Entertainment

Tupac Shakur comes to Broadway, musical set to begin casting

The late iconic rapper’s music will be honored in a Broadway musical, entitled ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’.

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15 years ago

February 29, 2012

UVM Staff

Tupac on Broadway?

According to BlackVoices, the iconic rapper’s music will be honored in a Broadway musical, entitled ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’.

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Directed by Kenny Leon, the musical will begin casting in New York City on March 10th and is seeking African American Male and Female rappers between the ages of 18 – 35, in addition to one “Caucasian actor” between the ages 20 – 25 with a “strong facility for rap and terrific guitar skills.”

“The idea was always to make a musical inspired by his music and not to do an autobiographical approach to his life or anything like that,” he said. “And because I always thought that Tupac was a prophet and I thought if everybody could hear his words and hear his stories, they would see what I see. So we are going to probably do a big workshop in New York this summer and I’m going to try to bring it to Broadway in the next Broadway season.”

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