Yeah, baby! Mike Myers is in talks to bring "Austin Powers" to the Great White Way, the New York Post reports.
Myers, who wrote and starred in the groovy spy spoofs, plans to be involved in the musical, but unfortunately not on the stage as the snaggletoothed, shaggy-haired Powers.
"Mike would be heavily involved in writing the show, but he will not star in it, even though he has quite a good singing voice," a source close to the actor told the New York Post.
Should "Austin Powers" hit Broadway, it would follow several other movies that have gone from the big screen to the stage, like "Sister Act," "Priscilla Queen of the Desert," "The Lion King," and "The Producers." While several stage adaptations of films went on to win the Tony Award for Best Musical — including “Monty Python’s Spamalot” in 2005 and “Billy Elliot the Musical” in 2009 — others flopped, like “Carrie: The Musical” did in 1988.
The Austin Powers trilogy — which started with “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” in 1997, followed by “The Spy Who Shagged Me” in 1999, and “Goldmember” in 2002 — grossed more than $676 million worldwide, according to the New York Post. Myers recently signed a deal with New Line to produce a fourth movie. We’re guessing the dancing, music, and costumes will have no problem translating to the stage, just as long as Julie Taymor isn’t involved.