Walt Disney Records has released the theme song from the Disney+ special event The Muppet Show. The new version of the classic track (originally written by Sam Pottle & Jim Henson) is produced by Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner Bill Sherman and performed by The Muppets and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The Muppet Show is directed by Alex Timbers and follows Kermit, Miss Piggy and the beloved Muppets ensemble as they once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre with their very special guest, Sabrina Carpenter.
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Jesse Eisenberg to Write Music & Lyrics for A24 Movie Musical
A24 announced today that Jesse Eisenberg wrote the original music and lyrics for the actor’s third feature directorial effort. The (currently untitled) musical comedy will star Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Bernadette Peters, Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Maulik Pancholy and Lilli Cooper. Steven Gizicki (A Complete Unknown, La La Land) serves as the project’s music supervisor and Bill Sherman (In the Heights, tick, tick…BOOM!) is the executive music producer on the film, which follows a shy woman who is unexpectedly cast in a community theater musical production and going to extremes as she loses herself in the role.