rags and rags-to-riches story.<\/p>\n Production details on the musical have not been released, though an eventual Broadway staging is expected, per Deadline.<\/p>\n In other Curtis news, the Trading Places film star reunited with a childhood friend<\/a> earlier this month: The Young and the Restless legend Tracey E. Bregman<\/strong>, who plays Lauren. Curtis, 67, took to Instagram<\/a> to reveal that she and Bregman enjoyed some time together on a plane ride.<\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Apr 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n