Musical satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic has teamed up with Scott Brown and Anthony King from “Beetlejuice” and “Gutenberg! The Musical” to create a musical featuring his own music.
The jukebox musical “Dare to be Stupid” is an original story that will feature Yankovic’s most loved songs.
Alex Timbers has been tapped to direct the production. A timeline for the musical has yet to be released.
Yankovic is a five time Grammy Award winning artist who has created the songs “White & Nerdy”, “Amish Paradise”, “Eat It”, “Smells Like Nirvana”, and “Like a Surgeon”; along with numerous other ditties.
Yankovic issued a statement saying, “ever since I was a middle-aged man, I’ve always wanted to be a part of the New York theatre community. Plus, the one thing people always say about Broadway is that it’s ‘severely lacking in Weird Al-based entertainment,’ and I think this musical should fix that problem immediately.”
Director Alex Timbers noted, “I first fell in love with Al’s music with the release of ‘Dare To Be Stupid’ and have remained an avid fan ever since. , it’s a dream come true to work with one of my comedy heroes bringing an original story set to his beloved songbook to the stage. What Al, Anthony, and Scott are creating is unexpected, subversive, meta, and hilarious and I can’t wait for the world to experience it.”
Seaview CEO Greg Nobile concluded, “’Dare to Be Stupid’ feels like the kind of musical that only comes around once in a while—wildly original, deeply funny, and powered by the unmistakable heart that has made ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic a singular voice in American culture. Beneath the absurdity and the joy, is a show about creativity, individuality, and the freedom to be unapologetically yourself. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Al, Alex, Scott, and Anthony to bring Weird Al’s singular world to the stage.” Seaview will be producing the musical.