The NY Times is reporting that Run DMC has met with Paula Wagner, a Hollywood producer to talk about doing a Broadway musical about their career and life, and Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels will be in NY to look at their options this week. The estate of Jason “Jam Master Jay”Mizell is also involved in working on the project. The musical would feature the group’s original music and maybe some new material as well.
Paula Wagner, who is admittedly a lifelong Run DMC fan, had this to say about the group:
“Their work speaks to everybody,” Ms. Wagner said in a telephone interview, “and the story of their rise to fame is innately theatrical.”
So far, there is no definite timetable for the project, but we’ll definitely be on the look out!
Now this is a musical I would want to see.