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Michael McKean will re-create his starring role in the forthcoming Broadway production of Tracy Lettsa Superior Donuts .

Not only is Rob Reiner's tale of a gormless heavy metal act neck-and-neck with Airplane! as the funniest film ever made.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Superior Donuts , the new American play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts, will open Oct.

Spinal Tap will mark the 25th anniversary of "This Is Spinal Tap" with a new album.

The hard rockers were trailed on a tour of America in support of the album Smell the Glove by filmmaker Marti DiBergi, who documented their internal friction, cancelled gigs, record company squabbles, problems keeping drummers from spontaneously combusting and occasional geographical difficulties.

Spinal Tap is Back From the Dead . At least according to the title of the group's new album.

Back From the Dead , the new CD from the realest fake band in the world, features tracks spanning the entire nonexistent career of Spinal Tap.

This is a Spinal Tap groupie's rock 'n' roll dream - or nightmare, to quote one of the song titles.

You can bring one of the greatest spoof bands of all time home in 1080p this July.

Brendan sez, "I saw the 'Unwigged and Unplugged' show starring Spinal Tap members Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest on Saturday in Chicago.

Sorry to let the cucumber out of the tinfoil, Spinal Tap fans: But it's called the Unwigged & Unplugged tour for a reason.

Alexis Petridis talks to the heroes of the greatest rock satire in cinema history Saturday, 30 May 2009 Nashville's Ryman Auditorium has fair claim to have seen it all.

The Around the Coyote Spring Arts Festival, a smorgasbord of visual and performing arts, runs this evening through Sunday in various locations in West Town in the vicinity of Division and Milwaukee.

Expect things to get funny. Beacon Theater, 8PM. THREEFER: Charlie Rose, Karl Rove and James Carville walk into a bar.

Heavy metal reunion tours are usually a little cheesy -- rock 'n' debauchery simply doesn't age well, and paunchy middle-aged rockers who try to keep up with younger versions of themselves start to seem pathetic.

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts will be produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler and Jerry Frankel, the producing team behind Letts' August: Osage County , for a run that will open Oct.

And here we always thought David Bowie was the ultimate musical chameleon. Not so, my friends.

The amplifiers weren't cranked up to 11 and there weren't any exploding drummers, but Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer didn't need them as they played pretty fine parody songs by Spinal Tap and the Folksmen last night in the Palace Theatre.

Country Singles Jubilee 5.18.09: The Reba McEntire Edition Posted by Jasper Jones on 05.18.2009 This week's Jubilee spotlights "America's Sweetheart" Reba McEntire! Welcome back to another edition of The Country Singles Jubilee! Last weekend was something pretty special.