Curtains up in Obamatown for Rush Limbaugh! The Musical; Limbaugh not amused

(Courtesy Second City) Here comes Rush Limbaugh! The Musical . The famed comedy theater Second City , in Prez Barack Obama ’s hometown of Chicago , is preparing for a seven-week run of a new musical based on the humble radio beginnings of conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh . Although few details are known, it’s fair to assume that it won’t be too kind to the radio star. Already, the actor who portrays Rush, Chicago thespian Mark Sutton , blogged that he hasn’t played a character with as much following since he did serial killer Charles Manson in Manson: The Musical . Mark Sutton Palm Beacher Limbaugh , who returned last week after chest pains sent him to a hospital in Hawaii, seemed cranky this morning when Page2Live e-mailed him about it. “First I’ve heard of it (the show),” Limbaugh wrote back. “I have no comment or reaction. It’s like asking me to comment on an article about me in the (defunct alien-loving tabloid) Weekly World News .” For more, including a video and the poll, look below or click According to advance publicity for the show, much of the action centers on Rush’s early days as a morning jock named Jeff Christie . The theater even put up

on its Web site old tapes of El Rushbo as Christie: The musical’s score, meanwhile, includes tunes from Broadway’s Wicked and Rent . Rush Limbaugh Kelly Leonard , a Second City VP and the producer, told me the goal of the production is “to have people leave with their faces hurting from laughing.” “A show wouldn’t work if the main character isn’t likeable,” Leonard said. “And if that makes Rush feel any better, we’re taking shots at everyone, including Hillary Clinton and Ann Coulter .” (see bird’s eye view of Coulter’s Palm Beach home here .) Some online comments about the musical, which previews January 31, haven’t been kind. They include accusations of character assassination. “The leftist propaganda machine goes into motion to defame supporters of the constitution and self-government,” one comment reads. Said Leonard: “We are in a conspiracy. The conspiracy to make money.” Second City, which trained the likes of Dan Aykroyd , Bill Murray and Gilda Radner , already is in talks to take the show on tour. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

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Curtains up in Obamatown for Rush Limbaugh! The Musical; Limbaugh not amused

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