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Minnesota Opera Music Director Michael Christie to Lead 'The Manchurian Candidate,' Based Off Famous Novel by Richard Condon
'School of Rock' Musical in the Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater and 'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes on Creative Team
It has been announced that the hilarious rock comedy "School of Rock" will be making its stage debut in fall 2015."School of Rock: The Musical" is based on the hit 2003 film staring Jack Black as a failed rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school and attempts to form a rock band out of his class. The Paramount film was directed by Richard Linklater and written by Mike White, who starred alongside Black in the movie.The musical's creative team is just as surprising as the production itself. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater and "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Followes have all signed on to the project. The show will feature tunes from the movie, as well as new music by Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Slater, known for his work on such films as Disney's "Tangled" as well as Broadway musicals including "The Little Mermaid" and "Sister Act." The book for "School of Rock" is being written by Fellowes, who wrote the stage version of "Mary Poppins" for Disney and producer Cameron Mackintosh. Treehouse Theatre Staging a Live Reading of Seth Rogen and James Franco 'The Interview' Script: Sony Hack Comedy To Follow, Members of Upright Citizens Brigade to Star
In the wake of a massive hack that led Sony to cancel the theatrical release of the anticipated Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy "The Interview," the Treehouse Theatre is staging a live reading of the near-final draft of the script.In response to what some are calling a threat to free speech, a group of comedians have acquired the script and "feel very strongly about bringing this film to you by whatever means necessary." The Interview stars Franco and Rogen as journalists tasked with assassinating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Featuring some of the finest performers from the Upright Citizens Brigade theater, the producers of the event — David Hensley, Sean Perrotta and Benny Scheckner — say this is an opportunity for people to come together “in the name of free speech, in defiance of all who have threatened it.”Treehouse Theatre will also be performing a comedy show following the reading where performers take the stage for a highly topical show, named "F--k You Kim Jong Un!," to mock North Korea's regime in the name of the people living under it, according to Flavorpill. There will also be unflattering impersonations of Sony executives, including readings of the media-released emails.
