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Phish Frontman Trey Anastasio Brings <em>Hands On A Hardbody</em> Musical To Broadway
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John Del Signore
Published May 29, 2012
Modified May 29, 2012
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John Del Signore
Published May 29, 2012
Modified May 29, 2012
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As you may have heard, the fascinating documentary Hands on a Hard Body has been adapted into a rock musical by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and others. Following a run at the La Jolla Playhouse in California, the musical will make the jump to Broadway in the 2012-2013 season. The production reportedly hews close to the general narrative of the 1997 documentary, which concerns twenty-four contestants who compete to keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time at a car dealership. The winner gets the truck, the losers lose their minds. Here's a behind-the-scenes video of what to expect:
The musical's book was written by Doug Wright, who won a Pulitzer Prize for I Am My Own Wife, and features lyrics by Amanda Green (Bring It On: The Musical). Anastasio, of course, needs no introduction around these parts.
According to the show's publicists, Anastasio is currently at work on a new solo album, which will be released this fall. And fun fact: Trey starred in his High School production of Anything Goes in New Jersey!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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