The Princess and the Frog Musical Adaptation?

I know The Princess and the Frog didn't do really well for Disney, but does anybody else think that it would be fun to see some form of an adaptation happen? Maybe a Papermill production or something of the sorts? Just to see how audiences would react to it?

The only real problem I can see with creating the musical would be the frog transformation, but that aside, the rest of the show features strong materials that could make the show pretty darn awesome (the music, the Bayou and New Orleans scenes, etc.). And quite honestly, I could see some great designers figuring out the frog scenes.

Patina Miller as Tiana? Norm Lewis as Doctor Facilier? Kecia Lewis Evans as Mama Odie? Any blonde actress as Charlotte and any handsome tenor as Prince Naveen? There's a lot of perfect casting choices.

Updated On: 3/2/13 at 06:56 PM

Only if Alan Menken redoes the score, IMO.

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So are the frogs gonna be puppets, or people in frog costumes, like they do for Disney on Ice?

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"Of course, there would need to be a buttload of additional songs, which should only be written by Menken himself."

Why would Menken write additional songs for something he didn't write in the first place?

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I'm sure Jenifer Lewis wouldn't mind reprising Odie. She loves Broadway.

Broadway NEEDS Jennifer Lawrence! And if they bring out the character of Travis more (which I think they should), Andrew Keenan Bolger would be perfect for the role.

Updated On: 3/2/13 at 10:14 PM

I think keke Palmer would be great as tianna , and. The guy who's playing Aladdin as prince naveen