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Billy McFarland\u2019s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300<\/a>. Now, the chaos fest and the man behind it will serve as the basis for the upcoming musical comedy, Fyre Fest The Musical.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I think the idea is exciting, weird, and potentially disastrous, which seems apt and is how I like to work,\u201d said producer Taika Waititi, per The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get started and snatch me some of that sweet American theatre money.\u201d It\u2019s a true parallel to the story behind Fyre Fest, which has been immortalized in documentaries from both Netflix and Hulu, as well as in the viral photos of the terribly sad sandwiches the stranded festival-goers were served when the festival was abruptly cancelled.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Waititi and Rita Ora will produce the developing production alongside Matthew Weaver and Bryan Buckley\u2019s Hungry Man Productions. Buckley will write the book and direct, though it hasn\u2019t been announced whether the show will head to Broadway or exist in another realm of the medium.<\/p>\n \u201cWorking in the theater is always fun,\u201d Waititi said. \u201cI mean, I haven\u2019t done it for 15 years because it was no longer fun, but I\u2019ve been told it will be fun this time. And I believe them. When Bryan Buckley told me he wanted to make a musical about the Fyre Festival, I said \u2018Who the hell is Bryan Buckley?\u2019 I then remembered we\u2019ve been friends and work mates for 15 years so it was kinda hard to say no.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Epworth \u2014 who has previously collaborated with Adele, Foster the People, Glass Animals, and more \u2014 will helm music, while\u00a0Hamilton\u2018s David Korins will be responsible for set design.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI never saw myself doing a theatrical musical comedy,\u201d Buckley said. \u201cBut then again, I never saw something completely mind-bendingly ridiculous and intriguing as what went down with Fyre-festival. A spectacular failed endeavor \u2014 that will haunt a generation forever. I cannot wait to get this show out to the world. And yeah man, this time there will actually be music or your money back.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Billy McFarland\u2019s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300. 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