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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 12Weird Al Yankovic Brings 40-Year Song Catalog to Broadway in New Musical
14 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 12
- Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical is in development for Broadway, built around songs from Yankovic’s catalog spanning more than four decades.
- Alex Timbers will direct the show, with an original story by Scott Brown, Anthony King and Yankovic; Seaview is producing.
- The musical is set to draw on signature parody hits including “White & Nerdy,” “Amish Paradise,” “Eat It,” “Smells Like Nirvana” and “Like a Surgeon.”
- Additional creative-team details and a production timeline have not been announced, leaving the Broadway rollout still in early development.
How will a new story unite four decades of Weird Al’s disconnected parody hits? Beyond nostalgia, what can a Weird Al musical reveal about creativity in today's culture?