How Cameron Crowe Rebooted ‘Almost Famous’—For Broadway

Crowe’s mother, a college professor and social activist, loved the movie. But she was even more excited about the musical. She’d been a devoted theatergoer ever since she saw Marlon Brando in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire. When Crowe was growing up in San Diego—practically across the street from the Old Globe—she took, or rather dragged, him to the theater. “She would say, ‘Let’s go see these Shakespeare plays. You’ll brag about it later,’ ” Crowe recalled. “And I was like, ‘No, I won’t. I want to stay here and try and sneak rock music into… Read Full Article