What movies should be made into shows?- Page 2

[Alix]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 4:18pm

ANASTASIA

I was watching this movie last night and all i could think about was how great it would work on Broadway. I love the music too.

Posted: 10/27/03 at 5:08pm

i must say that a movie that should be made into a show should be Harry Potter or Mulan

[JakeB]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 5:46pm

PULP FICTION - play

THE HOURS - play

PLEASANTVILLE - musical

THE GRINCH - musical

MRS DOUBTFIRE - musical

MR HOLLAND'S OPUS - musical

BEDKNOBS AND BROOKMSTICKS - musical

AMERICAN PSYCHO - play

They're mine.

[JoizeyActor]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 6:14pm

I think Little Mermaid would be a great show to bring to the stage. I know Kerry Butler was involved with some upcoming project as Ariel, but its still in works or its still and idea or something. But I know Kerry would be amazing as Ariel. Just think of the swimming girls affect from AIDA before Strongest Suit. I can SO picture all the dazzling effects of an underwater set. Especially if its by Disney.

The only problem I see is Ariel moving. And I don't think they'd have her suspended the entire time. And the set will probably be costly. Ah, crap, screw it...

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 6:24pm

ANASTASIA actually began as a play, which became a movie with Ingrid Berman and Yul Brynner. It then surfaces as a short-lived musical called ANYA, starring Constance Towers, Lillian Gish and Michael Kermoyan.

[BC]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 8:40pm

MOMMIE DEAREST

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

IMITATION OF LIFE

THE ROSE Updated On: 10/27/03 at 08:40 PM

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 8:48pm

I have no problems with converting movies into shows. It would be nice to see Broadway be a little more daring and try different types of movies. I was reading aintitcoolnews.com and came across a review of Evil Dead the musical! Now this is something I would pay to see. I posted a link to the article below. Would also be great fun to see the Silence of Lambs musical that's mentioned in the article. We've posted about that before. Visit silencethemusical.com for a good laugh.
Evil Dead the Musical

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/27/03 at 8:55pm

The Perfect Storm.

Fantasia 2000.

Death Race 2000.

Anything with 2000 in the title.

Posted: 10/27/03 at 8:59pm

Newsies
Beaches
Moulin Rouge
Swing Kids
Dirty Dancing

[ThroeauVanGogh]

Posted: 10/28/03 at 12:40am

"Pocketful of Miracles" would be a perfect adaptation for a stage musical.

[lc1965]

Posted: 10/29/03 at 1:47pm

I'd rather see something completely original for a change.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 10/30/03 at 12:03pm

Given a certain thread on this board, I'm starting to think that NORMA RAE would be poignant at this time. =)

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 10/30/03 at 12:07pm

I would love "Little Mermaid" to come to broadway! Only if Kerry is Ariel, and I'm Flounder! LOL

Cheers,
The Balladeer

[WOSQ]

Posted: 10/30/03 at 4:22pm

Pocketful of Miracles was in the planning stage 5-8 years back with a perfectly cast Stritch as Apple Annie attached to it. The money couldn't be raised. Pity. I think the composer was Charles Strouse.

Somewhere in my personal archive is the surprisingly melodic original cast lp of Anya. Maybe the strong melodies shouldn't be too surprising since they were 'borrowed'--granted with credit given--from Rachmaninoff (sp), a la Kismet and Borodin.

My own "would be" musical is My Brilliant Career, a novel before made into the wonderful film. All of those characters are just waiting to sing.

"Loneliness is a big price to pay for independence."

Posted: 10/30/03 at 4:43pm

I dated a guy who sincerely wanted to make Triumph of the Will into a musical.

Hence the "ed" in "dated."

[TTL]

Posted: 10/30/03 at 11:32pm

Hmmmmm......... Dirty Dancing ( I know there were talks about it)
Salsa (An 80's film, i think haha)
The Great Gatsby

Posted: 10/30/03 at 11:50pm

Uh, let's see...

WHERE THE BOYS ARE
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED
THE HAUNTING (the Julie Harris version, not Liam Neeson's)
THE TINGLER
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Yeah, I know but it's never been done on the stage!)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
THE WRONG BOX
THE CHALK GARDEN
ON MOONLIGHT BAY
STRAIGHTJACKET
THE STERILE CUCKOO
LOVE STORY
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE
GIDGET (none of the sequels)
TAMMMY (ditto)
STAGE DOOR
any of the Marx Brothers (why not redo some of them?)

Thats all for now. Bulldog.

[Seany]

Posted: 10/31/03 at 12:20am

Stevos, I pray for the day The Toxic Avenger comes to Broadway. Actually, I think it could be a huge Off-Broadway success.

Posted: 10/31/03 at 7:02am

Oh yes...

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

would no doubt make a fabulous musical.

Bulldog.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 9/8/06 at 4:34am

I think The Business of Strangers with Stockard Channing would probably make a terrific play.

Presumed Innocent would also work well I bet.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/8/06 at 8:52am

GATSBY was made into a pretty deent opera about six years ago. Played two seasons at the Met.

Okay, my cotribution to this thread subject that will never die (At one point when I was here four years ago, someone suggested Hawking's History of the Universe -- but hey, whatever...):

For you ROCKY HORROR fans, the DVD of a sorta kinda sequel was released this week, SHOCK TREATMENT. It's the continuing story of Brad and Janet's now-troubled marriage, has a score by RH's Rochiard O'Brien, and featured many of the actors who were in the previous movie.

Flat out: this thing *screams* for a stage production, especially now. Written and produced in 1981, it's set entirely in a TV studio and deals with, surprisingly enough, reality TV and its affects on people. It's an amazing piece of work -- self-contained, hysterically funny, with some seriously kick-ass music. The film looks like it was shot last week, not twety years ago.

All you nascent producers out there, check into this. It's a goldmine waiting to happen.