R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet Goes to Broadway

Unless you were at the Sunshine Theater in New York City last night, you'll have to wait till Friday to watch the next episode of R. Kelly's R&B opera Trapped in the Closet on IFC. Gawker was there though, and reported back to the rest of us lowly folk with...

By Liz Tracy

November 20, 2012

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Unless you were at the Sunshine Theater in New York City last night, you'll have to wait till Friday to watch the next episode of R. Kelly's R&B opera Trapped in the Closet on IFC. Gawker was there though, and reported back to the rest of us lowly folk with the fantastic information that, not only is Kells' favorite movie Star Wars, but he's bringing Trapped in the Closet to Broadway. Lord have mercy! He didn't give a ton of details, but he's probably starring in it, at least in a few cities, and he's currently adapting the script for the stage. He's got 85 chapters written and ready to be created. They're only on number 23.

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To help you navigate the complex narrative, see the Guardian's breakdown of all the TITC characters. And don't even mess around, after the jump, watch the craziest kitty Kells action video ever.

Trapped In The Closet will air on IFC.com at 9 p.m. on Monday, November 26.

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Liz has her master’s degree in religion from Florida State University. She has since written for publications and outlets such as Miami New Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Ocean Drive, the Huffington Post, NBC Miami, Time Out Miami, Insomniac, the Daily Dot, and the Atlantic. Liz spent three years as New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s music editor, was the weekend news editor at Inverse, and is currently the managing editor at Tom Tom Magazine.

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