A Twenty One Pilots fan and playwright named Matt Wagner has been forced to cancel his production of a musical inspired by the duo's massive 2015 album Blurryface.
Wagner announced the project, titled Blurryface: The Musical, on January 31st. The Instagram account for the musical gained 2,500 followers in two days, and even Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun reportedly liked the trailer video.
But less than two weeks later, Wagner received a cease-and-desist letter. He wrote in a later-deleted post on Instagram, “Although I am disappointed, I knew this was a possibility from the very beginning and I am okay. More than anything, I am just so so proud of the community that we were able to build in only a week and a half.”
Wagner added, 'Through it all, I still love Twenty One Pilots. I will always love Twenty One Pilots. Nothing will ever change that.”
The musical's Instagram account along with the trailer have been taken down but the trailer, which stars Wagner in the lead role, has resurfaced on Reddit.
Twenty One Pilots will play several festivals across Europe this summer.