New Disney Broadway Idea

Now I know it's not the original animated movie from Disney but wouldn't Hocus Pocus make a great show, live? I know Wicked already has witches but "I Put a Spell on You" is just meant to be sang on the great white way. Tell me what you think?

Thanks! did not see those :)

I'm not sure about Mary Testa, but might just work wonders
Maybe Patti LuPone? I'm not sure if she'll go along with this...maybe Faith Prince, if she decides to become another Disney character? I think she would be awesome!
I do love Timessquare3's art on those faces from that first thread

Now, Mulan...that might really be something onstage...
I wonder if they can do something with "Bedtime Stories"? Or "Enchanted"?

If/when Disney puts another musical on the stage it needs to be a spectacle. They need to go back and look at what made The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast such huge successes. They've gotten very far off the mark lately with things like Mary Poppins, Tarzan, Little Mermaid. While I enjoyed MERMAID much more than I think I should have it still isn't very good. In many ways it comes across as a cheap piece of theater with many elements that just don't work for it.

Properties like ALADDIN, CINDERELLA and SLEEPING BEAUTY might face many obstacles as far as staging, special effects and set design but they are the type of musical that will succeed. Not something like MULAN or BROTHER BEAR.

Updated On: 7/18/09 at 11:23 AM

disney should do the lion king part 2.

How about Tarzan 2?

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Aladdin is their next musical.

If/when Disney puts another musical on the stage it needs to be a spectacle. They need to go back and look at what made The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast such huge successes. They've gotten very far off the mark lately with things like Mary Poppins, Tarzan, Little Mermaid.

How is MARY POPPINS not a spectacle? The only thing that made that show even mildly worthwhile were the sets and the special effects.

I think Hocus Pocus could have HUGE potential to do well on Broadway.
I also would love to see Aladdin on stage. That would be amazing.
Another Disney movie I've always thought would transfer well to the stage is The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Yes, indeed, meant to be sang. Perhaps by Arnold Stang. Or Phyllis Diller's Fang.

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"Properties like ALADDIN, CINDERELLA and SLEEPING BEAUTY might face many obstacles as far as staging, special effects and set design but they are the type of musical that will succeed. Not something like MULAN or BROTHER BEAR."

I quite agree! I'd love to see CINDERELLA or even SLEEPING BEAUTY on Broadway, but it'd be very difficult to do...unless they take a whole new approach. I'm sure with an upstanding creative team, anything is possible.