Magic/Bird has premiered on Broadway, and, according to NPR's Mike Pesca, it underwhelmed. So Pesca, on this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, envisions—and, uh, sings—his ideal basketball musical. It's a wild ride. Join us, won't you?
A Musical Version Of Rocky Is Coming To Germany, With The Klitschko…
The film was always about boxing, but it's also a love story. "Stallone said he had long thought that a musical transfer for the 1976 Oscar-winning drama was a good idea, in particular if its romantic side was amped up." Given the dreadful state of boxing's heavyweight division, the Klitschkos are probably just looking…
Here Comes The Rocky Musical
A Rocky musical has just been picked up by European producers. It'll play in Germany next year, then head to New York in 2013:
Just Because They're In A Hockey Musical, It Doesn't Mean They Like To…
Say what you will about former Deadspin hockey wonk, Greg Wyshynski, but the man always seems to find some sort of tie-ins between hockey and homosexuality
