What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

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What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 10:53pm

I think:

1) GONE WITH THE WIND

2) CASABLANCA

3) THE SOLID GOLD CADILLAC

4) ALICE ADAMS

5) WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:22pm

It's not famous but I would say Under The Tuscan Son & Pretty Woman.

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:23pm

Mary Ethel and Victoria Grant, I love you.

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Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:32pm

Who do you see playing the Julia Roberts role in the musical version?

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:37pm

Well this is an Idea but for the Julia part I could see 3 potentials

1. Linda Eder
2. Rachel York
3. Idina

p.s love you glebb too.

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:45pm

Linda Eder? I like it!!!

Have you heard her CDs? Aren't they marvelous?

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Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:47pm

yes they are very moving, I'm hoping she comes out with a new x-mas cd.

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/6/04 at 11:51pm

She can even take a song written for a man ("Standing On The Corner" from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA) and put it over.

What an artist! :)

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 12:55am

correct me if i'm wrong but i think "gone with the wind" was already made into a musical. it was titled "scarlett" and the los angeles company starred lesley ann warren as scarlett o'hara and pernell roberts as rhett butler. anyone here have anymore information on it?

Updated On: 10/7/04 at 12:55 AM

#10

re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 1:03am

You are correct.

Believe it or not, SCARLETT (with a score by Harold Rome) had its World Premiere in Tokyo!

Then played in London, then toured USA with cast you mentioned but never made it to NY.

Reason I put it on list is because SCARLETT failed and I would like to see a SUCCESSFUL musical version of GONE WITH THE WIND.

Trivial Pursuit: When SCARLETT first opened in Tokyo, show ran
4 1/2 hours!!!

They must have comfortable seats in Theaters over there... :)

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 1:14am

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Adaptation
3. Disney's Dumbo
4. Gangs of New York (perhaps it would be better to work from the book)
5. Amelie
6. Pulp Fiction
7. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
8. Citizen Kane
9. Frida
10. The Talented Mr. Ripley

#12

re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 1:15am

I think Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off would do fairly well (specially the first one).

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 1:21am

ummm i LOVED Moulin Rouge *not sure of the spelling*... even though it is already a musical i would love to see it on stage I LOVE euan mcgregor and who know Nicole Kidman could sing

#14

re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 2:22am

Well Lord of the Rings is becoming a musical. It opens Fall 2005 in London.

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 4:07am

damn you spider...I think Ferris would be a great musical as would "Weekend at Bernie's"

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 4:49am

does anyone think that "steel magnolias" lends itself to a musical adaptation or should it be left just as a play?

i always thought "splendor in the grass" would make an interesting musical.

as far as recent movies, nothing really comes to mind at the moment.

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re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?

Posted: 10/7/04 at 5:43am

Not even Anacondas: Hunt For The Blood Orchid, Marquise?

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 5:45am

oh i forgot about that one! and before i forget toss in my suggestion for a rock opera based on ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR with Music and Lyrics by JIM STEINMAN.

Updated On: 10/7/04 at 05:45 AM

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 5:57am

It could play in repertory with Freddy Vs Jason. It would be HUGE!

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:03am

Marquise! DON'T INSULT JIM STEINMAN!!

YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET ME STARTED!!!

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:05am

Oh Lord knows we wouldn't want that. Go sit down and take your prozac you are in dire need of a dose.

How about a full length rock opera based on STREETS OF FIRE with Music and Lyrics by...dare i say? JIM STEINMAN!

OOPS! I did it again..NOW COME FOR ME!

Updated On: 10/7/04 at 06:05 AM

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:38am

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - lol! That would be cool!

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:40am

I'll come for you, Marquise! I'll chase you through the hills!

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Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try -South Pacific

#24

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:42am

to the tune of what? "bat out of hell", "making love out of nothing at all", or no better yet: "NOWHERE FAST"

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Posted: 10/7/04 at 6:45am

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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