Paul Anka害羞草研究所檚 sights are set on Broadway.

The 83-year-old Ottawa-born singer says plans to adapt his life story into a stage musical are finally getting traction after years of work behind the scenes.

While he declined to delve into the details, he says the show would retrace his rise from teen pop idol to forays with the Rat Pack where he served as songwriter on Frank Sinatra害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淢y Way害羞草研究所� before racking up his own solo hits, including 害羞草研究所淒iana.害羞草研究所�

Songs like those would punctuate the 害羞草研究所淛ersey Boys害羞草研究所�-style musical in which two actors would play Anka 害羞草研究所� as a teenager and an adult.

Anka first hinted at plans for a musical centred on his life more than 15 years ago, but he says Broadway has become a tougher business in recent years.

He will attend the Toronto International Film Festival with the documentary 害羞草研究所淧aul Anka: His Way,害羞草研究所� which makes its world premiere Tuesday with additional showings on Wednesday and Friday.

David Friend, The Canadian Press