Books or movies that would make great musicals.- Page 3

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/1/05 at 10:38pm

Agree with Mulan. And yes, the Giver is an amazing book. One of my altime favorites. Also, a book called Chinese Cinderella I think, would make a good musical. I don't know if anyone has heard of it or read it but trust me, it's an extremely moving and touching book. (autobiography actually)

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 3/1/05 at 11:43pm

What if "The Good Earth" was a musical........that book was soooooo boring.....but alot of people like it.

Movies:
Ever After
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Thelma & Louise
Death Becomes Her
She Devil (that'a a joke)
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp

[shlamdiddly]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:10am

"I can't believe no one has made a musical of "The Princess Bride". It is perfect musical material."

A school near me , in the Cappies prgram, actaully bought the rights to the movie(or something like that) and, for a theater class prject, made it into a play . It was really, really good. So wile not a musical...its a play!


Shows what money can do for you.

[phantom_tenor]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 2:47am

Does anyone know if the Tale of Two Cities musical in A Simple Wish is one of the existing musicals? Because i thought the snippets of songs in it were pretty awesome.

I think The Count of Monte Cristo could work as a POTO style musical. Or the three musketeers


And how's this for an idea:

Bible: The Musical

An 18 hour Epic

for the jesus bit you could splice in JCS.

[thawikedclown]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 3:38am

the princess bride would be amazing!!!!
but do they bring back mandy patinkin to reprise his role?

[musicaldude57]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 8:01am

like 50 posts back someone mentioned Redwall the musical, and that would not be too great. all of the characters are animals, but not like lion king animals, more like humans that happen to look like animals.

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 9:04am

Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk - In the late 70's I fully expected someone to write this for Danielle Brisebois!

Franny, the Queen of Provincetown by John Preston
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (hystrical film version starring Shirley MacLaine and Richard Attenborough adapted from the play by Alec Coppel, who also wrote The Gazebo and has a credit on the screenplay for Vertigo)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 10:24am

"What are your thoughts on the Spider-man Musical that Julie Taymor is slated to direct with Hunter Foster as Peter Parker...I know it's in very very early stages of gestation but does anyone else agree that it would probably be crap?"

Has Julie Taymor ever been associated with crap? I guess there's a first time for everything. There is a demo of another Spiderman musical which actually has some pretty decent music.

If the French Gone With the Wind pop-concert-video-acrobat-disco-musical-spectacular ever played in the US, it would be ripped to shreds. Notre Dame de Paris and The Ten Commandments have already been tested and bombed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, respectively, and neither of those were American institutions in the way that Gone With the Wind is. Techno dance music (sung by the slaves around a couple of tiny cotton bushes stuck into the floor of the stage) and acrobats really just aren't too convincing in the story of Scarlett and Rhett in the Civil War south. I've attached a link to the official site for this spectacle so you can see for yourself.

Death Becomes Her is a hilarious film, but it really hinges on the site gags of the special effects that would be way too difficult to try and recreate on stage. I'm not sure if it could be reimagined into a workable stage musical.

I know there was an Around the World in 80 Days musical and I believe Ken Mandelbaum mentioned it recently on Broadway.com, but for the life of me, I can't remember what he said about it

Autant en Emporte Le Vent Updated On: 2/11/24 at 10:24 AM

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:19pm

Susan Stroman is not directing the stage version of "The Little Mermaid." The show will be directed by Francesca Zambello...this is her Broadway debut. For more info click the link below.
"The Little Mermaid" Creative Team

[B.B. Wolf]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 12:34pm

Thanks for the new info, FOAnatic.
Part of me really wants to see all of the underwater stuff done on wires with wind machines and stuff, but that would probably be hellishly complicated. Still, it's something to think about.
My wife is convinced that I'm going to play Prince Eric. Heh.

As for Spiderman, I'd go see it! I'll give Julie Taymor the benefit of the doubt any day.
"Spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spider can......" = opening number

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 3/2/05 at 4:15pm

"Does anyone know if the Tale of Two Cities musical in A Simple Wish is one of the existing musicals?"

