Have you ever ever puzzled why there is not any “Bizarre Al” Broadway musical within the works? Properly, now there’s! Based on Playbill, Dare To Be Silly (titled after his 1985 album) is formally in growth, helmed by writers Scott Brown and Anthony King, who did Beetlejuice and Gutenberg! The Musical!, in addition to producer Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge!).
“Ever since I used to be a middle-aged man, I’ve at all times wished to be part of the New York theatre group,” Yankovic says in a really severe assertion. “Plus, the one factor individuals at all times say about Broadway is that it is ‘severely missing in Bizarre Al-based leisure,’ and I believe this musical ought to repair that downside instantly.”
Timbers provides, “I first fell in love with Al’s music with the discharge of Dare To Be Silly and have remained an avid fan ever since. Now, it’s a dream come true to work with one among my comedy heroes bringing an authentic story set to his beloved songbook to the stage. What Al, Anthony, and Scott are creating is surprising, subversive, meta, and hilarious and I can not await the world to expertise it.”
Seaview is producing. CEO Greg Nobile says:
Dare To Be Silly feels just like the form of musical that solely comes round infrequently — wildly authentic, deeply humorous, and powered by the unmistakable coronary heart that has made “Bizarre Al” Yankovic a singular voice in American tradition. Beneath the absurdity and the enjoyment, is a present about creativity, individuality, and the liberty to be unapologetically your self. We could not be extra thrilled to be working with Al, Alex, Scott, and Anthony to carry Bizarre Al’s singular world to the stage.
