What You Need To Know About Diana: The Musical

While tickets may sell out relatively quickly, the world will get to see the casts' performance in October from the comfort of their own homes. According to The New York Times, the crew recorded the Netflix special production last September without an audience. As for the status of opening night, the protocols, celebrations, and experience of theater remain to be seen as guidelines continue to change throughout the pandemic.

Jeanna de Waal plays Princess Diana in the new Broadway show with Kelly Divine working as the choreographer and Christopher Ashley as director, the outlet notes. Producer, Beth Williams, said of the show's subject matter, "You see Diana become a mother, but her children are not in the musical. We're telling the story of a complicated marriage, and at the same time we're telling a coming-of-age story, and we've always seen it as a celebration of Princess Diana, whose legacy will live forever."

The news comes during the year that Diana's sons, Harry and William, are set to unveil a statue of her at Kensington Palace this summer in honor of her 60th birthday, the BBC reports. Commissioned by her children in 2017, the memorial will honor her "positive impact" during her life.