Oscar-winning Best Picture THE ARTIST to be adapted for the stage

The McOnie Company has announced its intention to mount the world premiere stage adaptation of The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius's black-and-white film about the twilight of silent movies, which won five Academy Awards (including Best Picture) in 2012.

The story will be co-adapted for the stage by Lindsey Ferrentino (Ugly Lies the Bone) and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Drew McOnie.

Set in 1920s Hollywood, just as the talkies are about to arrive, The Artist tells the story of silent movie star George Valentin and his encounter with newcomer Peppy Miller.

A workshop for The Artist will happen early in 2023. The production is planned to open later in 2023 with further information on dates, venues, and casting to come.

Seems like movie-to-play adaptations are much more common in the UK than they are in the US. Our theatre community tends to operate under the mindset that you can’t adapt anything unless you also shove songs into it.

So if this is mainly intended as a UK venture, it probably has a better shot at doing well.

When I saw The Artist, I was bored for perhaps the first 20 minutes. I even considered leaving the theatre. But as it progressed, it just "clicked" for me and I totally embraced it. And now, it is one of my favorite movies. So, this is very exciting news for me.

Super interesting! I once learned the whole dance from this end of the movie in a tap class!

God, I hated that movie. Tried a second viewing when it was on streaming and lasted 20 minutes.

Also add Mame, Sweet Charity, and The King and I.

A major "why?" of an adaptation if ever there were one.

https://www.playbill.com/article/the-artist-stage-adaptation-sets-world-premiere-creative-team

The previously announced stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film The Artist has set dates for a world premiere at Theatre Royal Plymouth, with performances slated to begin May 11, 2024, and continue through May 25. Based on the 2011 film written by Michel Hazanavicius, the stage work is co-adapted by Lindsey Ferrentino (Amy and the Orphans) and Olivier winner Drew McOnie (King Kong). McOnie will direct and choreograph.

The project has also newly announced a creative team for the production, which will include set and costume design by Christopher Oram, music by Simon Hale, lighting design by Zoe Spurr, sound design by Simon Baker, video design by Ash J Woodward, and puppetry design by Maia Kirkman-Richards. Casting, which is to be announced, is by Will Burton. Chris Poon is music director, with Ebony Molina serving as associate director and choreographer.

pethian said: "TotallyEffed said: "I’d like to see a list of movie-to-Broadway adaptations that didn’t flop."

Not including movie musicals that were adapted for stage (.i.e. 42nd St, Aladdin, etc), these are the few I can think of:



A Little Night Music

Applause

Hairspray

The Producers

Grand Hotel

Billy Elliot

On The 20th Century

La Cage Aux Folles

The Color Purple

Promises, Promises

The Full Monty

Little Shop of Horrors"



Now do the same exact list but remove the titles that did NOT use the original movie title because that wasn't the POINT of doing the musical version, i.e. "branding." Let's see THAT list.

I guess it’s safe to assume Bill Berloni will be training the Jack Russell Terriers who’ll play The Dog? As many who saw the film know, the dog is one of the stars of the film.