got to thinking about source material for shows and how lazy it seems to do a jukebox musical of someone else's songs or even to cut and paste a movie onto the stage.
where's the original ideas, certainly they havent all been done have they?
what would you like to see as a musical that hasnt happened yet?
i think the story of Rasputin (NOT using ABBA's song) would be good, kinda creepy, romantic, "Phantom"-esque
or the life of Marie Antoinette
or the books "The Life of Pi" or "Lying Awake"
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
In terms of movies, I've always thought How to Marry A Millionaire would be a natural. And I wish there would be a way to musicalize A League of Their Own.
The Women would also make a great musical.(I know there was a drag musical version of it in LA a couple of years ago, called Jungle Red)
School Daze......a glorified musical Mahogany Sparkle Rumor Has It A Walk To Remember Mommy Dearest Bruce Almighty The Majestic.......I really think this could work. Finding Neverland A Nightmare Before Christmas The Bridge To Terebitha The Counte of Monte Cristo
Unmasked, would the source material be the movie version of Monte Cristo, or the book? I think Flatland: A romance in 2 dimensions would be interesting.
"`I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.` What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?"
"Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good."
He smiled. "That is from the `Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.` Here's another one. `In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo.' Does that suggest anything to you, sir?"
"Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women."
"My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire T. S. Eliot very much."
"Did you say, 'nonetheless'?"
- The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Also, Roe v. Wade would make an interesting play. In the vein of Inherit the Wind/Scopes monkey trial. alw, Dead Poet's Would be wonderful.
"`I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.` What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?"
"Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good."
He smiled. "That is from the `Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.` Here's another one. `In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo.' Does that suggest anything to you, sir?"
"Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women."
"My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire T. S. Eliot very much."
"Did you say, 'nonetheless'?"
- The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
I agree with the Monte Cristo, Roe v. Wade, and the Dead Poets Society. Maybe American History X would make an interesting musical, maybe not, I'd have to think about it for a while.
I think a musical about Finding Neverland would be really good. I know this is an opera, but I think that Alice in Wonderland would make a good musical.
And then, do you know Monseiur Marius, I believe I was a little in love with you.
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I don't understand why they haven't made a musical based on this one novel by Gregory MacGuire (I think that's his name). Anyway, it's like a spin on the Wizard of Oz or something...
Oh... wait a second...
"I mean, how many of us could honestly say that at one time or another he hasn't set fire to some great public building?"
my husband is teaching The History of the American Musical Theater and speaking of jukebox musicals and ORIGINAL musicals...has anyone ever noticed that MOST successful musicals are based on a book or movie...the keyword here..SUCCESSFUL...we sat at dinner the other night and i was determined to prove that wrong and i don't even think i came up with a half dozen original ideas that weren't based on SOMETHING... anyway...i would love for "Down with Love" to be a musical! i agree with "the count of monte cristo", one of my all time faves..and "finding neverland" could be a GORGEOUS musical in the right hands...maybe Lucy Simon..the Secret Garden lady..or Ahrens and Flahrety...
As far as on stage Being Julia and The Notebook would make great musicals.
But as far as original, Anastasia, not the dreamworks glorification but the TRUE story of the Romanov's tragedy, would be amazing on stage.
Also, as it was discussed before, a musical based on that woman on the oprah show. I forgot her name, but she died when her daughter was a child and before she did, she made hundreds of recordings, teaching her daughter life lessons. The musical could follow the young girls life and the impact of her mother's messages.
"The only way we live beyond our lives is to connect and carve ourselves into the souls of those we love." -Little Fish