Will Ferrell Heading To Broadway With Bush

Will Ferrell will make his Broadway debut in January in the new solo comedy "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush."

Production will be helmed by Adam McKay, the writer-director of Ferrell pics "Step Brothers," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy."

Plot of the show remains sketchy, but the title and timing suggest a Bush caricature and plenty of topical humor.

Production begins previews Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, ahead of a Feb. 1 opening at the Cort Theater. Limited engagement is skedded to shutter March 15.

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Watch an eerily-prescient Ferrell as Bush giving a State of the Union:

Comments

[JonRaymond]

I'm sorry. Ferrell sucks along with all these cheap piece of crap movies he rode in on.

[johnqeniac]

What really must suck is being one of the last of the mindless bushbots

[Cybesq]

I will make a trip to Broadway to see this.

[ScoobyDoo269]

WHO CARES!

[forthepeople1]

We are movie fanatics. There are however two movies that we will never buy, spend money on or spend time watching... One is the Chain Saw Massacre
Second one is this movie about George W Bush
Never!!!

[GWHayduke]

Aren't both those movies about Bush?

[expatwing]

touche!!

[MrSandwich]

This is what happens when Swing Voters stay at home on Election Day.

The Top 50 Swing Voters:

#50 - Hockey Moms - Demographic Power Play
#46 - Pirates - The Libertarians of the Sea
#44 - Women with Unfortunate Muffin Top Tattoos - Aim Here
#31 - Problem Drinkers - Joe Six Pack
#26 - Racists - MeHarmony

http://swingvoters.wordpress.com

[Huffrage]

Watch Ferrell playing George W. in "White House West"; it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen: http://brainrageblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/insomnia.html

[JuniorBug]

If McCain wins, it bombs. If Obama wins, it's a smash.

[Zofomofo]

BEST BUSH EVER!

[Steamboater]

I'm getting orchestra seats for this!!!

[danielsadicario]

This is the greatest news I've ever head. Ever.

[DSully]

I agree. Geat news!

[What A Gal]

I am still baffled that SNL never managed to find another good Bush impersonator once Will left. I mean they dropped the ball on the greatest source of comedy ever

[Steamboater]

Doesn't matter really. With McCain and Palin, who needs Bush?

[SaraPulis]

Let's hope we won't have so many opportunities to ridicule them in the near future. A vote for Obama is a vote to send Palin back to Podunk, AK and McCain to a nice home.

[MKJeeves]

Talk about bad timing.

[EddieMcWords]

I WANT TICKETS!!!

[misterAyed]

if they've gone on sale yet, they're sold out. if not, be ready the moment they do (and be prepared to shell out at least $100 per -- Broadway is ridiculously expensive, especially when a major star is on the bill).

but, yeah - I want tickets too.

[ZeroKiwi]

ha HA!!!
awesome...
just awesome