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[Minadnan]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 8:32am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/McCollum-Considers-DOUBTFIRE-DEVILPRADA-SCISSORHANDS-For-Stage-20130808

Please Original musicals not just movie adaptations please
I would dig Harvey in Mrs Doubtfire

Updated On: 8/9/13 at 08:32 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 8:34am

I would dig Harvey in Mrs Doubtfire ?

I don't know. Would you?

[Wynbish]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 10:01am

Harvey was already in Mrs. Doubtfire

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 10:06am

I thought the rights to Mrs Doubtfire belonged to both Robin Williams and his ex, and there's some mucky muck involved.

Harvey's also already done drag.

[CJ N2N]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 10:32am

Tim Burton will NEVER allow an Edward Scissorhands musical! If he said he will never greenlight a sequel or a remake (as it is his most personal film and he doesn't want to ruin the purity of it), I highly doubt he would ever greenlight or help produce a musicalized version.

Although to be honest, it could be pretty amazing.

[dreaming]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 11:07am

CJ-There was some kind of dance version of it a few years back, so I'm guessing his stance changed. (Or may have changed. I sure hope so, because with the right cast and creatives it has potential.)

[brldisteach2]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:42pm

Yes, Matthew Bourne's Company did an all dance version of Edward Scissorhands that started in London and then toured the US. Here is a link to a web site that talks about the production. http://www.new-adventures.net/productions/scissorhands

I was lucky enough to see the production when it toured and it was fantastic.

-As for the subject of this post-yes, it is awesome when we get original musicals (Next to Normal is one of my favorite shows), but shows that are adaptations can also be good-and since known quantities tend to sell better, I think ya just need to accept that we are going to be seeing a lot of adaptations. In my opinion, that's not necessarily bad-Matilda, Kinky Boots, Newsies among many others-there's plenty of great adaptations out there.

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/9/13 at 1:46pm

Better a great adaptation than a mediocre original story.

I learned the hard way, myself, that some people are story writers, and others are story tellers. I'm a teller- crafting an original plot and characters that work is something I can do if given years, but with at least SOME semblance of existing plot and characters, i can do great things. This is why I always have one eye on the public domain, and another eye on small indie art that I could snap up the rights for without fighting a ton of other artists or studios.