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“Weird Al” Yankovic Broadway musical 'Dare to Be Stupid' in the works
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“Weird Al” Yankovic Broadway musical 'Dare to Be Stupid' in the works

NME·Victoria Luxford·19 days ago
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A musical about “Weird Al” Yankovic is being developed for Broadway, from the makers of the hit Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge! stage productions. READ MORE: Daniel Radcliffe and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic take us through their bold and bonkers new biopic Dare To Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical , is being developed for the famous New York theatre district, with details on dates and venue yet to be announced (via Deadline ). Moulin Rouge! director Alex Timbers is on board, alongside Beetlejuice writers Scott Brown and Anthony King also involved. It’s reported that many of the parody singer’s greatest hits will be included in the production, including ‘White & Nerdy’ (a parody of Chamillionaire’s ‘Ridin’), ‘Eat It’ (a spoof of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’), and ‘Like a Surgeon’ (based on Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’). “Ever since I was a middle-aged man, I’ve always wanted to be a part of the New York theatre community,” Yankovic said in a press statement.…

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