Cameron Crowe’s ‘Almost Famous’ Musical Announces 2022 Broadway Bow
Crowe has been adapting his beloved film into a stage show since 2018.
Crowe has been adapting his beloved film into a stage show since 2018.
Brad Pitt spent four months developing his “Almost Famous” character with writer-director Cameron Crowe.
Fugit was just 16 when he was cast in a film that saw him sharing the screen with masters like Frances McDormand and Philip Seymour Hoffman, who provided (very different) craft pointers.
As Cameron Crowe’s Oscar winner gets the 4K treatment, its breakout star tells IndieWire which cut is “where it’s at” and what really happened to William and Penny Lane’s love story.
Pamela Des Barres says Penny Lane’s overdose in “Almost Famous” is “horribly misogynistic.”
Fugit’s memories from the set of Cameron Crowe’s iconic film is another example of why Hoffman was one of the best actors in the business.
Crowe was a journalist for Rolling Stone in the 1970s, but wrote this article that ultimately inspired the film in 1996.
Contemporary film critics have long pointed to Penny Lane as a glaring example of the manic pixie dream girl trope.
Time to start digging musicals, as Crowe’s Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical 2000 film “Almost Famous” is heading to the stage.
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