RIALTO CHATTER: The Decemberists Teaming with Michael Mayer on a Broadway Msucial?

According to a report on Billboard.com, the Portland-based rock group, The Decemberists, are considering the possibility of writing a Broadway musical.  Says vocalist/guitarist Colin Meloy: "I grew up doing theater, so in theory, I would love to write a musical. I don't know if I have the stuff -- I always end up just writing little pop songs that stand a better chance on a record than on stage...It happens that the director Michael Mayer, who directed Green Day's 'American Idiot' musical on Broadway, is the guy that got me going about doing a musical...We're still talking and there's potential for a musical down the line, for sure."

According to the report, the musical could possibly center on the story of the miners in Butte, Montana.  To read the full report on Billboard.com, click here.

The Decemberists will be dropping their sixth album, The King is Dead, on January 18, 2010.