Dion DiMucci - A New Musical

A New Musical

On October 13, 2011, an industry-only reading of a new play about Dion's life was performed in New York City.

In a December 9, 2011 article in The New York Times, Dion and his collaborator, writer/director Charles Messina, discussed details about the project, titled The Wanderer - the Life and Music of Dion, revealing that it will focus on the years between 1957 until the late 60’s and will feature more than 20 songs from that era as well as new, original music. In the article, Dion gave his perspective on the story: “You know, I always saw my story as a young ‘Sopranos’ with great music and a Rocky Graziano ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ ending. It’s a story of redemption. A rock and roll redemption story!”