Trending: "Hands on a Hardbody" and Pop Music's Broadway Takeover

An obscure 1997 documentary about Texans trying to win a pick-up truck in an endurance contest hardly seems the basis for a Broadway hit, especially with a softcore porn-style title. But after solid reviews recently rolled in for the world premiere of “Hands on a Hardbody" at the La Jolla Playhouse,  the producers announced this week that the musical will be coming to Broadway next season. This will mark the theater debut of Trey Anastasio of Phish, who co-wrote the songs with Broadway veteran Amanda Green (“High Fidelity”). Douglas Wright (“I Am My Own Wife”) adapted the hardscrabble story of ten of his fellow Texans arduously competing to keep one gloved hand on a truck. Read the full post on Spotlight.