For a laid back dude, Jimmy Buffet stays amazingly busy. His latest ambition is to see his biggest song morph into a Broadway hit. Given his legions of fans, A Margaritaville based musical production is destined to open big. A team that includes Frank Marshall has been brought together to produce the stage show. Marshall and Buffett have been tight for some time. He slotted Jimmy into the last Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World, playing a barteneder at one of his Margaritaville Cafes. Jimmy also played live at a preview party for that movie. The storyline for the musical will be developed by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley. Garcia wrote Raising Hope and My Name Is Earl. O'Malley got writing credit on Glee, and the pair collaborated on Yes, Dear. Memphis and Xanadu Director Christopher Ashley will handle that role for the yet-to-be officially titled production. Buffett says the concept of a musical tied to the song has been 'percolating' quite a while and says now that a crew has been assembled, '...I am happy to sail with them to Margaritaville. I's going to be a fun voyage.'
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