Yoshimi Comes to Life!

Her name was Yoshimi and she's black belt in karate and she's gonna be on fucking broadway (we hope!). In an interview with Wayne Coyne, Entertainment Weekly reports that The West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin will turn Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots into a musical.

Tony Award-winning director/producer Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, The Who's Tommy) is the genius behind the collaboration . Entertainment Weekly reports that he "convinced the band that the album would make a compelling musical" and that "other songs from the Lip's catalog will likely be included as well..."

The plot and details are definitely still in its planning stages, so the debut is going to be years away. This is what Coyne has so far, "There's a Japanese girl; she fights some robots; that's five minutes. After that I don't know," the article reports.

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is one of my favorite albums of all time. I can't wait for this to hit Broadway.

Here's a fun game: who do you think should be casted for each of the characters?

Here's ours:
Maureen calls Yoshimi (psst! It'd be tragic if those evil robots win, Maureen!)
Me (David) is The Hynotist, although I would love to be Jesus Shootin Heroin if they include the song.

Now.. we must fill these spots:

Flight Test Announcer: Morgan Freeman
Throbbing Orange Pallbearers: Patrick Dempsey (McDreamy) and Eric Dane (McSteamy)--YUM! They can carry my casket ANYTIME!
Man from Future: Yoda
The Magician: ???
Pink Robot #1: Fran Drescher
Pink Robot #2: Britney Spears (post k-fed)

Are there any characters I'm missing?