Broadway's About to Get a Whole Lot Weirder with Upcoming 'Weird Al' Yankovic Musical

Things are about to get weird in New York City.

According to Deadline, Broadway is currently developing a new jukebox musical centered around "Weird Al" Yankovic, the comedic performer commonly hailed as one of the greatest musical parody artists of all time.

The musical, formally titled Dare to Be Stupid, will feature a number of songs from Yankovic's overarching career, including some of his well-known spoof songs like "Amish Paradise" ("Gangsta's Paradise"), "Eat It" ("Beat It"), and "Like a Surgeon" ("Like a Virgin").

The project will be directed by Alex Timbers, who previously worked on Broadway's All In and the disco musical Here Lies Love.Beetlejuice writers Scott Brown and Anthony King are currently attached to the musical as well.

"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. "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."

"Ever since I was a middle-aged man, I've always wanted to be a part of the New York theatre community," Yankovic said to Deadline of the new musical. "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."

Of course, this is hardly the first time a musical has come out about Yankovic's life and career. Previously, the 66-year-old musician was the subject of a biographical musical parody film, Weird: The Al Yankovic story, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the title role.

A tongue-in-cheek spoof of traditional music biopics, the film earned significant acclaim from critics and viewers, mainly due to its humor, absurd story and the performances of the cast involved.

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM.