Best musical adaptations of movies - Page 2

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/14/19 at 1:16pm

Legally Blonde is one of my favorites.  I enjoyed the musical (especially the London production) more than the film.

[romain2]

Posted: 6/14/19 at 1:48pm

Of the ones in the past 20 years the musicals based on movies that have music at their center have fared best:
The Producers
Hairspray
Once
Kinky Boots
The Band’s Visit
Billy Elliott (although I wish the music had more of a punk sound)
The School Of Rock (although the book was pretty much Mike White’s screenplay and the most memorable songs came from the film or were Amazing Grace)

Some shows did a fine job blending in songs while following a movie’s non-musical plot:
Waitress
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

And Tootsie did a good job changing the movie’s milieu and story to create something new while building on the movie’s original vision.

[romain2]

Posted: 6/14/19 at 1:50pm

And I agree with all the classic examples others have listed (Little Night Music, She Loves Me, others).