The Flaming Lips have shared the stage with a striking mix of entertainers over the years, ranging from Beck to the String Cheese Incident. But, for their next project, the quirky trio has unlisted an even more unlikely collaborator. Wayne Coyne, the Flaming Lips’ chief singer/songwriter, is currently working with West Wing/Studio 60 creator Aaron Sorkin on a Broadway play based around the group’s 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The group will likely pen a series of connecting songs with Sorkin, which will turn the group’s “loose, concept album,” into a cohesive story. Tony Award-winning director/producer Des McAnuff, whose credits include rock-centric musicals such as The Who's Tommy and Good Vibrations as well as traditional Broadway fair like Guys and Dolls, will handle production duties. The Flaming Lips will open its spring tour at Athens, GA’s Classic Center Theater on April 11.

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