DURHAM, N.C. — A new musical is coming to Duke University, but the story behind it may not be as new as you think.

What You Need To Know

"Bull Durham, a New Musical" premiers Sept. 10

Original movie writer Ron Shelton is helping produce the new musical

Theatre Raleigh Executive Director Lauren Kennedy Brady is producing the show

You’ve seen the Durham Bulls on the field and on the big screen. Now, you’ve got the chance to see them on a stage.

“These are heavier, cause they're from the 80s, so they're heavier than the bats now," Lauren Kennedy Brady, executive director of Theatre Raleigh, said while commenting on the bats.

Brady is producing "Bull Durham, A New Musical."

“In 2022, Ron Shelton, who is the writer of the movie, wrote me and said, ‘Hey, can we get on a phone call, we wanna do 'Bull Durham' again,’ and said, 'how bout we do Durham in Durham?' Makes sense to me," Brady said.

So for the last three years, Brady, Shelton and a large group of designers, artists and actors have worked to make it happen.

“You can see the Durham Bulls logo from the ballpark, and this is how the scenic elements will move to make the different locations, and then underneath we have all our costume renderings," Brady said.

Brady says the creators hired for this musical did an amazing job of capturing the 80s, when the movie came out.

And she gives props for some familiar props.

“A little baby reconstruction for the bus, the Bulls' bus, when they go out on the road for 17 days, and then you’ll see the little bus go across the front of the stage," Brady said.

Brady was a broadway actress for 23 years. Her biggest role, she says, was with "Les Miserables."

But now, the Raleigh native is all about producing shows and calls this Bull Durham project her baby.

"I think they're excited to have something with broadway potential," Brady said.

Brady says about half a dozen Duke theatre shows have gone on to Broadway. She hopes "Bull Durham" gets on that list.

For now, she’s just excited to bring it back to the community.

“There's so much local interest and a lot of love for the movie. It put the bulls not he map, and a lot of places on the map here, and we hope people will come out and get reinvigorated by it," Brady said.

Brady says tickets are going fast.

You can see "Bull Durham, a New Musical" beginning Sept. 10 at Reynolds Industries Theater at Duke. The show runs through Sept. 22.

Ticket prices vary depending on if you want to see the preview, opening night or the main performances.