Tucker Max Makes A Move To Broadway
In today’s “Am I sure I read that right?” news, Tucker Max has indeed decided to make a move to the bright lights of Broadway, making a musical adaptation of his bestselling book and subsequent film, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. The adaptation will be called I Hope They Serve Beer On Broadway and is set to debut Off-Broadway in either May or June. The initial cost of the production is said to be $6 million.
If your first inclination is to scoff at Max’s attempt to bring fraternity comedy to New York City, keep in mind how well South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Book of Mormon is doing right now. It’s currently the biggest show on Broadway and will have been running for two consecutive years next week. Having said that, it’ll be interesting to see Max try his hand at musical theater.
Who knows, maybe someday we’ll see a TFM: The Musical marquee in Times Square. Nathan Lane would make a great Roger Dorn; that’s all I know. Hank Azaria would kill it in the role of Bacon and I’m almost certain Hugh Jackman would be down to play the role of yours truly. The scope of Broadway performance has certainly changed and has begun to market itself towards younger male audiences.
Before you sneer at the idea of catching a Broadway show, I hearken back to the words of the great Patrick Bateman: “Next Saturday? Can’t. I have a matinée of Les Mis.”
[via Variety]
Tee minus ten hours until some high schooler posts: “Tucker Max make a Broadway show. TFM.” And, of course, the fucking intern will post it.
12 years ago at 2:31 pm…it’s T minus. T. Minus. T meaning time. Not a fucking golf tee.
12 years ago at 10:05 pmHopefully it’s better than that god awful movie adaptation
12 years ago at 3:01 pmhttp://hahgay.com/
12 years ago at 3:27 pmBook of Mormon is fucking hysterical. Who knows this shit could actually work
12 years ago at 3:37 pmThe South Park movie was funny too. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell was a terrible movie. I’m not buying it.
12 years ago at 11:05 pmHe should stick to books
12 years ago at 3:58 pmGentlemen, over/under three weeks until we see 40 fucking ads on the site for TFM: The Musical?
12 years ago at 4:03 pmI like Tucker Max, and I hate broadway. This is an opener.
12 years ago at 5:08 pmI feel like Book of Mormon is much more adaptable to Broadway than Tucker Max’s stuff is.
12 years ago at 5:23 pmI feel this is going to be a money pit like Spiderman. If Tucker Max have the right partners and people to produce the show, he may be on a cash cow.
12 years ago at 6:54 amWhy would it be called “TFM: The Musical” and not “Total Frat Musical”? Marketing synergy, you guys. Get it together.
12 years ago at 10:07 amNot sure if it will be as much of a laugh riot as “Oh Africa, Brave Africa.”
12 years ago at 3:03 pm