Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham’s ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Musical Will Begin Broadway Run on a Set Start Date

The Broadway production of the teen romantic comedy ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ has set a start date, according to an announcement from The Hollywood Reporter on Aug. 17, 2026. The new stage version will be built around music and lyrics by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska and a book by Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang, with Christopher Wheeldon directing and choreographing the production.

Jepsen’s involvement brings the project into the world of mainstream pop songcraft, while Gruska, listed alongside Jepsen for music and lyrics, is credited as part of the songwriting partnership shaping the musical’s original score. Dunham and Huang are credited with the book, which adapts the story for the musical format and ties the dialogue and dramatic structure to the new songs.

Wheeldon, who is credited as both director and choreographer, is set to lead the production’s staging and dance approach. His dual role is a central part of how major contemporary Broadway musicals typically translate character motion and story beats into choreographed movement, and the announcement positions him as the lead creative force for that translation.

The production is also positioned as a high-profile cross-over effort, pairing a well-known pop songwriter with an established screen and literary creator for the script, rather than relying on a traditional book-writer-and-composer pairing alone. The creative team setup, as described in the announcement, indicates producers intend to market the show around both its contemporary songwriting credentials and its modern comedic/dramatic storytelling shape.

The Hollywood Reporter’s report frames the Broadway start date as an operational milestone for producers, the kind of timetable used by Broadway schedules to lock in theater availability, rehearsals, and early marketing windows. While the announcement focuses on the core creative credits, Broadway start dates generally also function as the public anchor for subsequent casting confirmations, ticketing timelines, and press previews.

As ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ moves from announcement to rehearsal, the next steps for the production will likely include rounding out the cast and creative staff beyond the headline credits, and finalizing staging, design, and technical plans to meet Broadway performance standards. For audiences, the start date and the named creative team are the main early indicates of what the production will emphasize musically and onstage.

The public record so far, based on the Aug. 17 report, centers on who is making the show rather than on production specifics such as casting or the full design team. Those details will typically follow closer to the start date, once the rehearsal schedule is underway and the production can lock its final personnel and branding.

The announcement arrives amid ongoing Broadway efforts to blend established IP with contemporary creative collaborators, reflecting a model of audience-building that draws interest from multiple entertainment communities. For this production, the combination of Jepsen, Gruska, Dunham, Huang, and Wheeldon is presented as the foundation for the musical’s artistic identity as it prepares to debut on Broadway.