What movies should be made into musicals?

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What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:41pm

I keep thinking that Sister Act 2 would make an awsome musical, despite its very very obvious cheesiness and the fact that it is blatantly unrealistic. If a book was worked on to make it seem more life-like and more songs were added, I think you'd have something to work with (don't kill me for the idea). Any other movie into musical ideas?

#2

re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:44pm

I always thought the 1942 Bing Crosby film "Holiday Inn" would make a great musical! Lots of great Irving Berlin songs!

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:45pm

Maybe HILLARY AND JACKIE could be Mel Brooks next Broadway Musical.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/18/04 at 11:54pm

Mel Brooks' Robin Hood Men in Tights would be interesting, and I think I heard that they considered Blazing Saddles. The Nightmare Before Christmas could also work, but the score would have to be expanded. Also...

The obvious ones: Moulin Rouge, Mulan

Announced/Planned: Fight Club, Spiderman, Catch Me If You Can (FC and Spidey will be horrible, imo)

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:03am

Actually, I think Mel Brooks is starting (or has planned) to make Young Frankenstein into a musical.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:11am

strange I was thinking about this earlier


Moulin Rouge


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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:16am

I said this before, "My Man Godfrey" And about two weeks after I posted it on the boards broadway.com wrote an article about how it was becoming a musical. good choice i guess.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:19am

connie and carla
beetlejuice(sp)
edward sissor hands
pleasantville
the nightmare befor christmas
as good as it gets
the 1st wives club
sister act either one or two
the stepford wives


i think all of these movies would make pretty good musicals!!!! what do you guys think??? :)

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:38am

I would love to see Sister Act 2 as a musical. Sister Act 1 could work too. They would need to get Kathy Najimy(sp?) though. She is hilarious and makes those movies.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:38am

pleasantville is being created into a musical now. Nightmare on Christmas already is one pretty much. Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuics would be an experience.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:39am

OMG, Pleasantville? I LOVE LOVE LOVE that movie. Wait! How is that going to work? How are they going to do the black and white to color thing? This is stupid........what I am saying. DON'T DO PLEASANTVILLE!!!! THE SHOW WILL NOT WORK!!!!!!

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:42am

I've been waiting patiently for EDWARD SCISSORHANDS to finally happen. If done correctly, that could be the most magical and memorable theatre experience. Ever.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:55am

"OMG, Pleasantville? I LOVE LOVE LOVE that movie. Wait! How is that going to work? How are they going to do the black and white to color thing? This is stupid........what I am saying. DON'T DO PLEASANTVILLE!!!! THE SHOW WILL NOT WORK!!!!!! "

i'm sure they could handle the black and white thing fine with makeup and costumes..and black & white scenery of course. it would be a great musical.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:56am

THE USUAL SUSPECTS should be a new musical.

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Posted: 8/19/04 at 1:57am

Nightmare Before Christmas. That would be spectacular.

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Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:01am

the princess bride
history of the world
undercover brother
the blues brothers

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:09am

Cold Mountain
moulin rouge
party monster
a beautiful mind
in america
pleasantville

Updated On: 8/19/04 at 02:09 AM

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 2:14am

BATMAN

THE MUSICAL


Music and Lyrics by JIM STEINMAN (the greatest composer of all time)

Book by DAVID IVES

Directed by TIM BURTON



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Scissorhands started life as a complete musical, but they cut the songs for the movie (for some reason). Maybe they could bring back the songs for a stage-show.

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:02am

>> connie and carla
beetlejuice(sp)
edward sissor hands
pleasantville
the nightmare befor christmas
as good as it gets
the 1st wives club
sister act either one or two
the stepford wives

connie and carla already was a musical... it was called victor/victoria.

#20

re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:04am

How about.... an original story.... with original music.... original producers.... original actors......

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:10am

now that would just be NUTS. it might actually make theatre progress. and we can't have that. although, if i had to pick a film or two, i'd say escape from alcatraz and tod browning's Freaks, now on dvd.

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Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:31am

I like the Pleasantville Idea.

With lighting, most anything can be achieved, yes? Hell, it's not like I have a clue, anyway.

I'd love to see Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

Cider House Rules? And for some reason, I could see Indiana Jones as an opera. That could be the sleepiness talking though.

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#23

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Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:06pm

They can def do pleasantville...

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re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:10pm

Sister Act
Moulin Rouge
In the Line of Fire

ok just kidding about that last one

#25

re: What movies should be made into musicals?

Posted: 8/19/04 at 3:11pm

NONE SHOULD.

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