BIG QUESTION: Name as many Musicals that were originally broadway plays

[Megan Marie]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 6:24pm

My musical theatre director just asked the group to find 10 musicals that were originally broadway plays. If I get these, I get a copy of Sweeney Todd cast recording. Please if anyone can give me any of these, it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you!!!

[brdwaybaby17]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 6:29pm

I only know one, sorry, but it is Oklahoma. It is based on some play with Flowers in the name or something. But I know that it was based on a play, because my dad bet me it wasn't, so I went and checked it out.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 6:29pm

Twentieth Century - On the 20 th Century
Two For the Seesaw - Seesaw
Two Gentlemen of Verona - The Same

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 6:32pm

THE FOURPOSTER=I DO, I DO

AUNTIE MAME=MAME

[~*Triple Star On Broadway*~]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 6:38pm

What about "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas"? Im thikning it was but im not sure.

[nyctopone]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 7:14pm

My Fair Lady was adapted from Shaw's Pygmallion

[etoile]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 7:22pm

Or someone could try a library to win their own prize.

Updated On: 2/18/04 at 07:22 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 7:27pm

Best Little Whorehouse wasn't based on a play, but actual events.

Here's a few:

Oklahoma - Green Grow the Lilacs

Carousel - Liliom

The Goodbye Girl - The Goodbye Girl

Boys From Syracuse - A Comedy of Errors

Play On - Twelfth Night

West Side Story - Romeo and Juliet

Windy City - The Front Page

High Society - The Philadelphia Story

Her First Roman - Ceasar and Cleopatra

Ernest in Love - The Importance of Being Ernest

Kiss of the Spider Woman - Kiss of the Spider Woman

Rockabye Hamlet - Hamlet

Cyrano - Cyrano de Bergerac

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 7:46pm

The Matchmaker - Hello, Dolly

[Craig]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 8:19pm

Kiss Me Kate = Taming of the Shrew

She Loves Me = She Loves me and Little Shop Around The Corner

[secret-soul]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 9:29pm

Peter Pan - Peter Pan (it was a play, then a book, then a musical, then a movie, then another movie...)

Oklahoma

Cressida- Troilus and Cressida

Two Gentlemen of Verona- Two Gentlemen of Verona

My Fair Lady- Pygmalion

Kiss Me Kate- Taming of the Shrew

West Side Story- Romeo and Juliet

Hello Dolly!- The Matchmaker

The Lion King- Hamlet

Posted: 2/18/04 at 9:35pm

You certainly have more than 10 now.

But here's 2 more for good luck.

110 IN THE SHADE musical version of The Rainmaker

I DO, I DO musical version of The Fourposter

Best wishes.

Bulldog

[Roddick19]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 9:55pm

Hello Dolly was originally a play called The Matchmaker. I don't know who it's by off the top of my head.

Hope that helps!

[Elphie]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:01pm

Was my My Sister Eileen ever a play or was it just a book and movie? Well if so, Wonderful Town then.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:17pm

A DOLL'S HOUSE:A DOLL'S LIFE
MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT: DEAR WORLD
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG:MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (I believe they had the same name)

Updated On: 2/18/04 at 10:17 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:31pm

I Am A Camera - Cabaret

The Diary of Anne Frank - Yours, Anne

Chicago - Chicago

Updated On: 2/18/04 at 10:31 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:40pm

Technically, Kiss Me Kate is a musical about a musical based on Taming of the Shrew (I was thinking about that one, too).

About half of The Lion King is loosely adapted from Hamlet, but it's not really a musicalization of the play.

A Doll's Life is a musical sequel to A Doll's House (sorry Sueleen).

Yes, Merrily We Roll Along is the title of the play by Kaufman and Hart on which the Sondheim musical was based.

My Sister Eileen was indeed a play before it was musicalized as Wonderful Town.

[Elphie]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:45pm

Oh good I contributed. There was another one I was thinking of but I cant seem to put my finger on the show title...

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:57pm

Well, Matt, if you wanna put on your picky-pants, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, although indeed a play, was never on B'Way in a non-musical form. And WINDY CITY has never had a B'Way production, either! Although I think it should be given another try.

[Chevstriss]

Posted: 2/18/04 at 10:59pm

Man Who Came to Dinner = Sherry!

[MusicMan]

Posted: 2/19/04 at 12:56am

The Most Happy Fella---adapted from They Knew What They Wanted

Her First Roman---Caesar and Cleopatra (UK import)

Kismet---Kismet

Anya---Anastasia

Carousel---Liliom (Hungarian import)

Angel---Look Homeward, Angel

Chicago---Roxie Hart

Do I Hear a Waltz?---The Time of the Cuckoo

Skyscraper---Dream Girl

Street Scene---Street Scene

The Happy Time---The Happy Time

Tovarich---Tovarich

Where's Charley?---Charley's Aunt

Golden Rainbow---A Hole in the Head

High Spirits---Blithe Spirit (UK import)

Seesaw---Two for the Seesaw

Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen---The Teahouse of the August Moon

Dance a Little Closer---Idiot's Delight

Purlie---Purlie Victorious (well, this was an Off-Bdwy play)

Raisin---A Raisin in the Sun

Regina---The Little Foxes

No doubt there are many more.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/19/04 at 9:25am

SueleenGay....

She didn't say "Broadway"! nyah nyah nyah !!

But of course, you are absolutely correct on both counts. And I agree about Windy City. I think it deserves a shot. It has a really nice score. I know it played London and Germany, but did it ever play in the US?

Oops! I guess she did say Broadway plays, so that rules out Kiss of the Spider Woman. But she didn't say Broadway musicals, so Windy City is still in.

Updated On: 2/19/04 at 09:25 AM

Posted: 2/19/04 at 11:06am

The second act of Romance, Romance ("Summer Share") was based on the play Pain de Menage. I don't think it counts, though, as the first act "The Little Comedy" was based on a short story of the same name.

Well, you can give her 10 1/2.