What would you love to see adapted as a musical?- Page 3

[ggersten]

Posted: 8/23/25 at 11:41am

Native Son - it's been a long time since I read it, so don't know how problematic it would e today, but it has been adapted into stage plays and films, so why not a "serious" musical.

The Joy Luck Club- such emotional stories that would translate to song, plus lots of humorous moments too

The Accidental Tourist - episodic enough. A popular film from the day.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers -I know SF/Horror has never done particularly well on Broadway, but the original film is all atmosphere and emotions.

Sidenote: I too thought A Confederacy of Dunces should make a good musical - great setting, numerous humorous characters -  but, the Ignatius character is so ... unlikeable - it would be very very very difficult to make an appealing show.  I'm not aware how good was the 2015 Huntington play version - or why it didn't transfer. 

 

[Ke3]

Posted: 8/23/25 at 12:17pm

I wish Steel Pier was actually an adaption of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" What they ended up with is cute but Kander and Ebb would've been prime adapters of the actual material. Particularly if they had worked on it with people who were a little less committed to doing conventional musical comedy. 

Anyway, someone should do a real adaption of it. 

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 8/23/25 at 2:09pm

I’m very, very, surprised we haven’t seen a Miss Congeniality musical.   

[Jarethan]

Posted: 8/23/25 at 5:49pm

I want that once-discussed Paul McCartney It's a Wonderful Life.  I assume that is not going to happen.  Jonathan Groff or Corey Cott would both be a great George IMO.

I also think that the movie Brooklyn might make a good musical, with a great leading lady role.