Adaptations You Would Like To See? — Page 3

For those brining up The Eyes of the Dragon, it was recently announced that Hulu has made a deal to develop it as a series.

https://deadline.com/2019/05/stephen-king-eyes-of-the-dragon-hulu-fox21-game-of-thrones-seth-grahame-smith-1202601500/

Adaptations of a book by Jodi Piccoult. ...anyone else? Just me?

Three suggestions I like a lot (one with a "never again" caveat):

darquegk's suggestion for Calrissa - definitely NOT exactly the same, but similar to shows like Matilda (which I still believe was a more worthy, and more original musical that should have won Best Musical) and Next to Normal. I love frothy, fun musicals, but my preference is for musicals that engage me on more than one level.

WhizzerMarvin's suggestion for A Confederacy of Dunces - I also am a HUGE fan of the book, and those characters... wow... those characters! What an incredible cast of actors it would require to condense all that richness into the timeframe of a musical. (I'm also still anticipating a movie version.)

Charley Kringas Inc's suggestion for Woody Allen's Alice - I think that quite a few of Allen's movies would make fantastic musicals. The one I thought would most likely be successful was Bullets Over Broadway. The problem (for me) is that Allen seems unwilling to trust anyone to write an original score. His insistence on using music from the period in BOB really killed what could have been an excellent musical (IMO). Using Allen's movies as source material for a new musical is my "never again" caveat.

PS: It's nice to see the frequency of Minchin's name appear in these posts.

Updated On: 5/21/19 at 09:53 AM

MadAboutTheBoy said: "Quite a few suggestions on here I hadn't thought of before but now would love to see! (I second Moonstruck, Babette's Feast, She Devil, Miss Congeniality, Hocus Pocus, and Dorian Gray (although there's not much of a plot there).

I would add the following:

• "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day"
• A musical version of "Prelude to a Kiss"

"

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a good one! I enjoyed the book and can see it translating well for stage.

I'm... glad? that so many people agree with the potential of "Clarissa." I think it could make an incredible, moving, twisted show, but definitely not one that would be fun to watch. I have zero history of sexual or parental trauma, but the comic still made me uneasy on a gut level. Which means it did its job, but still. Chuck Palahniuk has a monologue in one of his books about being "raped in the ear," being traumatized by the possibility and the accounts of rape until you are unable to look at people who have not harmed you without seeing the potential for harm there. "Clarissa" had that effect on me for a day or two after reading it.

Rogerdellibovi said: "The Picture of Dorian Gray musical"

Yes please.

Hustlers Broadway Adaptation in The Works

So I am 10000000% here for this

1. A musical adaptation of the Coen Brothers' film "The Hudsucker Proxy."

Updated On: 1/6/20 at 06:14 PM

This is going to sound so silly, but I would love to see a play adapted from Nina George's 'The Little Paris Bookshop.' Yes, the title sounds super saccharine, but it's such a charming story with wonderful characters. I could see it as a feel-good play. Here's the link to the synopsis for those curious! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23278537-the-little-paris-bookshop

Tiger King - The Musical

Updated On: 3/30/20 at 02:54 PM

Katy Keene: the Musical, based on the unfortunately short-lived musical dramedy starring Lucy Hale