Maid in Manhattan

[BwayLB]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 3:38pm

Another good 2000's movie that would be a good musical is Maid in Manhattan. Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes were the two leads. It has a winning musical comedy formula with it's modern rags to riches story, Big Apple setting, a Latina female lead and mistaken identity

[gibsons2]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 3:53pm

No, we already had Cinderella, just way less tacky, predictable and racially stereotypical. 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 5:27pm

Jesus no. I’d rather someone do a musical of Nomadland.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 5:30pm

Or a film of DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Oh, wait…

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 5:35pm

If we’re doing a musical about a maid, it needs the be the Ally Sheedy 1987 masterpiece, “Maid To Order”. And yes I’m serious.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 5:49pm

Jordan Catalano said: "If we’re doing a musical about a maid, it needs the be the Ally Sheedy 1987 masterpiece, “Maid To Order”. And yes I’m serious.
 

Yes and Cheno was born to play the Valerie Perrine role. I hope they keep the song “Clean Up Woman” in the show. I may have the soundtrack. 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:07pm

^Marry me

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:11pm

I thought that the Broadway League determined that Goonies and Gremlins must be adapted before any JLo film. 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:14pm

Jordan Catalano said: "^Marry me "

I accept. I forgot about the fairy godmother played by Beverly D’Angelo  That would be a really fun part. Not sure who I’d cast. 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:17pm

I’m more focused on who would play Nick, the chauffeur if the pool scene is included in this new stage version.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:21pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I’m more focused on who would play Nick, the chauffeur if the pool scene is included in this new stage version. "
 

Ha. Yes priorities. So many choices  

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/19/21 at 6:58pm

If were talking about turning movies into musicals, the 1961 film A MAJORITY OF ONE would make a terrific vehicle for That Streisand Woman playing the role Rosalind Russell did in the film.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 7:52am

Jordan Catalano said: "If we’re doing a musical about a maid, it needs the be the Ally Sheedy 1987 masterpiece, “Maid To Order”. And yes I’m serious."

I'll add another vote to this! LOVE this movie!!!

[jlindsey865]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 8:01am

Speaking of JLo films, I am surprised we haven’t seen a Selena musical.

[SpiritualGangster]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 8:37am

Add me to the love fest for “Maid to Order” - it’s long overdue for a blu-ray release.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 8:54am

OMG so many smart people in this thread!!!!

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 8:56am

SpiritualGangster said: "Add me to the love fest for “Maid to Order” - it’s long overdue for a blu-ray release."

Yes, bluray is long overdue. 

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 9:06am

The film demands a Criterion release. At the last horror convention I went to before Covid, I finally got to meet Sheedy who signed my poster for the film that I’ve had since 1987 and she and her assistant were over the moon that I had that.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 11:01am

I think of J. Lo's movies, I'd rather do something based on The Wedding Planner, Second Act, or even The Back-up Plan. Or imagine who they could cast if they did Monster-in-Law!

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:06pm

If we’re adapting comedies from that era I’d rather see something like HEARTBREAKERS starring Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt. I think that would lend itself to a stage adaption really well and could you IMAGINE the castings. I knew her name gets thrown about a lot for various things but this is something I could see Dove Cameron doing and Kristen Chenoweth could be her mom!

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:37pm

jlindsey865 said: "Speaking of JLo films, I am surprised we haven’t seen a Selena musical."

Or a musical based around JLO's life? Like The Cher Show?

I was also thinking of a Spice Girls themed musical.

 

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:40pm

everythingtaboo said: "I think of J. Lo's movies, I'd rather do something based on The Wedding Planner, Second Act, or even The Back-up Plan. Or imagine who they could cast if they did Monster-in-Law!"

The Back Up and The Wedding Planner would make such fun musicals!!!

Also throwing in Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze) and 27 Dresses.

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:42pm

everythingtaboo said: "I think of J. Lo's movies, I'd rather do something based on The Wedding Planner, Second Act, or even The Back-up Plan. Or imagine who they could cast if they did Monster-in-Law!"

Patti Lupone or Bernadette Peters in Jane Fonda's role in Monster In Law?

[JSquared2]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:43pm

Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "everythingtaboo said: "I think of J. Lo's movies, I'd rather do something based on The Wedding Planner, Second Act, or even The Back-up Plan. Or imagine who they could cast if they did Monster-in-Law!"

The Back Up and The Wedding Planner would make such fun musicals!!!

Also throwing in Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze) and 27 Dresses."

 

Did you not know that there was already a stage musical (West End and Broadway) of GHOST?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(musical)

 

 

 

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 9/20/21 at 12:46pm

I didn't actually thanks for letting me know!