How Justin Peck Turned Sufjan Stevens's Album Illinois Into a Tony-Nominated Folk Ballet

Sufjan Stevens’s album Illinois is a landmark album for a lot of elder millennials — and director/choreographer Justin Peck is no different. With writer Jackie Sibblies Drury, Peck turned the record into a queer coming-of-age folk ballet called Illinoise, now up for several Tony Awards including Best Musical. Here, Peck and his team tell us about how they made the show come to life.