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What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#50re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 12:20pm
Hi MJR! :)
BABY JANE is a musical ALREADY?
W H E N ?
W H E R E ?
PLEASE let me know!
#51re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 12:23pm
What about the movie:
The Outsiders!
Suzette
Devoted to James Fox (JCS)
sharon1
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/03
#52re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 2:48pmIf they ever did A Star Is Born I think Don Black could do the score or maybe a gentleman named Paul Carrick. Forgive the spelling.
beans
Chorus Member Joined: 9/27/04
#53re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 2:58pm
I thought Disney's Tarzan was going to become their next musical. (because of the business and not because I thought it should).
I really prefer original works, but I'd like to see "Glory" on the stage.
#54re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 3:07pm
Tarzan the Musical will be ridiculous!!!
Hunchback of Notre Dame the Disney version would be amazing!!!
#55re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 3:42pm
broadway86 michael arden is actually writing a musical version of talented mr ripley and from what i have heard is pretty creepy. Definitely looking forward to that.
moonstruck (there was talk of doing it but I haven't heard anything recently)
"Watching a frat boy realize just what he put his d!ck in...ex's getting std's...schadenfruede" ~ Ave Q
"when dangers near, exploit their fear" ~ Reefer Madness the Musical
#56re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 4:16pmI think we should get the creative team of Dracula to do GIGLI the Musical.
#57re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/7/04 at 4:19pm
Wasn't there a reading of some sort of an 'Outsiders' musical?
(Although I'm sure it was based on the BOOK, as opposed to the movie based on the book.)
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#58re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 4:04pmOUCH!snafu...but seriously-how about arsenic & old lace?
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#59re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 6:43pm
Capn,
Would you update musical version of ARSEENIC AND OLD LACE or leave 1940s setting?
TheaterGeek91
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/04
#60re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 6:48pmNewsies. Like I've never said this before. And I agree with Suzikane about Outsiders; the play gets me everytime. And also with Dickon, Hunchback of Notre Dame could be really haunting on stage.
#61re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 6:52pm
Disney has already staged Hunchback in Germany, It played from 1999 to 2002. I don't know why they did it in Germany and nowhere else... There was also talk of a live action musical version for ABC. At this point, I think they're just trying to figure out what they want to do with it. Basically which would make more money, Broadway and a national tour or an ABC movie...
This is actually the only work of Shwartz's that I can appreciate. With songs like "Hell Fire" I think a lot of children were out of the loop while the parents were impressed. It's very close to the original novel, yet because it's Disney they still had to throw in those talking gargoyles... ugh...
I think the Ray Liota movie IDENTITY would be a really freaky musical, if not a hilarious flop, then...
Updated On: 10/8/04 at 06:52 PM
#62re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 6:58pmMary_Ethel, you make my head hurt with this Oklahoma buisness.
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#63re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 7:18pm
Great suggestions everyone, particularly EvelynNesbit! I very much agree with Hunchback. It would rock. I also really like the idea of A League of Their Own...what a great movie.
How about one of my alltime favorite movies...
BIG FISH
imagine the possibilities! It could be so inventive and original in the way you execute the 'fiction/fantasy' versus 'reality'. I see it as being almost revolutionary in its production.
Anyone find it odd, though, that some of the greatest movies turned musicals were originaly mediocre/crappy movies?
ie: Hairspray, Millie, the Producers, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, etc. I mean, they are not all bad movies, but nothing extrordinary...I commend those who saw the possibilities in these often low budget films and made them awesome musicals!
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#64re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 7:41pm
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE a BAD movie?
How could the combined talents of Julie Andrews, Carol Channing AND Mary Tyler Moore produce a poor film?
By the way, Channing was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in film. So there! :)
Ellie3
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
#65re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 8:06pm
Zoolander should be made into a musical.
And not a movie, but Murder,She Wrote
should also be turned into a mega musical!
#66re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/8/04 at 8:38pm
Yeah, here is the German CAST RECORDING(!) of Hunchback. I'm not sure if new songs were written, but there's 19 tracks which is more than the movie soundtrack so I assume so...
http://www.footlight.com/product.cfm?product_id=2659
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#67re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 1:49am
wow,
good question maryethel,
I think I would stick w/the 40s but couldn't you just see george w screaming "charge!"
#68re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 12:42pmMy Father/The Hero...itimate space of the island, with the underlying suspicion of the lead, and trying to keep it a nice little love story...its a cute movie..and singing would only enhance it.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#69re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 12:48pmFunny you mention that. I was talking to Faith Prince who said it would be a great musical, also.
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#70re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:17pm
Mom,
A STAR WARS musical...
Might be an expensive proposition to mount (sets, costumes, special effects...) but would definitely have a pre-sold market!
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#71re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:22pm
there IS a Star Wars musical, but I'm fairly certain it's never been staged. all I know is Chuck Wagner was involved as Han Solo at one point.
i want to see a musical of PARTY MOSTER, kind of a better version of Taboo if done right
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capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#72re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:42pm
*blinks*
say what,bwaymatt?chuckwagner=hansolo?
Updated On: 10/9/04 at 11:42 PM
Mary_Ethel
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#73re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:44pm
Hi Capn' :)
Yes, but the REAL question is who could we hire to impersonate Bush? 
capnkidd
Broadway Star Joined: 9/11/04
#74re: What Famous Movies Should Be Made Into Musicals?
Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:46pm
hmmmmmm,
have to think about that,maryethel....
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