Overview
- Producers unveiled the show on Sept. 8 with a barge launch in New York Harbor, with additional guerrilla art installations planned around the city this week.
- Bryan Buckley will write the book and direct, with music by Oscar and Grammy winner Paul Epworth and scenic design by Hamilton designer David Korins.
- The producing team includes Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, Matthew Weaver and Hungry Man Productions, with Buckley also serving as a producer.
- The musical will dramatize Billy McFarland’s 2017 Fyre Festival fiasco and is billed as a comedy and a satirical indictment of a generation.
- Outlets describe the project as New York-bound, but the producers have not announced a production timeline, casting, or a confirmed Broadway engagement.