In the continual reordering of the popular-music canon, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: Joni Mitchell‘s complex, emotive, cerebral, ever-evolving music is ranking higher than ever. Her 1971 album Blue landed in the Top Three on Rolling Stone‘s most recent ranking of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and …
Read More »'Broadway Fans and Rock Fans Have So Much in Common': Almost Famous Musical Will Finally Hit Broadway This Fall
It’s been four years since Cameron Crowe first teased an Almost Famous musical when he dropped a 20-second video of composer Tom Kitt playing piano, while William Miller’s signature yellow post-its displayed clues on the wall. Now, Crowe is officially bringing his beloved film to Broadway, slated to open at …
Read More »Cameron Crowe Invites Jimmy Fallon to Play His Character on Upcoming 'Almost Famous' Musical
While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss the new documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, Cameron Crowe and Jimmy Fallon reminisced about Almost Famous, Crowe’s semi-autobiographical 2000 film that Fallon had a role in. Fallon played big-time Stillwater manager Doug Hope, who was brought in to …
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