Flaming Lips set for Broadway?
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Wayne Coyne confirms plans for a Broadway musical
The Flaming Lips have announced they are to team up with 'The West Wing' creator Aaron Sorkin to turn their 2002 album ’Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ into a Broadway musical.
The project will be overseen by Tony Award-winning director/producer Des McAnuff, whose previous ventures include The Who classic ’Tommy’.
Speaking to ew.com, singer Wayne Coyne explained: "When Des heard the record, he heard a lot about death and loss and the triumph of your own optimism... he had an emotional attachment to it.
"I tell people all the time, it's not really a story. It's more like a mood. There's a Japanese girl; she fights some robots; that's five minutes. After that I don't know."
There has been no confirmation of the musical’s debut, nor has a plot been specified yet.
The project will be overseen by Tony Award-winning director/producer Des McAnuff, whose previous ventures include The Who classic ’Tommy’.
Speaking to ew.com, singer Wayne Coyne explained: "When Des heard the record, he heard a lot about death and loss and the triumph of your own optimism... he had an emotional attachment to it.
"I tell people all the time, it's not really a story. It's more like a mood. There's a Japanese girl; she fights some robots; that's five minutes. After that I don't know."
There has been no confirmation of the musical’s debut, nor has a plot been specified yet.
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