January 28, 2010
'South Park' creators planning summer stage musical
New York Theater Workshop plans to mount a new musical this summer created by “South Park” braintrust Trey Parker and Matt Stone and “Avenue Q” composer Robert Lopez, according to the New York Times.
The New York Theater Workshop did not disclose details of the project, but the NY Post reported in July that Parker, Stone and Lopez were shopping around a script for “Mormon Musical” - and they had tapped Cheyenne Jackson to star.
Today’s report in the Times says the musical will be staged in August and September.
Update: In 2001, Parker’s comedy “Cannibal! The Musical” played an extended stint Off-Off-Broadway, according to the Playbill archives. It’s scheduled to play this summer at London’s Leicester Square Theatre.
Update as of 1:15 p.m.: On Twitter, we asked New York Theatre Workshop if it is indeed the “Mormon Musical.” The reply: ” ummm…we’re not at liberty to discuss. it’s a “new musical”. how’s that? …”
January 28, 2010 10:46 AM in Broadway
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