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Disney Movies You Wish Would Be Musicals

Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:48am

I was listening to one my favorite songs "Supernova Girl" from Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, and i was thinking about how awesome that musical would be! Then that got me thinking...

Are there any Disney movies that would be great musicals?

My Ideas:
Zenon
Freaky Friday
Cadet Kelly

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:50am

Hercules
Freaky Friday
The Princess Diaries

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:54am

HERCULES
Nightmare Before Christmas

Babes In Toyland
Parent Trap
Summer Magic
Pollyana

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:57am

Well I fully back Hercules, one my top 3 favorite Disney movie of all time of course. I think Nightmare Before Christmas could be very interesting.

Oh and forgot: Halloweentown. I would be very excited for that.

EDIT: AND Anastasia! I think that musical would rock!

Updated On: 8/28/07 at 12:57 AM

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:58am

JESUS.

"Zenon Ze Broadzay Muzical"

I'd "Razzer" Die.

Hunchback and Hercules.

Hunchback would work, obviously. I don't think Hercules would - I just think it'd be fun to cast the Muses.

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:59am

I wish Disney would crumble to pieces and stop taking up space in our Broadway theatres by turning cartoons into overbloated musicals.

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 1:01am

Please, Disney....take a break from Broadway!

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 1:04am

PS - people often forget (*cough I.HEART.LINK cough*) that Anastasia is NOT a Disney movie! Look it up - it's a Fox animated feature.

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 1:05am

My bad!

#10

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 1:05am

PPS - that too. How about some original musicals, please? I would like to be able to buy a ticket to something that doesn't have "Based off of the film of the same name" somewhere in the Playbill...

*edit* Sorry, link, for sounding b!tchy. Its late. I didn't mean to come off that way!

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Updated On: 8/28/07 at 01:05 AM

#11

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 2:06am

I still maintain The Little Mermaid was a bad choice, and they should have done Hercules

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#12

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 2:06am

Yeah I liked Anastasia as well. Fox should join the lovely musical ranks.

Anyway, at least the musical after Little Mermaid won't be from a movie they've done yet.

I'd could probably see Aladdin, Mulan or Pocahontas as far as their semi-newer films. Oh and Hunchback sounds great too.

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#13

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:44am

There is a musical version of Pollyanna, I believe. Wasn't that a Debbie Allen production, with a young Raven?

The Parent Trap could make a really fun musical.
If the copyrights could be worked out, I'm sure Disney would love to do an original Pooh musical.

#14

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:50am

Ugh. There are SO many amazing shows out there that won't ever see a Broadway stage because Disney keeps taking over. BATB and Lion King were enough...maybe even mary Poppins, but do we really need more?

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 7:58am

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#16

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 8:13am

If Disney is to do one more musical, please let it be Hercules!
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#17

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 8:38am

I would love for Aladdin to be on Broadway.

#18

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 10:47am

I actually like the idea of taking Bedknobs and Broomsticks to Broadway. It's not as well known as others but could still make a charming musical on stage.

Never really been keen on the Hercules idea, but if Susan Egan is willing to return as Meg I may change my mind...

Updated On: 8/28/07 at 10:47 AM

#19

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 10:54am

I agree with CandyDog. Bedknobs and Broomsticks DEFINITELY.

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#20

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 10:56am

Oooh yeah. I wasn't a big Bedknobs and Broomsticks movie fan, but even back when I saw it I remember thinking it would work better as a show and I'd probably like it better then. I'd go see it.

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#21

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:30am

I think Disney should do HUNCHBACK when POPPINS closes, then forget the whole cartoon thing. They actually have a few real-people movies that I've thought would make good musicals. But what they really should do is produce something NOT based on a movie.
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#22

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:34am

Close Poppins and open Hunchback!

I think Anastasia should, but it's not Disney, so....

Hercules (baby you mean Hunkules!)

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#23

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:34am

It was a great musical of Pollyanna called Polly...

Phylicia Rashad was in it and Keisha Knight Pullam was Polly. It had some great catchy music. I think it would have made an excellent stage production.

I loved that movie as a kid. I had a tape of it, I think recorded from TV, that I watched over and over. Now I want to see if it's available on DVD so I can see it again.

As far as Disney movies that would make good stage productions...
I second Nightmare Before Christmas and Bedknobs & Broomsticks. I also wish I could've seen the stage version of Hunchback; that's one of my favorite Disney films.

#24

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 11:44am

i saw a full production of Disney's..Hunchback in Germany about 6 or 7 years ago.
It wasnt too hot.
but it did have its moments.

:)

#25

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Posted: 8/28/07 at 12:26pm

I'm all for Hercules. It is my very close 2nd favorite Disney Movie....Lion King is of course first. I just love the music from Hercules!

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