“Weird Al” Yankovic Broadway Musical Dare to Be Stupid in the Works

“Weird Al” Yankovic is headed to Broadway. As Deadline reports, the parody master’s music will be featured in Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical, with a strong creative team attached.

In addition to Moulin Rouge! director Alex Timbers, Beetlejuice musical writers Scott Brown and Anthony King are on board.

Selections from Yankovic’s vast parody catalog to be featured in musical include “White & Nerdy” (Chamillionaire’s “Ridin'”), “Amish Paradise” (Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”), “Eat It” (Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”), “Smells Like Nirvana” (Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”), and “Like a Surgeon” (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,” Yankovic said 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.”

Director Timbers added, “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. 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.”

In the meantime, Weird Al is set to kick off his massive 2026 “Bigger & Weirder Tour” later this month. Tickets can be purchased here.

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