'Weird Al' Yankovic musical in development

The creative team behind the Beetlejuice musical will reunite for this new show that will be set to Yankovic's catalog of comedy songs.

Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical, co-created by five-time Grammy Award winner "Weird Al" Yankovic, is being developed for the stage.

The show will reunite the creative team behind the Beetlejuice Broadway musical: Tony Award-winning director Alex Timbers and writers Scott Brown and Anthony King, who will pen an original story for Dare to Be Stupid with Yankovic.

The score will comprise Yankovic's catalog of beloved parody songs, like “White & Nerdy” (from Chamillionaire's “Ridin'”), “Amish Paradise” (from Coolio's “Gangsta's Paradise”), “Eat It” (from Michael Jackson's “Beat It”), “Smells Like Nirvana” (from Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit”), and “Like a Surgeon” (from Madonna's “Like a Virgin”).

“Ever since I was a middle-aged man, I’ve always wanted to be a part of the New York theatre community,” said Yankovic in a statement. “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.”

"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,” said Timbers in a statement. “Now, 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."

Tony-winning production company Seaview is set to produce. Additional details, including further creative team members and a performance timeline, have yet to be announced.

Photo credit: Alex Timbers.