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The new Broadway musical Almost Famous has announced a closing date.

The show recently celebrated its opening night performance, but it sadly won’t remain on Broadway for much longer.

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Jimmy Fallon is heading to Broadway!

The 48-year-old late night TV host confirmed the exciting news on Tuesday night (November 1).

During the show, Jimmy accepted Cameron Crowe‘s invitation to reprise his role from the Almost Famous movie for the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation.

Watch it all go down…

The Broadway show Almost Famous has teamed up with legendary rock photographer Neal Preston to shoot exclusive photos that will be featured in the upcoming production!

Cameron Crowe, who wrote the book and co-lyrics for the musical, also wrote and directed the movie of the same name. The story is semi-autobiographical and is based on his days as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.

When Crowe was just shy of 15-years-old, he met 20-year-old Preston at the San Diego Sports Arena and they became lifelong friends. 50 years later, they’re teaming up for this new project!

We have some behind-the-scenes photos from Julieta Cervantes, who captured the photo shoot that Neal and Cameron held with the actors. Cast members featured in the photos include Chris Wood, Drew Gehling, Matt Bittner, and Brandon Contreras.

“Almost Famous is as close to being in a time machine and getting transported to 1973 as you’ll ever get,” Neal remarked on set.

Cameron said, “Those Neal Preston images we all know, the ones that have made rock history, exist because he’s a fan. Even the artists know it. You can see it in the way they regard his camera. Neal shares his photographic front-row seat with everybody who loves music and feels the same passion as he does. It’s a rare and colorful thing to work alongside him. Many of the stories told in Almost Famous came directly from our assignments.”

Almost Famous begins preview performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 3 ahead of an official opening night performance on November 3. Tickets are on sale now!

The musical version of the beloved movie Almost Famous is coming to Broadway this fall and rehearsals have officially begun!

Chris Wood and Solea Pfeiffer are starring in the musical as Russell Hammond and Penny Lane, the roles originated by Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson.

The musical will also star Casey Likes as William Miller, Anika Larsen as Elaine Miller, Drew Gehling as Jeff Bebe, and Rob Colletti as Lester Bangs.

Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the movie, wrote the book and lyrics for the musical. Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner Tom Kitt wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics.

Here is the synopsis: “The year is 1973 and it’s all happening. Led Zeppelin is king, Richard Nixon is President, and idealistic 15-year-old William Miller is an aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, William is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide. Almost Famous is a spirited tale of fandom, family, and the unforgettable characters you’ll meet along the way. Turn it up!”

Almost Famous begins preview performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 3 ahead of an opening night performance on November 3.

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The musical version of the Oscar-winning movie Almost Famous is officially heading to Broadway.

Almost Famous had a pre-Broadway tryout run in San Diego back in fall 2019 and now three years later, it will be moving to the Great White Way.

The musical’s official Twitter page changed its bio to read, “It’s all happening…Broadway 2022.”

Deadline reports that the musical will likely arrive on Broadway in Fall 2022, seeing as the spring season ends just in a few days.

Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the movie, wrote the book and lyrics for the musical with original music and lyrics by Tom Kitt.

Casting has not been announced yet, but Solea Pfeiffer is expected to reprise her role as Penny Lane. She said in a new interview with Town & Country, “I came into this role a girl and I’ll bring it to Broadway as a woman who sees the world differently.”

UPDATE: The show will begin preview performances on September 13 and Chris Wood will be joining the cast for his Broadway debut!

The beloved movie Almost Famous is being turned into a musical and casting was just announced for the world premiere production in San Diego!

The story takes place in San Diego, so it’s perfect that the musical will premiere there. Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning movie, wrote the book and lyrics for the musical. Tom Kitt, the Tony-winning composer of Next to Normal and If/Then, wrote the music.

Chicago Med‘s Colin Donnell and Hamilton‘s Solea Pfeiffer will be leading the cast as Russell Hammond and Penny Lane, who were played by Billy Crudup and Kate Hudson in the movie.

Also featured in the cast are Casey Likes as William Miller, Drew Gehling as Jeff Bebe, Anika Larsen as Elaine Miller, Robert Colletti as Lester Bangs, Matt Bittner as Larry Fellows, Chad Burris as Vic Nunez, Gerard Canonico as Dick Roswell, Julia Cassandra as Estrella, Brandon Contreras as Silent Ed Vallencourt, Sam Gravitte as Dennis Hope, Katie Ladner as Sapphire, Storm Lever as Polexia, Emily Schultheis as Anita Miller, Daniel Sovich as Darryl, Libby Winters as Leslie, Matthew C. Yee as Ben Fong-Torres, Van Hughes as David Felton, and Danny Lindgren and Alisa Melendez as swings.

The world premiere production of Almost Famous will take place at The Old Globe theatre in San Diego from September 13 through October 20. The official opening night is on September 27.

A Broadway musical based on the beloved movie Almost Famous is in the works!

Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the 2000 movie, will write the book for the musical. Tony Award winner Tom Kitt will write the music and collaborate with Crowe on the lyrics.

English theatre director Jeremy Herrin will be directing the musical.

Almost Famous starred Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, and Patrick Fugit. It followed the story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone and working on a story about the fictional rock band Stillwater.

Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the film.