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Don’t Look For Amy Winehouse’s Struggles With Drugs And Alcohol In The Upcoming Musical

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Oct. 9 2017, Published 7:46 p.m. ET

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Six years after her untimely death sent her millions of fans into mourning, Amy Winehouse’s family has announced plans to produce a stage musical focused on her talent.

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According to People, Amy Winehouse’s parents were reportedly not fans of the film Amy, which went on to win Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards last year.

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They called the film, which detailed Amy’s battle with drugs and alcohol, “unbalanced” and “misleading.”

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But today her father Mitch and mother Janis announced their plans for a musical about Amy—focusing on her talent and not her addictions.

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“We want to do something that remembers Amy for what she was, there's so much more to her than just the drugs and the alcohol,” said Mitch.

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The West End musical will chronicle her life, rise to fame, and how she created her music.

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