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Before it was a well-reviewed Broadway musical, the 1985 novel Beaches was the result of Iris Rainer Dart's talented pen. And just recently, the woman who started it all appeared at BookCon 2026 along with one of the key creatives behind the stage adaptation of her work, the Beaches' musical producer Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso.

Popverse was there to mark the occasion not just as fans, but as a camera crew, and if you couldn't make it to Dart and Maloney-Prezioso's panel, we've got the whole thing filmed for you right here.

This is one of the many Bookcon 2026 panels Popverse filmed at New York City's Javits on the Hudson. Consult our Bookcon 2026 panel hub for a list of all of the panels we have available, and what's left to be released.

Watch Beaches, A New Musical - From Page to Stage panel with Iris Rainer Dart and Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso now:

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