Frontman of the legendary band, NOFX, has created a punk rock musical that will be coming to the theater sometime next year. Home Street Home will tour the United States and the musical's soundtrack will be released February 10 via Mike’s own record label, Fat Wreck Chords, according to Rolling Stone.
Mike says he has been working on Home Street Home for years and has gathered some significant names to help the musical come to fruition. He will be writing the music with help from his girlfriend, Soma Snakeoil. Tony-award winner, Jeff Marx, who co-created and composed Avenue Q, has been serving as the shows producer and Richard Israel will direct the musical.
Home Street Home tells the story of a group of runaways who must navigate the perils of street life while trying to find their own place in the world.
"Ever since I saw Rocky Horror [Picture Show] when I was 8, I've been intrigued by musicals," Mike said in a statement. "Well, not all musicals, just the ones that break the mold. Luckily, I found two people, Jeff Marx and Soma Snakeoil, that love breaking things as much as I do.”
For the soundtrack, Mike enlisted a number of collaborators from the worlds of punk and Broadway to portray various characters, including Frank Turner, Tony-winning actor Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba, Bad Cop/Bad Cop's Stacy Dee and Tony Sly, the late frontman of No Use for a Name. The album also features musical contributions from members of NOFX, the Descendants, Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmes, Old Man Markley, Mad Caddies, the Aggrolites, the Living End and the Real McKenzies.
The cast and tour dats for the musical have not yet been announced, but it is known the show will open after the soundtrack has already released.
