Beastie Boys - The Musical
The Beastie Boys will be the subject of an upcoming musical titled Licensed To Ill, after the trio's 1986 debut album. According to Diffuser, the play will incorporate live music and DJs to tell the story of how Mike "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "King Ad-Rock" Horovitz rose to fame. The show's synopsis reads, "Join Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock -- the Beastie Boys -- as they go from teenage punk rockers to international rapping legends. Using a mix of live music and DJ-ing, we travel through time from the hiphoppers of late ’80s New York to the early ’90s gangsters of LA -- all the way to the total globalization of hiphop." The synopsis adds that the "loud, crazy show" is "not for the easily offended." Licensed To Ill will run from November 23rd to December 12th at Camden People’s Theater in London. Surviving Beastie Boys members Diamond and Horovitz are apparently aware of the show, although they are not involved in its production. Producer Simon Maeder told Pitchfork, "Whilst we have ensured the Beastie Boys are fully appraised of our plans for the show, this is an unauthorized production based on the Beastie Boys story."