Musicals and their Film Versions...

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 12:20am

I was thinking about this today. Some of the most beloved musicals of all time either did well at the Tonys (original production) OR the Oscars, not both...

Cabaret
My Fair Lady
The Sound of Music
King & I (only moderately at Oscars though)

These are the 4 main ones that faired well at both awards ceremonies, whereas:

Chicago (faired well at Oscars, won 0 Tonys)
Oliver! (faired well at Oscars, not so well at Tonys)
South Pacific (faired well at Tonys not Oscars)
West Side Story (faired well at Oscars, not at Tonys)

I am sure I left a bunch off...

[phantom_tenor]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 1:00am

strange hat the movie of WSS did better at the oscars than the stage show at the tonys, when you consider how far superior the stage version is.

[riv]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 2:03am

It's almost impossible to over-estimate the enormous smash The Music Man was in it's day. West Side Story didn't have a chance against it at the Tonys.

[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:52am

The film version of WEST SIDE STORY, revolutionized film musicals. First, it was an international hit, the likes of which had never been seen before. Thus paving the way for all the bloated musicals of the 60's. Although done before, but to far less effect, the art of film making was taken to new heights, with its extensive on location photography. Filmed with Super Panavision 70 lenses, it took audiences to new heights in musical film making. The picture was awarded so many Oscars, because it deserved them. The show, while unique and different in its material, was presented in a rather elementary way, on stage, and it couldn't possibly compete with the rousing success of THE MUSIC MAN, which everybody adored!

[Sant]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 1:26pm

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - 7 Tonys and 0 Oscars

[Leverandon]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 1:32pm

Didn't Fiddler on the Roof do well at both?

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 3/7/05 at 3:30pm

I don't think Fiddler won any Oscars. Certainly not any major ones. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Supporting Actor...but no major wins.

WEST SIDE STORY is one of the great film masterpieces of all time. It was the film that firmly established the stage production as a "classic."

Barbra Streisand lost the Funny Girl Best Actress Tony to Carol Channing's Dolly onstage. On film, Streisand won the best actress Oscar for FUNNY GIRL and followed that by playing the part Channing originated in Hello Dolly in its film version.