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Dying Teenager Marie Fowler Wants to Meet Her Musical Idol Kellin Quinn

If you don’t have a box of tissue present, now would be the time to change that. New Jersey teenager Marie Fowler was recently diagnosed with stage 4 leukemia and has a short time to live. She tried treating with a double bone marrow transplant from her sister and father but sadly it did not […]

DAMMIT: Nirvana Musical Being Discussed

We can all pray that this doesn’t happen (please God don’t let this happen), but today manager Sam Luft commented that he and Courtney Love are in fact “currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalogue, based on her life and Kurt Cobain’s.” While we think this idea […]

Spice Girls musical confirmed

Though information about the show itself has been tightly controlled, it’s been confirmed that there is, in fact, a Spice Girls musical in the works. Among those working on the production and writing of the musical are Absolutely Fabulous star Jennifer Saunders, Mamma Mia! producer Judy Cramer, and well-known British theater director Marianne Elliot. Emma […]

The Swell Season’s “Once” is headed off-Broadway

The Swell Season’s Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have announced the stage adaptation of 2006 film Once is headed off-Broadway. The musical, which is set to premiere later this year, will have music and lyrics from The Swell Season, but will feature none of the members themselves. Click here for more details.

American Idiot: The Movie?

Green Day‘s album turned musical, American Idiot, is about to milked farther than any album in recent memory. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Idiot has found a new home a Universal Pictures and talks are underway about creating a full-blown feature film. Click here for all the details.

The Beatles musical Broadway debut

Rain: A tribute to The Beatles marks the first time The Beatles’ music has been licensed on Broadway. Check out the details after the jump

Spice Girls Musical in the works

Courtesy of Variety: Mamma Mia!” producer Judy Craymer and “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller are prepping a Spice Girls musical, tentatively titled “Viva Forever.” The musical, initially bound for London’s West End, will be based on the songs and spirit of the all-girl British pop group. This is not a tribute show,” Craymer told Daily […]