Editing Eva Cassidy (section)

==Legacy==
In 2001, ''Songbird: Eva Cassidy: Her Story By Those Who Knew Her'', a book on the life and work of Cassidy based on interviews with close family and associates, was released in the UK. A US edition published by [[Penguin Group|Gotham Books]] was released in late 2003 and includes two additional chapters on her influences and success in the US. Her life story has also been adapted into a musical<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/leisure/Musical-charts-life-of-songstress.3875566.jp| title= Musical charts life of songstress Eva Cassidy| work= Grantham Journal| date= March 13, 2008| access-date= March 17, 2008| archive-url= https://archive.today/20120801220345/http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/leisure/Musical-charts-life-of-songstress.3875566.jp| archive-date= August 1, 2012| url-status= dead}}</ref> and also a [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] piece for cancer benefit.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2042| title= Eva Cassidy Remembered| first= Amanda| last= Scarpone| website= Broadwayworld.com| date= January 26, 2005 |access-date= November 2, 2016}}</ref>

A number of filmmakers have proposed films based on Cassidy's life and have worked with her family to greater or lesser degrees, but to date none of these projects have progressed past the early development stages. In late 2007, AIR Productions acquired the rights to produce a film based on Cassidy's life,<ref name= Greenbay>{{cite news| url= http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071125/GPG05/711250646/1261/GPG05 |title= SNC alumna, Sheboygan native receives leadership award| first= Warren| last= Gerds| work= [[Green Bay Press-Gazette]]| date= November 25, 2007| access-date= November 2, 2016}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [http://lauraschwartzlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Green-Bay-Press-Gazette-Warren-Gerds-column-SNC-alumna-Sheboygan-native-receives-leadership-award.pdf Alt URL]</ref> being produced by [[Amy Redford]] (daughter of actor/director [[Robert Redford]]), Irwin Shapiro and Rick Singer.<ref name= Greenbay /><ref name= AIR>{{cite web| url= https://variety.com/2007/film/news/eva-cassidy-biopic-in-the-works-1117977583/| title= Eva Cassidy biopic in the works| first= Michael| last= Fleming| work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date= December 7, 2007| access-date= March 6, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071223112109/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977583.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562| archive-date= December 23, 2007| url-status= live}}</ref> In an interview a year earlier, Cassidy's parents suggested [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Emily Watson]] as possible actresses who could play their daughter.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.nbc4.com/entertainment/10227265/detail.html| title= Local Singer's Career Takes Off After Death, Eva Cassidy's Story To Be Told In Hollywood| website= NBC4.com| date= November 2, 2006| access-date= March 6, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080103201405/http://www.nbc4.com/entertainment/10227265/detail.html| archive-date= January 3, 2008| url-status= dead}}</ref> A mural was made in her honor in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/annapolis-honors-singer-eva-cassidy-with-mural/|title=Annapolis honors singer Eva Cassidy with mural|website=CBS News|date=August 28, 2022}}</ref>