Seth MacFarlane to Broadway?

I remember the rumors (and hopes) of him replacing in The Music Man, or joining Spamalot. It seems like only a matter of time before we get him to the stage. Any wish list ideas?

He'd be fantastic in a whole lot of shows. I've always assumed he's been offered many Broadway shows over the years and has turned them down, probably because he doesn't want to do 8 shows a week for a sustained period of time. Though to that end, I'm surprised he hasn't even done a limited-run concert production or Encores revival of something.

Wish he hadn't royally F'd up his chances at ever hosting the Oscars again with that disaster of an opening number ("we saw your boobs!"). He's sort of tailor-made to be an Oscars host. Big whiff on the part of him and Zaden & Meron who produced that ceremony.

leefowler said: "There’s always been a rivalry between him and Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I really thought after Book Of Mormon he would write his own show, especially considering how much he loves musicals. I still wish he would."

I suspect he will before too long - I wouldn't be surprised if his first acting role on Broadway will be in a show he wrote. Probably one of the reasons he hasn't performed on stage yet is because he's constantly juggling three or four TV shows as a writer/producer/actor and (as mentioned above) the time commitment for Broadway on top of that would be too much. If/when he does it it will probably be something he's fully committed himself to.

I'm also curious if Weird Al will ever write a show - there is an apocryphal story that he was approached to do the score for a musical adaptation of Airplane! but backed out when he found out it was being made without the approval or input of the ZAZ team.

Macfarlane loves 1930's screwball musical comedies (movies) and he has been about to live out that dream many times through the many "Road to..." Family guy episodes. He doesn't get to do the choreo but he gets to sing the Brian and Stewie parts and I think that's satisfying enough for him. He can make new episodes of those whenever he wants.

Jamie Parker, Seth MacFarlane and the John Wilson Orchestra

If I had my wish, I’d see Seth produce an animated movie musical of Guys and Dolls, pulling stylistic inspiration from the Golden Age of animation 1920-1960. Rapid fire, gags a plenty, in that vintage midcentury animation style that has come back into popularity in the last few years. (Hand drawn ideally.)

Seth would then play a dual role: his natural voice as Sky Masterson, and his comedy voice as Nicely. Get Alex Borstein to reprise Adelaide from the concert tour with Seth, and then one of his beloved jazz-pop crossover ladies as Sarah. (I can already hear Norah Jones crooning “If I Were a Bell.”)

Jay Lerner-Z said: "I prefer his Ya Got Trouble from the 2012 BBC Proms. He would have been better than Hugh Jackman in that role. Suited him perfectly. Alas."

Society if the timing had worked out differently and Music Man was still running during the WGA and SAG strikes:

Music Man would have to be restaged, or at least have an "alternate staging" like Chicago, for a leading man who isn't an athletic triple threat like Hugh Jackman. The whole point of that show's design was around his mix of acting, singing and fancy footwork. I can't imagine anyone like those names WANTING to try and do Jackman's version of Harold Hill.