Video Game Musicals
Video Game Musicals
Video Game Musicals#1
Posted: 6/12/18 at 9:55pm
The hype and excitement of E3 this week has had me in that kind of mood to enjoy one of my other loves in life - video games - and got me to thinking - there's been a lot of great musicals done by adapting all sorts of media - but to my knowledge there hasn't yet been an attempt to adapt a video game's story. I could see certain games possibly working either as a commercial endeavor, artistic, or both - some games really do have complex and beautiful stories that could lend themselves to a good musical. Is there a reason nobody's really tried, or, if they have, been successful? Do you think there's something about video games that would lend it impossible to create a decent musical adaptation? Or if you think it would work or just want to dream, what kind of video game would you love to see get the musical treatment?
Video Game Musicals#2
Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:08pm
Oh Lawd, SUCH a can of worms type of question for me!
Yo, I just had a brilliant idea: can we organize a Broadway Stars Play Smash Bros. fundraiser?!
Video Game Musicals#3
Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:14pm
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Oh Lawd, SUCH a can of worms type of question for me!
Yo, I just had a brilliant idea: can we organize a Broadway Stars Play Smash Bros. fundraiser?!"
That image is Fire Emblem Heroes isn't it? Though Fire Emblem is a series I think that would make a really good and entertaining musical! And I agree - seeing Stars play Smash or Mario Party or anything like that would be a blast. And now I'm wondering who Sutton Foster would main....
Video Game Musicals#4
Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:19pm
Very close- it's Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch!
And hail to the yes...the Fire Emblem series has developed characters, an intricate plot, and a prebuilt orchestral score- it's already leaps and bounds ahead of most musicals these days! 
Dude, have you got connections? Because I've got a few connections. Lol. We should totally make this tournament happen! Sutton Foster would strike me as a Zelda or maybe even Pikachu.
Video Game Musicals#5
Posted: 6/12/18 at 10:24pm
Ah right. I always mix the two up. But yeah, it has a lot of story that could be expanded on. Really a lot of games, but especially rpg's, have enough lore and worldbuilding that a decent show could be made out of them. Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Fallout, Legend of Zelda (though Zelda would be pretty tricky - we've seen before what we can get when we try to actually give Link a voice...). And many more.
And alas I don't have connections. I wish I did because this would be fun! For some reason I'm not sure if the actual audiences cross over too much though, which I guess would explain why it hasn't been done. Still, would be neat to try at least. And yeah I can see Sutton as either of those - maybe a Jigglypuff too. Heck, all the divas should main Jigglypuff.
Video Game Musicals#6
Posted: 6/12/18 at 11:56pmLegend of Zelda could be a fun musical if done exactly right.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
Video Game Musicals#7
Posted: 6/13/18 at 12:04amLook into Claudio Quest from NYMF 2015. Fabulously fun.
Video Game Musicals#8
Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:26am
Look no further than the Life Is Strange series. With some imagination, it could work wonders as a musical or a straight play on stage. I also recommend trying out a game called Three Fourths Home. I love its writing, and can totally see it as a straight play in an Off Broadway house.
Updated On: 6/13/18 at 01:26 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Video Game Musicals#9
Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:32amWhile the story isnt that great, I would love to see a personal favorite on the stage. The just cause series. Specifically, Just cause 3. I would love to see the sets on that wow. But it would flop lmao
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/17
Video Game Musicals#10
Posted: 6/13/18 at 1:35am
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "Very close- it's Fire Emblem Warriors for the Nintendo Switch!
And hail to the yes...the Fire Emblem series has developed characters, an intricate plot, and a prebuilt orchestral score- it's already leaps and bounds ahead of most musicals these days!
Dude, have you got connections? Because I've got a few connections. Lol. We should totally make this tournament happen! Sutton Foster would strike me as a Zelda or maybe even Pikachu."
Hate to double post, but i can see sutton being the classic Villager lol!!
Video Game Musicals#11
Posted: 6/13/18 at 2:17am
i would like a Final Fantasy musical written by Nobuo Uematsu, and I think a Kingdom Hearts musical could be fun if Disney was involved!
Video Game Musicals#12
Posted: 6/13/18 at 7:58am
Super Mario Bros would make a great musical comedy. I don’t think we need another Spongebob but out of all the major video game properties, I could see that one working.
The issue is, will the video game audience really want to see their favourite characters singing and dancing?
I could see an arena style tour, in the same style as Batman Live not necessarily a musical
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/13
Video Game Musicals#13
Posted: 6/13/18 at 8:39amI did some research on this once and found a few attempts. There's been a Pokémon musical (co-starring Andrew Rannells!), a Mega Man rock opera and a Dragon Quest ballet. None were particularly successful but you can watch them online for ideas.
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