What plays could work well as a musical?
What plays could work well as a musical?
#1What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/23/21 at 4:19pm
In doing my research into musicals from present to as far back as I am able to go, I have discovered that many musicals loved by fans first began their start in the format of a play. What are some plays that, in your own opinion, could work in the style of a musical?
Here's a small list of mine:
- A Dream Play (August Strindberg)
- The Laramie Project (Moises Kaufman)
- Machinal (Sophie Treadwell)
- Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov)
- These Shining Lives (Melanie Marnich)
Best, Mercury
Updated On: 8/23/21 at 04:19 PM
Martijn-j
Chorus Member Joined: 7/19/21
#2What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/23/21 at 4:28pm
With the right composer Macbeth could be great.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#4What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/23/21 at 4:42pm
I don't know if it would work, but I would LOVE to hear what an August: Osage County musical would sound like.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#5What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/23/21 at 5:20pm
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
A MAJORITY OF ONE
LEND ME A TENOR
LADY FOR A DAY
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Islander_fan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#6What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/23/21 at 6:37pm
Dollypop said: "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
A MAJORITY OF ONE
LEND ME A TENOR
LADY FOR A DAY"
There was a musical adaptation of Lend me a Tenor that played in London. Wasn’t very good and didn’t do well.
#7What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 8:03am
Equus
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
#8What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 8:12amThe Equus musical is titled, “Sung like a Horse.”
tmdonahue
Understudy Joined: 2/15/18
#9What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 8:39am
Until you find a couple geniuses to do it, none of them. How Green Was My Valley? Tales of the South Pacific? Pygmalion? Wicked? (Have you read the novel?) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd? Fun Home ?
Somewhat off-topic, a book of children's poems, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats?
More off topic, what about adapting a painting into a musical, ala "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"?
Genius.
Broadway Geek2
Chorus Member Joined: 6/1/11
#10What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 9:30am
tmdonahue said: "Until you find a couple geniuses to do it, none of them. How Green Was My Valley?Tales of the South Pacific? Pygmalion?Wicked? (Have you read the novel?)The Ballad of Sweeney Todd? Fun Home ?
Somewhat off-topic, a book of children's poems,Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats?
More off topic, what about adapting a painting into a musical, ala "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"?
Genius."
How Green Was My Valley? Did you mean, "Green Grow The Lilacs"?
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#11What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 9:54am
Tartuffe
The Way of the World
The Piano Lesson
#12What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 10:11am
darquegk said: "The Equus musical is titled, “Sung like a Horse.”"
HAHAHAHA!!! Brilliant. Made my morning!
#13What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 10:17am
darquegk said: "The Equus musical is titled, “Sung like a Horse.”"
That's good.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#14What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 11:32am
Martijn-j said: "With the right composer Macbeth could be great."
It was recently done as SCOTLAND, PA.
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#15What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 11:36am
Ahrens & Flaherty & Stroman's LITTLE DANCER is about Degas and is sort of a cousin of SUNDAY. But they've been trying to make it happen for ten years.
#16What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 12:56pm
Always imagined ARCADIA could become a brilliant musical in the right hands (Adam Guettel).
#17What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 3:44pm
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“Party! Party!”
“Daddy Said to Be Nice to Them”
“An Associate Professor”
“(Math or Biology) What’s the Difference?”
“He Called it Bergin”
“Honey’s Interpretive Dance – Peeling Labels”
“With One Look It Went Snap!”
“The Baby Went Poof”
“No Moon from the Bedroom”
“The Telegram”
“Martha’s Soliloquy”
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
#18What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/24/21 at 4:02pm
Dollypop said: "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
A MAJORITY OF ONE
LEND ME A TENOR
LADY FOR A DAY"
I don't have my copy on me, but I feel like a read about a musical version of "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 'Not Since Carrie"...or was it a musical version of "Old Acquaintance"...anyone?
Collingswood
Understudy Joined: 5/7/11
#19What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/25/21 at 7:17am
Really looking forward to the new musical Kimberly Akimbo based on the play!
Martijn-j
Chorus Member Joined: 7/19/21
#20What plays could work well as a musical?
Posted: 8/25/21 at 11:54am
Plannietink08 said: "Martijn-j said: "With the right composer Macbeth could be great."
It was recently done as SCOTLAND, PA."
Thank you. I'll look into that.
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