I think it has been discussed who wrote those songs for the movie, but I can't remember where. The only version I know very much about is the one in the link of my signature. CatsNYRevival could probably tell you more about the movie music though. Try PMing him. I don't think the songs were written separately from the movie though. I have found at least 5 or 6 different A Tale of Two Cities musicals out there so good luck trying to find info.

Updated On: 3/31/05 at 04:15 PM

[sydney23]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 11:01am

I believe the music (and maybe lyrics) for "Tale Of Two Cities" musical from "A Simple Wish" were written by Lucy Simon who also wrote "The Secret Garden". And a funny coincidence is that the guy who sings the role of Sydney Carton (Peter Samuel dubbing for Robert Pastorelli in "Simple Wish") also sings the song "The Shadows of the Night" on the Santoriello concept cd. But no relation to the two projects that I'm aware of.

[Dummy]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 3:33pm

The Little Mermaid has been done (sort of). I saw "Splash" in Vegas about 10 years ago & I swear they had a topless mermaid lip-synching to the movie soundtrack...can't believe Disney was ok with that, but Ariel was definitely showing her areolas.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 4:13pm

Sydney23 comes to the rescue yet again..

As for the mermaid thing, I suppose that is an interesting take on it though I am not sure how they got it past Disney...

[Kevo711]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 4:47pm

i think the movie, "The Pianist" would make a wonderful play and possibly even a musical

[DefyGravity23]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 6:11pm

"I always thought a modernized musical version of Romeo and Juliet would be cool."

Ummm that already kinda exists --- West Side Story...

or maybe you mean REALLY shakespeare-y as in his words and everything? hmmm could be interesting...

Whenever I see a really good movie or read a really good book I can NEVER picture them as musicals. Plays yes...but not musicals. Somehow the thought of the characters singing and dancing just wants to make me laugh. However, if they are made into musicals I usually like them...I just can't picture it until I actually see it. I guess I'd never be able to write a musical then.

[Juliet2170]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 6:29pm

another vote for princess bride!! i can't understand why that hasn't come around as a musical either...

pride and prejudice? i know it's overdone as a book made into a movie but i'd enjoy seeing it on stage :)

Posted: 3/31/05 at 6:41pm

DOWN WITH LOVE!!!!!!! I WANNA SEE A MUSICAL OF IT... NOW! :claps hands: DO IT! NOW!

And Stepford Wives!

CHOP CHOP PEOPLE... WE MUSNT WAIT!

[stylinbohemian]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 6:43pm

I think it would be sooooo funny if they made harry potter into a muscial it would suck so bad!

[justme2]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 6:53pm

There is a 1930's Walter Huston and Ruthe Chatterton movie called "Dodsworth". It is fantastic! I know Stephen Cole staged an adaptation of the work in Dallas in 1994, but the last I heard, the name's been changed to "Continental Divide" and it's not in the works.

It centers on a man who is retiring from business, his snotty wife who is afraid of aging, and a cruise to Europe that changes both their lives (and Mary Astor's).

Wonderful 1930's movie, with dead on acting, snappy dialogue and truly believable situations. Also a fantastic book, but I am not sure if anyone had staged it before the 1936 movie.

[luvliza89]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 9:36pm

I really want to see "A Star is Born", the 1954 version with Judy Garland, on stage.

I think it would be wonderful.

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 9:59pm

I agree, mulan would be very good but theyd need to add a few more songs.

[BluCat500]

Posted: 3/31/05 at 11:39pm

Any of the Noelle Streitfield "shoe books"... I would love to see ballet shoes as a musical!!
Maybe dirty dancing as well it would be complete fluff, but fun

[bill mobley]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 6:07pm

There is a book titled "Forgiven" The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry," (Charles Shepard). I would love to see a musical about Jim and Tammy Faye. For example (to borrow a song from another musical) the song "Promises, Promises" would be perfect for a Tammy Faye Character to sing as she goes around stores shopping frantically.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 4/4/05 at 6:20pm

nice everyone!! sounds good!