King Kong to Stomp Onto Broadway in December?

According to Gerry Ryan, chairman of Global Creatures, the production company producing the musical King Kong will be stomping onto Broadway in December 2014. After being a hit in Melbourne, the musical, which features a book by Craig Lucas and music by Sarah McLachlan, Massive Attack, and the Avalanches, will be looking for a home in a big Broadway house, with eyes on the Foxwoods Theater. If the Foxwoods does house the 20 foot tall puppet, it will be the second straight big budget extravaganza in the theater. What do you think? Is Broadway ready for the monkey musical?

Broadway Comings: Radcliffe Returns and New Revivals

It was a busy day of announcements of some new productions joining the Broadway circuit this year. First up, Harry Potter himself Daniel Radcliffe will return to Broadway in the Michael Grandage production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan. The transfer of the sold out run will play the Cort Theater beginning April 12 with many of the original cast returning. Radcliffe, who seems to have been bitten by the Broadway bug, will make this third appearance on the Great White Way having previously appeared in revivals of Equus and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Next up is a revival of the Maury Yeston and Peter Stone musical, Titanic. Though no Broadway house has been named as it's home, Titanic will have a pre-Broadway tryout in Toronto this summer. Finally, Roundabout announced a revival of the hit comedy Noises Off will return to Broadway in the winter of 2015 at the American Airlines Theater. Though no casting has been announced yet, the revival will be directed by Jeremy Herrin. So which show are you most looking forward to?

Broadway to Be Frozen?

Disney's hit animated movie musical "Frozen" will be getting the Broadway treatment according to Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger in an interview with "Fortune." Iger said they are "not demanding speed, we're demanding excellence" so Broadway's "Frozen" (not to be confused with Bryony Lavery play of the same title) could be years away. "Frozen" is Disney's biggest hit since "The Lion King." With so many Broadway veterans involved with the movie (with songs written by Bobby Lopez and actors including Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, and Alan Tudyk, among others) it begs the question, will they appear as their character on the Great White Way?

Tupac Shakur Musical Coming to Broadway

The music of late rapper Tupac Shakur will be featured on Broadway in Holler If Ya Hear Me, set to debut at the Palace Theater on May 26. Directed by Kenny Leon, choreographed by Wayne Cilento, and featuring a book by Todd Kriedler, the musical is a non-biographical story about "friendship, family, revenge, change, and hope." How do you think Holler If Ya Hear Me will stack up with jukebox musicals of late? And what other musician's songbook do you think needs to done on Broadway?