(New York, NY – May 12, 2026) It was announced today that Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical, a new musical featuring the songs of five-time Grammy Award-winning comedic legend “Weird Al” Yankovic, is being developed for the stage. The show boasts a creative team of rare comic firepower to complement the singular song stylings of Yankovic — Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Oh, Hello) is set to direct the musical, which features an original story penned by Tony Award-nominated writing duo Scott Brown and Anthony King (Gutenberg! The Musical!; Beetlejuice) and Al Yankovic. Tony Award-winning Broadway powerhouse Seaview is on board to produce.
The musical will feature songs from Yankovic’s unparalleled catalog spanning more than four decades — works that have parodied, celebrated, and cheerfully outlasted virtually every genre and cultural moment of the modern era – including “White & Nerdy” (a parody of Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’”), “Amish Paradise” (a parody of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”), “Eat It” (a parody of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”), “Smells Like Nirvana” (a parody of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”), and “Like a Surgeon” (a parody of 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,” says Yankovic. “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,” says Timbers. “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.”
“Dare To Be Stupid feels like the kind of musical that only comes around once in a while – wildly original, deeply funny, and powered by the unmistakable heart that has made ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic a singular voice in American culture,” says producer Greg Nobile, CEO of Seaview. “Beneath the absurdity and the joy, is a show about creativity, individuality, and the freedom to be unapologetically yourself. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Al, Alex, Scott and Anthony to bring Weird Al’s singular world to the stage.”
Additional details for Dare to Be Stupid, including production timeline and additional creative team, will be announced shortly.
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