Taika Waititi and Rita Ora are developing a musical stage adaptation about the Fyre Festival .

The show, Fyre Fest The Musical , is a musical comedy based on the life story of Billy McFarland, the founder of the Fyre Festival. The event, which was billed as a luxury music festival in the Bahamas, ended up being canceled last minute, leaving influencers and celebrities stranded. McFarland pleaded guilty to fraud in 2018 and spent several years in federal prison.

The stage show has not yet announced a production timeline, or whether it’s aiming for Broadway . The Fyre Festival and McFarland were also the subjects of competing documentaries on Hulu and Netflix in 2019.

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora are developing a musical stage adaptation about the Fyre Festival .

The show, Fyre Fe

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