Scrubs Creator Confirms Stage Musical Adaptation

Bill Lawrence, creator of cult '00s US sit-com Scrubs, has told Entertainment Weekly that plans to revive the show as a stage musical are well underway - having first mooted plans back in 2012.

Lawrence said, "We're negotiating with different theater groups who will hopefully put up the money for a year to pay the composers to develop [spec songs]."

He also confirmed that Disney were on board as a "silent partner" and that he was currently shopping for songs in the hope to create a Legally Blonde/Wicked type of production, "The outline is kind of a mishmash of the pilot episode... we're combining two of our best stories with what we're allowed to cull and choose from our best comedic moments and fantasies from nine years of the show."

During the hospital-set show's run, Scrubs famously featured high profile musical guests like Colin Hay and Polyphonic Spree, as well as the regular cast frequently breaking into fantasy musical sequeces.

Lawrence added that the show's star Zach Braff would be a part of the production, "Zach will be involved creatively because he's a theater lover."

Polyphonic Spree perform Light And Day on Scrubs: