Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Movie_Dearest
Swing Joined: 12/14/07
#1Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 8:55am
With the Golden Globe nominated success of this year's Hairspray and Sweeney Todd, movie musicals are back in vogue, and what better place for inspiration is there then the Broadway stage. Already we have Mamma Mia! and Nine (eventually) on the horizon, but what is the next big stage-to-screen musical that you would like to see most?
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winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#2re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:02amDo you mind not joining here just for the sole perpous of shilling out your own blog?
Movie_Dearest
Swing Joined: 12/14/07
#2re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:08am
God, I hate self-appointed message board monitors.
I've been reading Broadway World for months now and just recently discovered the message boards within the past week. Just because my first post links to my blog does not mean that I joined solely to "shill it".
And thanks for the happy welcome, I thought this would be a fun forum to visit every once and awhile, hopefully you're the exception to the rule.
- kch
#3re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:10amNo, he's not. This site is full of BOQs (bitter old queens).
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#4re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:17am
I was in Virgin Megastore, and a new CD of J&H had a label saying it was going to be a "major motion picture" soon. Interesting.
#5re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:27am
Welcome, Movie_Dearest 
WOW!!! A movie version of Wildhorn's J & H?! AWESOME! I'd love to see that. No matter who plays Henry/Hyde, it will be much better than the stage show preserved forever with Hasselhoff *shivers*
Let's get the LES MIZ one made already *LoL* And NO STUNT CASTING EPONINE!!!... or any of the roles for that matter 
MISS SAIGON
WICKED
#6re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:33amI think Les Miserables could be the one show they wouldn't have to stunt cast the movie of in order to get people in -- the name recognition of the title would be huge.
lovinlovett
Stand-by Joined: 7/18/05
#7re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:34am
Jekyll and Hyde? Really? I'm nominating Angelina Jolie to play Lucy - no idea if she can sing. Though these days that doesn't seem to matter! (ha, ha)
Johnny Depp would make a great Dr. Jekyll. And Tim Burton could direct...
Think Tim's up for it again so soon?
#8re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:35am
Thank you, roseaddams I would think- and hope- that too.
lovinlovett
Stand-by Joined: 7/18/05
#9re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 9:38am
Interesting info from J&H website:
http://www.jekyll-hyde.com/showinfo/themovie.shtml
silversurfer2
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/07
#10re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 10:11amWould love to see J&H being made into a film really happen...and done right...Linda Eder should play Lucy, she was fantastic. As for J&H--Whomever is cast, please let them be able to realy SING--This role calls for a SINGER/ACTOR who has a def range, this is a vocally demanding role.
lovinlovett
Stand-by Joined: 7/18/05
#11re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 10:13amYeah, Linda Eder *should* play Lucy but I'm sure that would never actually happen. Her voice is just incredible.
#12re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 10:15am
lovinlovett, what a GREAT idea Depp/Burton Wildhorn's J & H. Shivers of the good kind *smiles*
But...
Let's get SWEENEY TODD opened first
Linda as Lucy MUST be preserved forever professionally at some point... Please? *bats eyes and smiles*
#13re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:28amIf LES MISERABLES was done, I vote Cate Blanchett as Fantine.
#14re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:48am
Jeckyll? A BAAAAAD show will probably make a BAAAAAD movie.
(It takes a lot to make me walk out of a show I spent $75 on, but that one did it)
And a Les Miserables movie's success is not foretold just because of name recognition. Didn't really work for Phantom...
That said, I'd love to see Les Mis onscreen if done well, in addition to Into The Woods, Miss Saigon, Ragtime, Sunset Boulevard and even something as cheesy as Disney's Aida. (Also still pulling for Nine to get out of development hell.)
Maybe La Cage (keeping the setting in the 70s or early 80s to make it more believable) and perhaps the following done in a small experimental way for HBO: Avenue Q, Company and Last 5 Years.
#15re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:51amI voted even though the show I would like to see onscreen isn't listed.
#16re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 2:37pm
Sunset boulevard (I hope it happens, lol)
Wicked
Avenue Q
Song and dance (lets keep the 80's feel in it) :)
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#17re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 2:42pm
FOLLIES
FOLLIES
and
FOLLIES!
#18re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 2:51pm
FOLLIES
BAT BOY
URINETOWN
LES MISERABLES
WICKED
COMPANY (TV Musical)
AVENUE Q (Studio-filmed Musical for TV)
...there's so many!
--Aristotle
somebear
Chorus Member Joined: 8/16/06
#19re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 2:53pmHonestly, I have always seen Wicked done in terms of Tim Burton's stop motion animation. I think he could stylize the OZ of Wicked quite well, like a land of candy coated opression. Its hard to use live players in that setting. Plus, since it would be stop motion animated, could use the original cast voices without worry of grandma playing Elphaba (a la RENT).
FranklinShepard-Inc.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#20re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 2:55pm
"Company" would translate incredibly well the big screen.
And I would love to have Dirty rotten Scoundrels on the screen. Even if it'd be half a remake of a remake. So what, it would be a blast. And a ball. You know.
Edit: gotta add, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Woman of the Year would draw me to the theatres many times....
Ah well.
Updated On: 12/14/07 at 02:55 PM
#21re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 3:06pm
Oooh! I forgot about Urinetown and Bat Boy!
But only if they're done as small, clever $10-15 million films. Down & dirty, like Hedwig perhaps?
Reduce the financial risk, plus neither of these movies need a glossy, splashy adaptation.
#22re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 3:23pm
I want to see Ragtime and I'd love to see Into the Woods with Anne Hathaway as Cinderella and Abigail Breslin as Little Red. :-P Just thoughts.
Cheers,
Christopher
#23re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 4:10pm
Ugh. I cannot see Wicked on the screen. May I remind everyone that the musical was made b/c Universal couldn't figure out how to make a movie out of McGuire's amazing book?
I don't think Avenue Q would work well on film either. One of the show's biggest appeal for me is seeing the Puppet/Actor dicotmy and I can't see any director leaving it as actors carrying around puppets....well because it would seem rather strange.
I could see Les Mis or Ragtime working really well. I personally would love to see Aida with Heather and Adam, and I believe the show has a lot of transferable potential, but I doubt it'll happen.
Also, after seeing the Donmar production of Parade and listening to the new Recording a couple times, I think that with a dedicated and amazing director Parade could work amazingly well. But I'd only condone it if JRB and Uhry worked on it too.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#24re: Vote: What Stage Musical Would You Like to See Next on the Big Screen?
Posted: 12/14/07 at 4:15pmI am dying for an Into The Woods film! And I would like an Aida film done also.
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